Festivals and Films
Amsterdam What's on
16 March - 5 September 2010. Don Lawrence was a renowned British cartoonist and science fiction illustrator (1928 - 2003). Known as something of a hellraiser in his youth, he failed to achieve the rec...
Brussels What's on
26 March - 27 June 2010. Tracing the evolution of symbolism, this exhibition looks back at the origins of the movement in the romantic paintings and poetry of the late 19th century.
The exhibition...
London What's on
Kingdom of Ife. Sculptures from West Africa.
4 March-6 June 2010. Twelve of the Ife heads and one half-length figure are on display, along with brass, copper, stone and terracotta sculpture from West Africa.
The Kingdom of Ife corresponds ro...
Oxford What's on
Until 22 December 2010. Taking place throughout the year, this tour traces the life of C.S. Lewis, the novelist and academic most famous for 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. The tour is led by Ron Brind, a...
Brussels What's on
2 March - 29 August 2010. Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) was a Finnish illustrator and author who created the highly popular 'Moomin' series of comic characters.
Originally published in novel format,...
Berlin What's on
Wangechi Mutu at the Deutsche Guggenheim
30 April-13 June 2010. Work by Kenyan contemporary artist Wangechi Mutu, winner of the 2010 Artist of the Year award assigned by the Deutsche Bank Global Art Advisory Council for the first time this y...
Amsterdam What's on
Paul Gauguin: The Breakthrough into Modernity
19 February - 6 June 2010. 60 works of art by Paul Gauguin are on display in the Van Gogh Museum. Comprising paintings, sculpture and ceramics, many of the works are on loan from as far afield as Wash...
Berlin What's on
Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum - Masterpieces of Islamic Art
17 March - 6 June 2010. Described as the world's largest and most valuable collection of Islamic art, the Aga Khan's art collection goes on display for the first time in Germany. Comprising over 200 p...
Paris What's on
30 March 2010 - 2 January 2011. An intriguing exhibition examining the complex issue of counterfeit goods. Placing genuine items alongside forgeries, participants are encouraged to spot the difference...
Madrid What's on
Miquel Barceló: 1983-2009. La Solitude Organisative
11 February - 13 June 2010. The career of Majorcan artist Miquel Barcelel
Oxford What's on
Until 16 May 2010. This exhibition, made up of 33 Old Master drawings bequeathed to Christ Church in 1765 by General John Guise, traces the profound influence that Michelangelo had on the artworld. Th...
Paris What's on
10 March - 19 July 2010. Aged 88, London-based painter Lucian Freud is arguably one of the world's most important living artists. This exhibition, his first in France for 22 years, pays tribute to the...
London What's on
24 Feb- 8 August 2010. As well as the major exhibition of work by Chris Ofili visitors to Tate Britain can also see the major retrospective of Henry Moore. It is difficult to do justice to both in the...
Vienna What's on
Madness & Modernity: Mental Illness and the Visual Arts Vienna 1900
21 January - 2 May 2010. Vienna has long been associated with Sigmund Freud and his groundbreaking writings on psychoanalysis. However around the turn of the 20th century, independently of Freud, Vien...
London What's on
6 Feb - 9 May 2010. The Royal Observatory treats visitors to an intimate look at sun with their current exhibition and planetarium show 'Solar Story'. The life cycle of Planet Earth's nearest star is...
Brussels What's on
Sixties! The Colours of Freedom
12 February - 31 December 2010. The Museum of Costume and Lace documents the female 'clothes revolution' of the 1960s.
The exhibition follows the liberation and freedom experienced by western wome...
Dublin What's on
Taking Stock: Acquisitions 2000-2010
13 March - 25 July 2010. Ten year's worth of acquisitions made by the National Gallery of Ireland are currently on show in a expansive and broad ranging exhibition, including works by van Gogh, Renoir...
Copenhagen What's on
27 February - 30 May 2010. A once-off opportunity presents itself for those interested in seeing the home of Denmark's future king, Crown Prince Frederik VIII.
His palace at Copenhagen's Amalienbo...
Vienna What's on
10 February - 30 May 2010. Described as a 'culinary exhibition', the Bank Austria Kunstforum presents a show of paintings which celebrate the artistic depiction of eating and drinking. Over 100 works...
