Dublin What's on
15 June-18 Sept. Although born in England (in 1931), since moving to Ireland in 1954 abstract expressionist painter Barrie Cooke has been regarded as an Irish artist; not only that, he is thought of a...
Berlin What's on
9 June-20 Nov. Berlin's Museum for Photography hosts an exhibition dedicated to the Polaroid snaps of one of the 20th century's most celebrated photographers, Helmut Newton.
The once-cutting edge...
Vienna What's on
Albertina Contemporary: from Gerhard Richter To Kiki Smith
22 June-13 November. This exhibition at the Albertina Contemporary presents the gallery's most recently-acquired works in the area of contemporary art.
The works are displayed so that viewers can...
Paris What's on
Mediaeval and Renaissance Illuminations
7 July-3 October. This interesting exhibition celebrates historical, literary and liturgical illuminations and consists of 70 Italian, French, Flemish and Germanic works produced in mediaeval and rena...
Copenhagen What's on
10 June-10 Nov. Dansk Danseteater, or Danish Dance Theatre, takes place in the garden of J.C. Jacobsen, the Carlsberg brewer who was born 200 years ago on 2 September 2011.
Spring Dance at Carlsber...
Oxford What's on
8 July-3 September. Written by William Shakespeare some time between 1603 and 1607, Anthony and Cleopatra is frequently referred to as one of the greatest love stories ever told. In addition, many peo...
Brussels What's on
2 June-25 Sept. An exhibition showcasing the splendour of baroque sculpture with a number of works by major Belgian artists on display for the first time.
Organisers say that for many years baroqu...
Madrid What's on
6 May-12 September. Leon Golub (1922-2004) worked independently as an artist throughout his career, seemingly oblivious to the emerging art movements that surrounded him.
This retrospective compri...
Barcelona What's on
16 July-16 Sept. Senda Gallery is staging a new series entitled Cubs by Oleg Dou, who was born in Moscow in 1984.
His second solo exhibition in Spain, the artist has abandoned his trademark close-...
Amsterdam What's on
16 July-2 Oct. Against a background of the ever-growing opportunities for ordinary people to take to the stage, either through "talent shows" or the internet, the De Appel arts centre hosts a group ex...
London What's on
Buckingham Palace summer opening
23 July-3 October. Following the recent wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, public interest in Britain's royal family has rarely been as high.
The wedding dr...
Copenhagen What's on
Tour de France: French Landscapes
8 April-11 September. This exhibition comprises over 60 works by some of the leading exponents of Impressionism and Post Impressionism, all from Ordrupgaard
Brussels What's on
5 July-21 August. The city's once-bustling trade canals are no longer used for trade purposes but rather have become 'slow' waterways, whose courses and banks now play a renewed role in recreational a...
Berlin What's on
Köpenicker Blues & Jazz Festival
1 July-4 September. The programme for Berlin's annual open air jazz festival comprises 30 different concerts in the city's south-east district of K
Dublin What's on
The School of Medicine 1711-2011
7 April-2 October. Introduced with a humourous quotation by former Trinity College student Jonathan Swift, "The best doctors in the world are Dr Diet, Dr Quiet and Dr Merryman", this exhibition highli...
Barcelona What's on
20 July-9 October. The period between the Franco-Prussian war and world war one was characterised by sustained economic growth and sweeping social changes.
During this transformative time many por...
Amsterdam What's on
1 July-23 October. The Rijksmuseum backs up the well-known fact that French impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was inspired by Dutch master Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), with...
Paris What's on
La Suite Elle Décoration: Jean-Paul Gaultier
8 May-31 October. The third edition of an artistic project organised in conjunction with ELLE sees avant-garde French clothes designer Jean-Paul Gaultier redecorate the former apartment of Jacque Carl...
Oxford What's on
Eccentricity: Unexpected Objects and Irregular Behaviour
Until 16 October. This intriguing exhibition examines the links between Oxford and the eccentricity so often displayed by the city's noted scientists, such as Charles Daubeny who once kept caged monke...
Madrid What's on
3 June-11 September. The Romanian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Artes del Ayuntamiento in Madrid and the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Bucharest, offers a glimpse of Bucharest...
