Oxford What's on
Heracles to Alexander The Great
7 April-29 August. With the subtitle "Treasures From The Royal Capital of Macedon, A Hellenic Kingdom in the Age of Democracy", this exhibition showcases over 500 treasures found recently in the royal...
Paris What's on
Charlotte Perriand: From photography to design
7 April-18 September. With this exhibition the Petit Palais reveals for the first time the important role played by photography in the creative process of French avant-garde designer Charlotte Perrian...
Dublin What's on
11 May-4 June. Set in the mountains in the west of Ireland, the story of this play revolves around a lonely spinster called Maureen and her demanding and manipulative elderly mother Mag.
Maureen l...
London What's on
Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want
18 May-29 August. Tracey Emin, one of Britain's celebrity contemporary artists, draws from her own life experiences as source material for her show at the Hayward Gallery which covers every aspect of...
Madrid What's on
11 May-12 September. The Reina Sofia presents an exhibition of work by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama whose artistic career spans almost six decades and incorporates movements such as feminism, minimali...
Brussels What's on
Joan Miró: The Lyrical Painter
24 March-19 June. An exhibition of some 120 paintings, etchings, sculptures and drawings illustrating the poetic and lyrical aspects of the work of Spanish artist Joan Mir
Amsterdam What's on
Kiefer & Rembrandt at Rijksmuseum
7 May-4 July. Leading German artist Anselm Kiefer was invited by the Rijksmuseum to create a work of art inspired by The Night Watch, painted by Rembrandt in 1642 and arguably the museum's most famous...
Barcelona What's on
14 April-16 October. This exhibition is a tribute to the contribution of Trinidad S
Amsterdam What's on
1 April-31 October. One of Holland's most famous mediaeval castles is Muiderslot located in the northern region of Muiden.
Built around 1280, this fortress on the estuary of the river Vecht was de...
Copenhagen What's on
Daily. In 1699, on the orders of King Frederik VI, work began on a palace and gardens in Frederiksberg close to modern day central Copenhagen. Frederiksberg Palace was used as summer residence by the...
Berlin What's on
The Collection of the Banker J.H. Wagener. The Formation of the National Gallery
23 March-8 January 2012. Germany's national gallery for contemporary art opened in 1861 after Berlin banker Joachim Heinrich Wagener donated some 262 pictures from his private collection to the Prussi...
Berlin What's on
Shah-nameh. Heroic Times. 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings
22 March - 19 June. This exhibition examines a world of kings and heroes as described in The Persian Book of Kings or Shah-nameh, written 1,000 years ago by the Persian poet Ferdowsi (935-1020).
C...
Madrid What's on
A hard, merciless light: The Worker-Photography movement 1926-1939
6 April-22 August 2011. The Reina Sofia museum examines a photography movement from the first half of the 20th century when the medium was commandeered by various sectors in trade unionism, as well as...
Barcelona What's on
9 March-17 July. This exhibition examines the Italian border city of Trieste according to the works of Italian writer Claudio Magris.
Synonymous with some of the world's foremost writers and intel...
Brussels What's on
25 March - 21 August. South African artist Jane Alexander presents a politically-charged exhibition of sculptures, installations, photomontages and videos inspired by the events of her native country...
London What's on
A Cockroach Tour of the Science Museum
12 February - 31 December. The London Science Museum has launched a humourous educational project as a part of its climate changing awareness programme.
With the help of environmentally-conscious...
Dublin What's on
23 March - 12 June. The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) hosts an exhibition of some 1,200 Old Master prints by some of the most famous artists associated with print-making such as Albrecht D
Paris What's on
Manet: the Man who Invented Modern Art
5 April - 3 July 2011. This exhibition affirms Manet's place as one of modern art's game-changing pioneers and highlights the impact the artist had on his contemporaries as well as those who followed...
Paris What's on
William Crozier: A Studio Collection
22 March - 22 April 2011. The Irish Cultural Centre in Paris presents an exhibition of abstract landscape and still life paintings by William Crozier, one of Ireland's most esteemed and collectable li...
Copenhagen What's on
11 February - 29 May 2011. The spring exhibition at the Louisiana museum is dedicated to the work of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and examines how the artist related to contemporary historical and politi...
