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A weekly culture radar for people who live between cities. What to see, where, and when, turned into plans.
Paris Fashion Week S/S 2027 runs 28 Sep to 6 Oct. Matthieu Blazy is in his third season at Chanel and Jonathan Anderson at Dior, with Sarah Burton at Givenchy and Michael Rider at Celine. Drew Henry debuts at Courrèges on 30 Sep, Maison Margiela returns to Paris, and Louis Vuitton closes on 6 Oct.
Sources: Wallpaper*Vogue AdriaVogue Runway
Anthony Vaccarello staged what the South China Morning Post calls a spectacle like no other. Jonathan Anderson brought a quieter mood to Dior. Matières Fécales, the label behind a Zendaya red-carpet look, was the day-one blockbuster.
Sources: SCMP
Milan ran 54 shows and 88 presentations. Prada opened day one for the first time. Demna, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Meryll Rogge each showed their second collections.
Sources: Wallpaper*
Dior dressed Lawrence and Rihanna. Saint Laurent had Kate Moss in black velvet, Hailey Bieber in a shirtless suit and Zoë Kravitz in sheer black.
Sources: Marie Claire
Diane von Furstenberg opened with Henry Zankov in charge. Tommy Hilfiger, Monse and threeASFOUR returned; Conner Ives and Magda Butrym joined the calendar.
Sources: Stupid Dope
Bengal Byzantine Broadway is his first New York show in nearly two decades. J. Press launches a women’s capsule, and a PETA protest at COS leads to CFDA leadership changes.
Sources: Forbes
The British Fashion Council published the provisional schedule for the September season.
Sources: BFCTatlerHarper’s Bazaar
Third collection for the house on the Paris S/S 2027 calendar.
Sources: Wallpaper*
Also new: Kai Nesselrath at Carven. Sarah Burton at Givenchy and Michael Rider at Celine continue.
Sources: Wallpaper*
All in year two. Dario Vitale is the new creative director of Emporio Armani; his debut is postponed.
Sources: Wallpaper*
80 works mark the centenary of her death at the Musée d’Orsay, 6 Oct to 31 Jan. Pictured: Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1878 (public domain).
Sources: Daily Art
Cassatt opens at Orsay 6 Oct, Zurbarán at the Louvre 7 Oct, Monet at the Orangerie from 30 Sep, Cézanne and Us at the Grand Palais, Warhol at the Musée du Luxembourg.
Sources: Paris Je T’Aime
Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips hold London auction week alongside Frieze London and Frieze Masters; Art Basel Paris follows 21 to 25 Oct.
Sources: ArtsySotheby’sChristie’sFrieze
The 61st International Art Exhibition, curated by Koyo Kouoh, shows 110 invited artists and collectives at the Giardini, the Arsenale and Forte Marghera, with 100 national participations and 31 collateral events. Seven nations debut: Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Nauru, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Viet Nam. El Salvador opens its first pavilion.
Sources: La BiennaleWallpaper*
More than 280 galleries from over 40 countries at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with VIP previews on 2 and 3 Dec. Satellite fairs include Untitled Art, NADA Miami, Design Miami, Scope, Pulse and Aqua. Miami Art Week runs 1 to 7 Dec.
Sources: Art BaselMiami TourismDezeen guide
National Gallery, 21 Nov to 11 Apr. All nine surviving portraits together for the first time.
Sources: Daily Art
The Grand Palais hosts the Cézanne show during Paris art season, ahead of Art Basel Paris on 21 to 25 Oct.
Sources: Paris Je T’Aime
Followed by Frieze Abu Dhabi and Art Basel Miami Beach in December.
Sources: Art BaselARTnews calendar
Galleries and studios open across the city. Autumn shows include Kandinsky, Pontormo, Frank Horvat and Karl Lagerfeld and Fendi.
Sources: Free Walking Tour
Anina Major: The Sacred Mangrove opens 8 Oct. Picasso, Klee, Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen opens 29 Oct with nearly 100 works. Zoë Buckman opens 5 Nov. Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols is on view.
Sources: PAMM
Sample entry. The editor's pick of design and art dates in Dubai for November goes here, with venues and booking notes.
Sources: Sample source
Louisa Proske makes her Met debut as director. Lise Davidsen sings Lady Macbeth, Quinn Kelsey is Macbeth and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts. The season includes the world premiere of Lincoln in the Bardo.
Sources: The Met
Michele Mariotti conducts a new production of Verdi’s comedy, the Italian debut of director Tatjana Gürbaca. The house follows with the Icone della danza gala on 26 Oct and a Goecke, Robbins and Bausch triple bill from 27 Oct to 8 Nov.
Sources: Wanted in RomeOpera di Roma
Jennifer Archibald and Alysa Pires on 1 Oct, Pam Tanowitz on 18 Oct, Justin Peck and Tiler Peck in May.
Sources: Gramilano
Five programs, 11 premieres: Royal Ballet, ABT, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Australian Ballet.
Sources: Pointe
Ratmansky’s Roses from the South, Robbie Fairchild’s directorial debut, Friedemann Vogel’s ECHO:SOG.
Sources: PointeDance Magazine
Season listings and reviews.
Sources: Ballet HeraldRoyal Opera House
Season listings for Paris Opera Ballet.
Sources: Ballet Herald
Tickets for the full 2026/27 season went on sale on 11 September. Symphonic concerts follow with Riccardo Frizza (28 to 29 Nov) and Alevtina Ioffe (4 to 6 Dec).
Sources: La Fenice
His first season as artistic director opens with Fall Mixed Repertory, 16 to 25 Oct, including Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. The Nutcracker runs 11 to 27 Dec at the Arsht Center.
Sources: BroadwayWorldArsht Center
Kirill Petrenko leads the Berlin Philharmonic with Jonas Kaufmann. Daniil Trifonov joins 9 to 11 Oct, the Mahler cycle starts 13 Oct with Philadelphia, and Steve Reich turns 90 on 22 Oct.
Sources: NY Classical Review
Lambert’s Crisco and Wynonna’s The Hard Truth arrive 2 Oct. Nickelback follows on 30 Oct.
Sources: BillboardLine of Best Fit
Philharmonie de Paris, LSO and Philharmonia autumn seasons.
Sources: PhilharmonieLSOPhilharmonia
More than 100 pianists play free concerts in squares, courtyards and terraces. Mariotti conducts Rossini’s Petite Messe at the Costanzi on 17 Oct and in the Basilica di S. Vitale on 22 Oct.
Sources: Free Walking TourWanted in Rome
Franz & Marie (5), As You Like It (6), Into the Woods (7), Rent (8).
Sources: BroadwayWorld
High School Musical (12), The Lives of Others (14), Jesus Christ Superstar (16), Hamlet Hail to the Thief (31).
Sources: BroadwayWorld
The 21st edition opens with Paolo Genovese’s Il rumore delle cose nuove. Javier Bardem receives the Career Achievement Award, presented by Paolo Sorrentino. Over 150 titles in six sections at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
Sources: Wanted in RomeRome Film Fest
London gets a 100-room Waldorf Astoria in a Grade I-listed building and the UK debut of Six Senses in Bayswater. Hotel Raphaël reopens near the Arc de Triomphe. In Italy: Lake Como EDITION, Villa San Michele and Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli.
Sources: Euronews
The ranked list of the best hotels.
Sources: Gold ListCN Traveller
The Orient Express brand opened in Venice in April 2026, one of several Italian luxury openings this year.
Sources: Euronews
Also new: The Sunny in Sunny Isles Beach, the ten-room Rover Miami, and Royal Palm South Beach (date to be announced).
Sources: Miami New Times
Sample entry. A short review of a restaurant opening: the chef, the room, one dish worth the trip and how to get a table.
Sources: Sample source
Sample entry. A visiting chef's dinner for members: date, seats, price note and the menu in one line.
Sources: Sample source