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Since opening in 2004, Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre has become a local landmark with breathtaking design. It is home to seven diverse and exciting cultural organisations - including Welsh…
One of the most beautiful historical buildings in central Italy, Teatro Verdi is also Pisa's main centre of cultural life. It boasts state-of-the-art equipment, hosting ballet and theatre…
The exquisite Alhambra, once centre of the Moorish universe, unveils Spain's deep-rooted history under 700 years of Moorish occupation. The palace, its Alcazaba (fortress) and extensive…
Mozart's Birthplace in Salzburg's city centre has been a museum since 1880. Three floors display personal documents and authentic portraits of the family, along with Mozart's original…
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Portugal's most important cultural organisation, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in São Sebastião has a choir and orchestra which perform an annual programme of concerts, supplemented by…
Composers like Strauss and Mahler have made the 18th-century Vienna State Opera in the Innere Stadt into the world-famous opera house that it is. Expect a varied repertoire of lavish ballets…
The central Museumsinsel area is home to many of Berlin's state museums. There's quite a few to get through, so allow a full day at least and visit the cathedral and the beautiful Lustgarten…
A beautiful theatre (bar perhaps some parts of its new interior), the Gran Teatre del Liceu was originally constructed in 1847, funded by its Catalonian patrons. It is the most important opera…
Oslo's central Munch Museum houses The Scream and Madonna among other paintings by Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Films, lectures and guided tours give deeper…
Oslo's central Munch Museum houses The Scream and Madonna among other paintings by Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Films, lectures and guided tours give deeper…
Oslo's central Munch Museum houses The Scream and Madonna among other paintings by Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Films, lectures and guided tours give deeper…
The foundation stone for the National Theatre was laid in July 1951 (Festival of Britain year). In 1962 Sir Laurence Olivier was made the theatre's first director but by the time the company…
Covent Garden's famous Royal Opera House is home to two major companies: the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet. Big-name productions fill seats in the main auditorium, while the Linbury Studio…
The 19th-century Teatro dell'Opera, founded by entrepreneur Domenico Costanzi, is Rome's top venue for opera, ballet and symphony music. In addition to hosting high-profile international guest…
A vibrant district of the north-eastern city of Salvador, Pelourinho ("Pelo" to the locals) is also its historic centre with colonial-style buildings painted in pastel colours. The district is…
In a stunning 1930s-era palace, opposite the Eiffel Tower, the Palais de Tokyo is a cutting-edge contemporary art museum. It houses an ever-changing succession of avant-garde and wacky…
Auckland Civic Theatre - "The Civic"
Built in 1929 on a site always owned by the people of Auckland, the Civic Theatre - with its distinctive Indian decor, featuring elephants and Abyssynian panthers - was a movie house and live…
The Triennale of Milan, based in the Palazzo dell'Arte, has been a design mecca for Italians since 1923. It provides a panorama of modern decorative and industrial arts, encouraging the…
Prince Eugene of Savoy's 18th-century summer palace, Belvedere, stands in Vienna's Landstrasse district. Formal gardens sweep up to the grand residence, crammed with medieval paintings…
The MuseumsQuartier Wien is one of the ten largest cultural districts in the world. This is Austria's bid to outdo the giant art monoliths in the USA, with the distinct advantage of featuring…
