After four years of research and conservation, Florence’s Basilica of Santa Croce has reopened the Bardi Chapel, home to Giotto’s fresco cycle The Stories of St Francis. Work began in June 2022 and was completed in 2026, the 800th anniversary of the death
On 19 September, the 18th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art opened in Lyon under the title To pass from one dream to another. Curated by Australian curator Catherine Nichols, who is based in Berlin, the Biennale brings together more than 100 artists from
The 78th Emmy Awards, held in Los Angeles on September 14, offered a revealing snapshot of an American television industry undergoing a profound shift. Apple TV emerged as the night’s dominant platform, with horror comedy Widow’s Bay taking 14 awards — th
Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s film DAU has won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. The award was announced on 12 September 2026 at the festival’s closing ceremony. The main competition jury was chaired by American filmm
On 12 September 2026, Céline Dion made one of the most eagerly anticipated comebacks in global pop music. At the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, near Paris, the Canadian singer gave her first full solo concert in more than six years, following a prolonged ab
The 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opened on 10 September and runs until 20 September, but its first days have attracted attention for more than its film premieres. At the festival’s opening, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and Toronto Mayor Oliv
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe sets itself an almost impossible task every year: to remain open to everyone while accommodating ever more of everything. In 2026, that contradiction became particularly visible.
NAZA, a documentary by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, received a 25-minute standing ovation following its world premiere in the main competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival — the longest in the festival’s history.
The longlist for the 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, one of the world’s most prestigious awards for literary non-fiction, has been announced.