Ralph Rugoff, director of the Hayward Gallery in London, curated the 58th Venice International Art Exhibition. The title is cerebral: May You Live in Interesting Time.

Utagawa Hiroshige, the artist of Ukiyo-e, returned to Rome at the Scuderie del Quirinale in an exhibition about the Floating World and the marvellous of Edo.

Muscat extends along the coast of the Gulf of Oman for kilometres. The desert, the rock, the total lack of vegetation are the constants of the town. The architecture has the quality of being horizontal.

Royal Opera House is a wonderful theatre with the most important music and opera production in the world.