Sunday 3 April
When it reopened last month after extensive renovations to the tune of £235m, the National Museum of China edged out New York’s Metropolitan to become the largest museum in the world.
Monday 6 June
Where better to show off the face of the “new” China than near Beijing’s Tiananmen Square? As the country gears up to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of China’s Communist Party on 1 July, Louis Vuitton is…
Saturday 7 January
This weekend’s highlights include a new music series by indie record label Joyful Noise, an art festival in Sydney and a photo exhibition in New York.
Thursday 24 December
As architects down tools for the holidays, it’s a time for reflection.
Saturday 12 June
In advance of hosting next week’s G20 summit in Toronto, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper has been repeating the words “fiscal sustainability” with mantra-like regularity.
Saturday 18 May
This weekend pick up some great new art in Amsterdam, learn about California’s design heritage in Tokyo, and enjoy the summery new album from UK musician Bibio.
Museum culture has altered radically in recent years. Here we spotlight the most exciting venues and ask what makes an ideal 21st-century museum.
Saturday 30 March
His weekend seek out film talent in Okinawa, catch some great theatre and performances in Philadelphia, and enjoy the new album from Hamburg’s DJ Koze.
Saturday 13 April
This weekend visit the reopening of a museum icon in Amsterdam, check out some contemporary ceramic art in Buenos Aires, and enjoy the new album from Stockholm electro duo – The Knife.
Thailand's first female PM Yingluck Shinawatra gets the once over for our Style Leader, and we report on Hanoi's urban masterplan and Japan's pay rise for its football heroines.
With commercial galleries on the rise and an ambitious programme of museum development, Los Angeles is forging a formidable reputation as a centre for contemporary art. But can it really rival New York?
For the past three years, people travelling on the E4 motorway from Helsingborg to Haparanda have been following the construction of Dragon Gate with wonder. Why on earth would someone build a Chinese cultural centre and…
The old master still teaching his would-be successors new tricks, Álvaro Siza is as dedicated to architecture now as when he started his practice 60 years ago. Optimistic despite his country’s predicament, his focus is set…
The Chinese city of Harbin is quickly establishing itself as a regional power, bringing in investment and cashing in on its food and fashion. Although it’s still a long way off Shanghai, it’s proving that it’s far from grim…
With corporate brands more powerful than country brands, there’s a lot of work out there for agencies keen to rethink a nation’s identity. Over the next 40-plus pages *Monocle* looks at the construct of countries.
Too much old furniture ends up in skips. It’s a fate met even by pieces made from precious woods. But craftsmen are beginning to tap this source of timber. John Harris makes furniture from reclaimed woods and wants to prove…
A gallery in Brussels, Russian art auction in London and art-collecting in Turkey.
Conceived of only 21 years ago, already most nations want a “soft power” strategy – a way of winning the world over without resorting to military-industrial might. Monocle has indexed the top 30 soft power nations, which…
The world of mags, print and photography, plus a visit to an Istanbul gallery and the Phillips spring auction in New York.
Friendly, cosmopolitan Fukuoka is tiny in comparison to Tokyo, but it beats the Japanese capital hands down with its cuisine and shopping. That’s why itis Monocle’s choice for our best retail city award.
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