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Reclaiming history
Theaster Gates opens a vinyl shop, Zürich’s slow-news magazine and Australia’s largest arts and culture precinct.
Common currency
Naples museum showcases centuries of Italian artistry alongside Caravaggio's haunting final masterpiece, as banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo transforms former branches into cultural destinations.
Comic timing
France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars now are Japanese.
No longer the ugly duckling
Odense, once declining, is revitalized by a new Hans Christian Andersen museum.
Pup stars
South Korea was infamous for its dogmeat dishes. Now well-heeled pooches check into their own hotels.
Bosphorous blues
A decade ago Istanbul was seen as an open, liberal city where culture still came together with ease. But now people are facing tougher times.
Steely resolve
A once-overlooked industrial city, Linz has become a hub for art and architecture.
Out with the old
A nation once known for being at the cultural avant garde is reasserting its revolutionary status.
Changing the picture
When three friends opened a small cinema in the coastal town of Zushi, it was the spark for the city’s cultural transformation.
