The Danish Girl puts Gerda Wegener’s art on view to the world
An extensive new exhibition at Arken Museum of Modern Art, near Copenhagen, is seeking to re-establish artist Gerda Wegener’s reputation – now it’s a focus of an Oscar-tipped movie
All the fun of the fair: Paris’s best retro attractions
With its bicycle-powered merry-go-round, carved carousels and music hall memorabilia, the Musée des Arts Forains, in the Bercy district of Paris, makes for a joyous journey into the past
10 of the best new museums
After an alternative to the usual museum trips? This roundup of new and improved exhibition spaces and galleries should be just the ticket
Edith Piaf’s Paris: exploring the Little Sparrow’s city
Paris is celebrating the anniversary of the singer’s birth, on 19 December, with a series of events, but from cafes to cabaret venues, it’s possible to tour the old haunts of her Belleville neighbourhood and beyond all year round
10 of the best museum shops around the world
It’s not always a case of avoiding the ‘exit through the gift store’ bit. These eye-catching and creatively stocked museum shops are worth a visit in their own right
The show goes on in Paris – through augmented-reality glasses
If your French doesn’t go beyond bonjour, you can still enjoy a night at a Parisian theatre thanks to new glasses that provide simultaneous translations
Star Wars-inspired holidays – where to feel the Force
These are the locations you’re looking for! As the world prepares for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, here’s a guide to the series’ most famous settings and where you can pay homage
Pre-Columbian sites in Latin America: readers’ tips
Readers recommend ancient cities, imposing temples and caves from Mayan, Inca and even earlier cultures
Time for Turner: Glasgow’s contemporary art scene
With the Turner prize about to be presented in Glasgow for the first time, our writer samples the city’s dynamic art scene
Laos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip
Laos has so much to offer it can’t be ‘done’ in a fortnight, so cherry-pick from our list of its top sights, treks, homestays, tours and even the Most Secret Place on Earth
Gay Berlin: a guide to clubs, bars, culture and drag shows
Continuing our series on LGBTQ culture around the world, we explore Berlin’s vibrant scene, from the clubs where the party’s still going strong on Monday morning to arts institutions where diversity is celebrated to the max
Singapore’s new National Gallery will crown independence celebrations
The new museum, which will open on 24 November, is housed in two of Singapore’s most historic buildings – but thanks to a stunning makeover, has the makings of a contemporary architectural classic
Why Haiti deserves visitors
Five years after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, tourists are slowly returning – to find a raw and vibrant Caribbean country steeped in voodoo, slavery and rare native art
In the footsteps of feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, to Norway and beyond
Travel writer Bee Rowlatt believes her 18th-century predecessor would find the coastal town of Risør changed for the better, Paris stuck in a baby-loathing timewarp, and San Francisco, well, ‘very Californian’
10 of the best haunted sites around the world
From a ‘hanging-doll’ island in Mexico to the English estate which inspired The Turn of the Screw, the author of A Natural History of Ghosts picks some of his favourite spooky sites