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PlaceMexico City
Alameda Central
Paths, benches and mature trees offer a central pause between the museums and streets around Bellas Artes.
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EventTokyo
Reo Kikuchi: Copy and Paste
Reo Kikuchi brings Copy and Paste to Shikisaisha in Kyobashi. This is the gallery’s October solo programme; check its own visiting hours rather than those of nearby museums.
PlaceMexico City
Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco
Museums and cultural programming add context to a walk through Tlatelolco.
Free entry
PlaceLos Angeles
Exposition Park Rose Garden
An outdoor pause between Exposition Park’s museums, with rose beds, a fountain and room to sit when the garden is in season.
Free entry
PlaceParis
Jardin des Plantes
A botanical garden for an unhurried Left Bank walk. The outdoor paths are free; the museums, greenhouses and zoo are separate visits.
GuideBerlin
Future ideas, art rooms, an apothecary table
Futurium, Gropius Bau and dinner at ORA. Three very different interiors give Berlin a considered cultural day.
Free entry
PlaceParis
Musée Zadkine
A sculptor’s studio and garden tucked off rue d’Assas. A small, free museum that rewards looking closely rather than rushing through.
PlaceShanghai
Qibao Old Town
Canal-side lanes, small bridges and food stalls make Qibao an accessible introduction to Shanghai’s water-town setting.
Free entry
PlaceLondon
British Library, St Pancras
A free stop for the Treasures Gallery and a different kind of pause beside the bustle of Euston Road.
PlaceLondon
The Photographers’ Gallery
Photography exhibitions, a print-sales gallery and a bookshop make this Soho address a focused stop for contemporary image-making.
StoryParis
Free museum, paid exhibition? A useful distinction.
A free museum visit and a ticketed exhibition can share the same address. Here is how to read the difference when planning a day.
PlaceSeoul
Jong Ie Nara Paper Art Museum
Paper folding, craft and contemporary paper works share space in this museum near Dongguk University station.
PlaceParis
Librairie Galignani
A bookshop on Rue de Rivoli makes browsing a natural companion to a Tuileries walk.
GuideLondon
London: two ways to make an art day
Bankside for modern art, Trafalgar Square for painting, and a Covent Garden table when the day calls for dinner.
PlaceBarcelona
Moco Museum Barcelona
A ticketed museum on Carrer de Montcada offers another art stop in the Born.
StoryShanghai
Shanghai tickets: which part of the visit is free?
A free promenade, a museum collection and a garden ticket are different plans. Match the admission rule to the experience you want.
GuideBarcelona
Born courtyards, art and a longer dinner
A morning looking up at the Palau, an afternoon at Picasso and an evening that settles around a table.
RestaurantBuenos Aires
Café Tortoni
Coffee, a table and a little Avenida de Mayo theatre. Make Tortoni a deliberate pause instead of a photograph taken at the door.
GuideLos Angeles
Los Angeles: art, then lunch
A Downtown museum, a Westlake deli and a Westwood alternative. Choose a neighbourhood plan instead of chasing the whole city.
PlaceBuenos Aires
Niceto Club
Palermo’s concert-and-club finish, for an evening chosen around the music rather than the dinner reservation alone.
RestaurantShanghai
Fu He Hui
Make space for a full vegetarian meal on Yuyuan Road. Seasonal ingredients give this Changning dining room its reason to linger.
StoryMexico City
Free in Mexico City: know which ticket you need
A free collection, a Sunday exemption and a paid workshop are three different things. Here is how to plan without confusing them.
PlaceLondon
Museum of Brands
Packaging, advertising and everyday products trace changing consumer culture at this Notting Hill museum, where familiar objects can be as revealing as famous designs.
Free entry
PlaceMexico City
Bosque de Chapultepec: First Section
Trees, lakeside paths and room to breathe between museum visits. Choose one part of the forest and slow down.