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Discover how Paris became the first city in Europe to introduce public lighting and earned its famous nickname, “The City of Light.”

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Explore 10 essential Mexican authors and their most iconic books—from Octavio Paz to Guadalupe Nettel—and discover the stories that define a nation.

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NYC 2026 art calendar from MoMA and The Met to The Morgan and Public Art Fund. Here’s your guide to museum exhibitions to catch this year

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Discover HOTBOOK’s Christmas Gift Guide 2025, featuring beauty sets, fashion accessories, tech picks, and design-forward gifts for the winter season.

Discover the best museum gift shops in NYC, from The Met to MoMA, perfect for design lovers, merch collectors, and anyone who treats museums like boutiques.

Discover NYC’s most niche and personality-filled record stores, from punk institutions to experimental havens—perfect for true vinyl lovers and deep-dive diggers.

Discover the best independent movie theaters in NYC—intimate, curated cinemas perfect for cinephiles who prefer moody screens over multiplexes.

Discover the top art exhibitions in NYC this week—shows that impress, inspire, and make you look cultured, whether or not you actually read the wall text.

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This year is shaping up to be an exciting one for the world of art and culture, with a wave of highly anticipated museum inaugurations and reopenings across the globe. From Paris to Almaty, here are some of the standout cultural spaces making headlines in 2025. Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, Paris In fall 2025, the Fondation Cartier will move […]