The last time we made this list was during the dizzying days of January 2020. Remember them? There was some virus raging in a wet market in Wuhan, but life was pretty normal in most parts of the world. We did our part. We made plans. We were expecting quite a few new cultural events that were supposed to happen that year.
Basically, none of this happened. Music, art, theater: everything includes a gathering of masses of people together in places that are often crowded. The big openings were canceled. Seasonal festivals have been deleted. We even stopped writing about ports altogether and rebranded ourselves as Time In. Throughout this, our schedule seems empty on a depressing level.
But now, thankfully, we live in a world where vaccines have allowed things to return to a semblance of normalcy. And even though we skipped the 2021 edition of this global event and openness calendar, we are pretty sure that almost all of the amazing things you will find below will happen next year. So, if Omicron allows, here are the 22 best new things to do in the world in 2022, from massive new museums to huge performances, theater performances and art exhibitions you will not want to miss.
Pry in the living room of an eccentric star
Paris France
The Parisian town house where the famous (and often controversial) French singer Serge Ginsburg spent the last 20 years of his life is already a kind of unofficial shrine to his legacy. The interior has been completely closed to the public since Ginsburg’s death in 1991, but next spring it will reopen, at last, as a museum dedicated to his life and work. The project was led by his daughter – actress and singer Charlotte – and the main attraction will surely be Serge’s famous eccentric living room, with the piano, Bar Art Deco and his huge collection of sculptures.
Photo: Alexis Raimbault
2. Catch a performance in a stunning new concert hall
Budapest, Hungary
There may not be 4,000 holes in Budapest, but the next best thing is the perforated white roof of the Su Fujimoto Music House in the city park. About 100 holes in it allow natural light, trees and sounds to penetrate the two performance halls, the exhibition spaces and the library, which are connected to each other by spectacular spiral stairs. Its exterior is constructed entirely of glass that helps to rely on renewable energy. With its opening in early 2022, it is the standout initiative of the Historic Spaces Renewal Project in northeast Budapest – and will soon be followed by a new ethnography museum.
Photo: The Budapest Project
4. Visit a once-a-decade flower show
Almera, The Netherlands
The word spectacular does not even come close to describing the ambitions of the International Horticultural Exhibition Florida, an event so huge that it only takes place once every ten years. The 2022 edition, which started on April 14 in the Dutch city of Almera, will provide a platform for various topics under the banner of ‘growing green cities’, with countless pavilions, an arboretum (urban botanical garden), a magnificent greenhouse complex and a rich artistic and cultural program. The new site, built on the waterfront, also includes 40 country pavilions, live music, workshops and a cable car ride that takes off over the park. No wonder it is known in the world as the ultimate flower show.
Photo: Floriade
5. Discover the black filmmakers who pushed cinema forward
Los Angeles, USA
While it is possible to linearly sketch decades of Oscar winners, it is impossible to really do the same with the history of cinema: there are many stories that have pushed the medium forward, as the collection of the new Academy Museum details so accurately. So to follow the retrospective of beloved animator Hayao Miyazaki, the Los Angeles Museum will focus on nearly a century of cinema that has often been ignored. Collaborating with the National Museum of African American History and Culture of Washington, D.C., ‘Renewal’ plunges into the works of black filmmakers from the beginnings of the film industry to the age of civil rights. The exhibition is set to premiere for the first time in the second half of 2022, and it lists creators Eva DeVerny and Charles Brett Among her advisers.
Pictured: The Nichols Brothers – Fjard Nichols (left) and Harold Nichols (right) – in a scene from stormy weather (USA, 1943), Academy of Arts and Sciences Film, Margaret Rick Library, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
6. Scan an art museum with epic proportions
Oslo, Norway
In June 2022, Norway’s new National Museum will become the largest museum in all of the Nordic countries (and will undoubtedly establish Oslo’s place as one of Europe’s great cultural capitals). The museum’s collection is huge, including approximately 100,000 objects, with highlights that include the Norwegian wall rugs in Oldishul from 1150, the Monk’s Scream ‘and a variety of Flemish landscapes from the Golden Age. But the most notable feature of the new building is a 2,400-square-foot “light hall,” with shimmering marble glass all around, making it a spectacular backdrop for the museum’s many masterpieces. The building was also praised for its energy efficiency and low ecological footprint.
Photo: Borre Hostland
7. Peek behind the curtain on Broadway
New York, USA
When visitors go to a Broadway show next summer, they may want to consider getting there a few hours earlier. That way they will be able to spend time exploring the new Broadway Museum, the first institution ever dedicated to the history of the famous street. The new museum will be divided into three parts: the first, a map room that will detail how the city’s theater scene has traveled around the city over the years, before landing in Times Square; The second will illustrate the development of the art form on Broadway through various artefacts and works; And the third, a ‘behind the scenes’ area, will dive into the working professionals who make shows happen every day. It will definitely be an informative and entertaining peek behind the curtain.
Photo: Paul Bennett Architects
Book a show at this huge new theater
Taipei, Taiwan
Seven years late, with a value of $ 5.4 billion and an area of 59,000 square meters, Taipei’s Performing Arts Center will no doubt amaze visitors when it finally opens in the summer of 2022. This structure turned heads for years during its construction.An 800-seat theater that sits comfortably inside the ball, while two box-box protrusions are equally surprising, containing another 1,500-seat theater and an 800-seat Multiform Theater.But the best thing about this strange place , Designed by architects Ram Koolhaas and David Gianotan, is a trail with loops that connects all three halls with windows to hidden spaces (and the public can access it freely) .We can not wait for the show to begin.
צילום: Chris Stowers Photography
9. Repeat on the Silk Road… by train
From Tashkent to Hiva, Uzbekistan
During this year you will be able to recreate the legendary route of Marco Polo via Uzbekistan, from the sparkling capital Tashkent to the dusty city Hiva in the west, all on a high-speed train. The extension of Uzbekistan’s railway tracks will make Hiva – whose 94 mosques and 63 madrasas make it a UNESCO World Heritage Site – accessible to visitors. And you know what else is cool? Both the new Samarkand Silk Road Museum and the National Museum of Art are set to open Later 2022, which will undoubtedly shed further light on the region’s rich trade history.
Photo: Uzbekistan Ministry of Tourism
10. Get lost in the world of Hans Christian Andersen
Odense, Denmark
Just a 90-minute train ride from Copenhagen you will find the charming and impressive Athens. This place is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, and is now also home to the new architectural marvel which is the HCA Museum, a museum full of affection for the legendary artist. With biographical / inventive exhibitions – including theatrical imaginings of memories and an inanimate project that comes to life (similar to his stories) – this thorough and fun museum would undoubtedly delight the author of “The Little Mermaid” and “Snow White” in his own right.
Photo: HC Andersen’s House, Laerke Beck Johansen
11. Look at the most astonishing theater in the world
London England
One has to go back eight long years, to the Hollywood epic “The Embedded Man”, to recall the last big event of the sweeping theater gods Punchdrunk in London. But the wait was almost over. The new and ambitious show ‘Burnt City’ (March 22 to August 28), takes place in two former military arsenal buildings, and will be a kind of adaptation of two Greek tragedies that take place during the Trojan War. It’s very exciting that Londoners will soon be able to return to the astonishing worlds of Punchdrunk – less theatrical works, more dreams what a wake-up call.
Photo: Julian Abrams
12. Fill your feed with photos from a colorful exhibit
Chicago, USA
The eye-popping kaleidoscopic facilities of the wandering Color Factory interactive museum arose in Chicago. The museum’s largest exhibition ever has taken over the Willis Tower, giving Chicago residents a chance to fill their Instagram pages with a large abundance of fluorescent lighting. Previous programs featured candy-pink rooms and NASA-themed ball pits, so expect a wild mix inside the Color Factory interior with classic replicas and new themed rooms around Chicago itself.
Photo: Cody Bless
13. Visit Studio Ghibli’s first world theme park in the world
Nagoya, Japan
Start the preparations for Hayao Miyazaki In the world’s first amusement park of Studio Ghibli, scheduled to open in the fall of 2022 near Nagoya (about a three-hour train ride from Tokyo). The attraction will feature five main features, all packed with facilities based on the studio’s most famous films; There are also shops, exhibitions and gardens, all about the studio’s famous anime series like “Princess Mononoke,” “My Magical Neighbor Totoro” and “Oscar-winning” Wonderful Journey. The artist’s drawings all look wonderful, and we would not be surprised to find something completely magical in Gibleland.
Photo: Studio Ghibli
14. Take a sleeper train all over Europe
From Prague, Czech Republic to Brussels, Belgium
You take a nap in the glorious Prague, then wake up 800 miles away in the paradise of waffles and the capital Brussels. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, in 2022 this becomes a reality, thanks to a new group of sleeper trains operated by the Regiojet network. Due to the climatic emergency, this is the largest expansion to Europe’s night train network in years and part of a huge journey across the continent to revive the good old days. Not only will the new Regiojet route run between Prague and Brussels via Dresden, Berlin and Amsterdam, but all trains will have free Wi-Fi, coffee and breakfast, too. Style, huh?
Photo: Anze Furlan / Shutterstock.com
15. Prepare your dragon for a tour of the Game of Thrones studio.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This is a big year for Game of Thrones fans. Not only is a new prequel to the series scheduled to land on our TVs soon, but there is a pilgrimage to Westrose, to ride your dragon. The Game of Thrones official studio tour opened on February 4 at Northern Ireland’s Linen Mill Studios outside Belfast, and is in fact the answer of the Seven Kingdoms to the Harry Potter studio tour of London. The tour offers accessories, costumes and scenery, including the entire large hall of Winterfell. We can not wait to find out what they will sell in the store.
Photo: Game of Thrones Studio Tour
16. Check out the new property of Tut Anach Amun
Giza, Egypt
When it finally opens in November 2022, the Great Egypt Museum will be the largest museum in the world dedicated entirely to one civilization. It is located in Giza, close to the Great Pyramids and a 40-minute drive from the capital Cairo. The cornerstone was laid in 2002 – but the Arab Spring of 2010 created unrest and work was halted. An army of builders has returned to the site and is running around the clock ahead of the upcoming opening. At a cost of $ 1 billion, the huge structure is not far from the size of the Louvre in Paris. The museum’s revolving display will feature 50,000 artefacts, but most importantly, this will be the first time that all 5,000 parts of King Tut Anach Amun’s burial treasure will be displayed in the same venue – including a death mask.
Source: Wikimedia Commons / AshyCatInc
17. Explore the renewed beach of Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art was the beach symbol of Krakow, before it was temporarily transferred to the construction of a new and advanced complex, designed by the legendary architect Renzo Piano. The return of the Modern is set to revive a strip of coastline that recently witnessed the opening of the Galataport, a multi-purpose development with a long pedestrian promenade along the Bosphorus, as well as a host of shops and restaurants. With its expanded contemporary space, modern Istanbul will have the flexibility to host more innovative exhibitions. The space will also contain a library, a cinema, a design shop and a number of event spaces.
Photo: Istanbul Modern
18. Take a plate and settle in Time Out Market Porto
Porto, Portugal
You may have heard of our Time Out markets in Lisbon, New York, Montreal, Chicago, Boston, Miami and most recently Dubai. We were completely stuck in the hospitality business, and invited well-known chefs and bartenders to help locals and visitors get to know their environment a little better. In 2022, to our excitement, we are planning another Portuguese location – this time, in the second city of Porto. Time Out Porto Market will be housed in the historic Sao Bento train station – just look at it! – With a new space of 2,000 square meters that will contain 15 restaurants, four bars, four shops, a cafe and even an art gallery. We can not wait to see you there.
Photo: Time Out Market Lisbon