Impressionist masters and deranged diggers: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

The evening's are growing darker and the urge to hibernate is getting stronger, but thankfully there's plenty ahead to keep you venturing out into the world.Major new exhibitions in Paris and London focus on two of the world's most famous impressionist painters, Monet and Renoir, while Tom Cruise stars as an eccentric oil tycoon with a hero complex in Digger.There's also new music from former The Smiths' member Johnny Marr, and a crime drama starring Catherine Zeta-Jones as a drug dealer-turned-art dealer on a mission to take down some hit men.Keep scrolling to find out more...Exhibitions and eventsRenoir and Love When: 2 October 2026 - 31 January 2027Where: The National Gallery (London, UK) From his iconic 'Bal au Moulin de la Galette' to 'The Umbrellas', over 50 of Renoir's works are on display at this vast new retrospective — the most significant on UK soil in 20 years.
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