Episode two of Dior’s podcast series, Dior Untold, transports listeners to Christian Dior’s childhood home in Granville to meet some of the women that influenced Dior’s future aesthetic. It was during Christian Dior’s childhood that his fascination of elegance and femininity grew, with female figures like his mother Madeleine and muse Mitzah playing a formative role in driving his creative vision.

The Virtual Online Museum of Art (VOMA) is a free online art space curated by museum director Lee Cavaliere and artist Stuart Semple. Currently showing in Gallery One is Breaking into Colour – a celebration of colour and abstraction in modern and contemporary art, featuring works by Mark Rothko, Yves Klein, Piet Mondrian and more.

To mark World Refugee Day in June 2020, Gucci partnered with Artolution to create a series of Art Walls across Milan, New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Now the Florentine fashion house has unveiled a new #GucciArtWall in Milan’s Largo La Foppa. Inspired by the stylings of recent Gucci collaborator and ‘fashion gardener’, Ken Scott, the Art Wall is adorned with oversized botanical patterns and clashing colours. And best of all, it’s free for all to see.

In the latest installation of National Geographic Traveller’s online Travel Geeks series, a roundtable of experts will be discussing the various cultural, historical and culinary delights of rural Japan. Though the country may be best known for its neon-bathed cityscapes, this panel will look to show that there are attractions aplenty beyond the hustle and bustle.

Each year the Sunny Art Centre’s contemporary art prize sources works from some of the world’s most talented creatives. The Sunny Art Prize is an opportunity for pioneering artists to exhibit their work at the institution’s space in London, as well as partnered galleries in cities across China, such as Beijing and Shanghai. The 2021 contest is now open for submissions, giving prize-winners the chance to experience a month-long residency in China, as well as a cash prize worth £6,000.

The Asia Pacific Architecture Festival returns to Brisbane with a stellar program of installations, exhibitions, lectures and online workshops. This year’s festival will focus on the theme of “newness”, zooming in on the distinction between innovation and iteration, and celebrating architecture’s pivotal role in a sustainable future.

Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello’s pursuit to transform the luxury fashion house into a multifaceted platform has already seen it engage in a multitude of projects and collaborations across art, culture and lifestyle. Tune into Saint Laurent’s social media channels to watch boundary-pushing artist Franky Gogo perform for the most recent digital series, Live Sessions, streamed live from the Saint Laurent Rive Droite store in Paris.

Join the #MiuMiuMountainClub as they head to some of the highest peaks on earth for Paris Fashion Week. Flaunting teasers of majestic mountain views, Miu Miu looks set to impress for the reveal of their Fall-Winter 21 collection on 9 March 2021, warning viewers to “prepare for the unexpected”.

Coming to an unspecified location in central London later this year, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is a 360° digital art exhibition that allows visitors to step inside the world of a Van Gogh painting. Using VR technology, the exhibition offers a new way to experience the life and work of the fabled Dutch painter. Tickets go live at 12 noon on Thursday, 11 March.

On Tuesday 9 March CHANEL will present its AW21-22 Ready-to-Wear collection. Ahead of Tuesday’s show, a teaser animation by Inez & Vinoodh can be watched on CHANEL’s YouTube, inviting the digital audience to submit questions to filmmaker Loïc Prigent, who will be answering a selection during the broadcast of the film.