Smithsonian’s Starstruck VR experience opens in Penn Quarter — a 40-minute, science-driven walk through a 3D universe built from real telescope data.

Flickr’s MODE festival will bring big-name music and a star-studded photography program to downtown Minneapolis September 18–20, 2026. Headliners include Vince Staples, Tycho and Cory Wong.

The Brooks Museum will reopen downtown on Dec. 6 as the Memphis Art Museum, offering permanent free admission for Shelby County residents and opening with a Hooks Brothers retrospective.

Sac State alum Jessilee Windhaus has opened Haus of Comedy at the Eagle Theatre on the Old Sacramento waterfront. The troupe plans weekend improv nights, classes and community programs.

The Straz Center is getting a $100M Riverwalk makeover with riverfront dining, an outdoor stage and a rooftop bar; construction is set to finish in early 2027.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make her Broadway debut in a starry revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities at the Hudson Theatre, with previews Sept. 29, 2026.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History opens "From These Lands" on June 18, showcasing 600+ specimens that tell the nation’s natural and cultural stories.

The Met’s "Musical Bodies" pairs 130+ instruments, art and pop artifacts with live performances and interactive installations that reframe the body as instrument.

Amy Griffin filed a defamation suit in Nevada, accusing a former classmate of falsely claiming Griffin stole her abuse story for the bestselling memoir The Tell.

Felipe Tristán was named interim music director of the San Antonio Philharmonic, becoming the orchestra’s first Mexican‑American leader as it navigates legal and financial turmoil.

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling show opened Monday at San Antonio’s Central Library and runs through July 27 with survivor testimony and programs.

LACMA will close nearly a mile of Wilshire for a mile-long Art Parade as part of a free block party, featuring about 1,400 artists and oversized inflatables. The procession coincides with the museum’s new David Geffen Galleries and the Wilshire/Fairfax Metro debut.

An original 1776 Dunlap broadside of the Declaration is on display at Dallas’ Hall of State through July 17 as part of a free America250 exhibition. Visitors can see the historic print while Fair Park hosts FIFA Fan Festival events.