Saturday, April 12, 2008

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Tony Clayton-Lea

ROME Exhibition The Myth of Speed features work by futurist artists and automobile and scooter memorabilia. Runs until May 18th. Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Via Nazionale 194. www.palazzo esposizioni.it.

Photography FotoGrafia is an annual festival of contemporary photography that takes place in various museums, public areas and galleries. This year's theme, Seeing Normality, aims to explore the commonplace. Until May 25th. www.fotografiafestival.it .

Fusion John McLaughlin is one of the most proficient guitarists of his generation; he's playing in Dublin at the end of May, but you can see him before then at Stazione Birra, 172 Via Placanica, on May 13th. www.johnmclaughlin.com .

LONDON
Visual Art Masterpieces from the Louvre is an exhibition of works from the collection of Louis La Caze, who bequeathed more than 500 pieces to the museum. Wallace Collection, Manchester Square. Until May 18th. www.wallacecollection.org .

Design The Brit Insurance Designs of the Year is an annual exhibition that recognises innovative international design across all disciplines. Design Museum, 28 Butlers Wharf. Until April 27th. www.designmuseum.org

Pop music One of 2008's most hotly tipped and must-see pop acts, Lykke Li, plays the stylish Scala, 275 Pentonville Road. April 28th. www.lykkeli.com .

HELSINKI
Festival The World Village Festival delivers a full programme for all age groups in the areas of dance, theatre, exhibitions and literature. Kaisaniemi Park. May 24th and 25th.

Video Loop of the Month consists of a series of artists and curators who select video works from the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Mannerheiminaukio 2. Until June 1st. www.kiasma.fi .

Exhibition The Magical Landscape features works from the State Tretyakov Gallery by the Russian masters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Ilya Repin and Ivan Shishkin. Helsinki City Art Museum, Tamminiementie 6. Until June 1st. www.taidemuseo.fi .

This article appears in the print edition of the Irish Times