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Arts & Culture
July 1, 2026
David Bowie’s V&A Archive to Head on Tour Across the UK

The V&A will take highlights from the David Bowie Archive on a national tour, expanding public access to one of the most significant collections related to the artist’s life and work. The archive, now housed permanently at the David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse, was acquired with support from Warner Music Group and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. More than 100 objects will travel to venues in Dundee, Blackpool, County Durham, Hull, and Bristol between 2026 and 2028, marking the first opportunity to see these materials outside London on this scale. The touring exhibition will include costumes, instruments, photography, and previously unseen items that illuminate Bowie’s creative process across music, performance, film, television, and visual identity. Organized in thematic sections, David Bowie: On Tour reflects the V&A’s commitment to sharing national collections with audiences across the UK.

Blavatnik Awards
June 30, 2026
By Studying Fruit Flies, Rachel Wilson Is Changing How We Understand the Brain

Harvard Medicine profiles Rachel Wilson, the Joseph B. Martin Professor of Basic Research in the Field of Neurobiology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, whose work with fruit flies is advancing understanding of how nervous systems produce behavior. For more than two decades, Wilson has helped pioneer techniques that allow researchers to observe activity in individual neurons as fruit flies sense, move, and navigate their environments. Her lab’s research has revealed important principles of sensory processing, internal navigation, and the neural circuits that help animals understand where they are and where to go next. At the Blavatnik Institute at HMS, Wilson is also contributing to the field of connectomics, using detailed maps of the fruit fly nervous system to study how distributed neural networks give rise to coordinated action. Wilson was also a 2014 Laureate in Life Sciences in the inaugural Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Her work reflects the Foundation’s commitment to supporting exceptional scientists and institutions pursuing fundamental discoveries about biology, behavior, and human health.

Arts & Culture
June 23, 2026
Justin Peck World Premiere and More Set for New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala

New York City Ballet’s 2026 Fall Fashion Gala will take place on October 1, continuing the Company’s annual celebration of new choreography and costume design. The program will feature world premieres by Jennifer Archibald, Alysa Pires, and NYCB Resident Choreographer Justin Peck, pairing leading choreographers with designers Robert Wun, Viktor&Rolf, and Simone Rocha. Since its founding in 2012, the Fall Fashion Gala has raised more than $37 million for New York City Ballet, supporting the Company’s artistic work and future programming. The 2026 event will be chaired by a distinguished group including Founding Chair Sarah Jessica Parker, Visionary Chair Emily Blavatnik, and Event Chairs including Laila Blavatnik, Georgina Bloomberg, Andy Cohen, Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy, and others. Justin Peck’s world premiere, with costumes by Simone Rocha, is made possible by Emily Blavatnik and the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

Arts & Culture
June 22, 2026
‘The Last Musician of Auschwitz’ wins the Arts & Culture Documentary Category at Banff 2026 Rockies Awards

The Last Musician of Auschwitz has won the Documentary & Factual: Arts & Culture category at the 2026 Banff Rockie Awards, which recognize excellence in international screen and audio content. Backed by Access Entertainment and co-executive produced by Danny Cohen and Emily Blavatnik, the film examines the role of music in Auschwitz and the lives of those who performed, composed, and preserved it under unimaginable conditions. The recognition highlights the documentary’s contribution to cultural memory, historical understanding, and the responsible telling of Holocaust history. Produced with partners including Two Rivers Media, BBC, Access Entertainment, and Sphere Abacus, the film brings a deeply researched and human-centered story to broad international audiences.

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