The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 17, 2026 · 738 words · By Amber Louise Bryce

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A new 'Insidious' movie brings demonic entities into the real world, while 90s rockers Weezer return to soundtrack the last of our lazy summer days.

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A new 'Insidious' movie brings demonic entities into the real world, while 90s rockers Weezer return to soundtrack the last of our lazy summer days.

Why it matters

The solar eclipse might have passed, but there's still plenty to gaze at in awe (no special glasses required!) From striking global photography exhibitions, to horror movies that revive demonic realms, to comedic anti-travel shows — the week ahead features…

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And if you're looking for some extra inspiration, check out our round-up of the best European exhibitions.

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Claim 1: “Kunstmuseum Basel's landmark exhibition on Helen Frankenthaler, which closes 23 August.”

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Two independent web search results confirm the Helen Frankenthaler exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel closes on August 23, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Helen Frankenthaler—the largest exhibition of the artist’s paintings to originate in Europe and her first institutional solo show at Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland—is now on view through August 23, …
https://gagosian.com/quarterly/2026/07/23/interview-panorama…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Kunstmuseum Basel presents a major exhibition exploring Frankenthaler’s dialogue with art history, placing her works alongside masterpieces from the 15th to the 20th centuries, drawn from the muse…
https://www.sothebys.com/en/museums/kunstmuseum-basel-neubau…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Helen Frankenthaler” is at Kunstmuseum Basel through August 23, 2026. A pink and charcoal abstract painting features soft, cloudlike fields of color. Helen Frankenthaler, Cloud Burst, 2002.
https://observer.com/2026/05/exhibition-review-woman-artist-…

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Claim 2: “The fifth instalment of Leigh Whannell ad James Wan's supernatural series”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Microsoft corporate information, which is entirely irrelevant to the movie 'Insidious'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore Microsoft products and services and support for your home or business. Shop Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, Xbox, Windows, Azure, Surface and more.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us

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web search NEUTRAL — Get access to free online versions of Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
https://account.microsoft.com/account

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Claim 3: “Lanterns is a sophisticated spin on the superhero genre that is now streaming on HBO Max.”

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Claim 4: “Since their self-titled debut in 1994, they've released a whopping 20 albums”

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Claim 5: “Insidious: Out of the Further Where: Cinemas When: 21 August”

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Web search results and a TikTok source confirm the movie 'Insidious: Out of the Further' is released in cinemas on August 21.

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web search NEUTRAL — Director Jacob Chase says ‘INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER’ didn’t need to be rated R to be really scary. “The restraint you need to make a PG-13 movie actually requires you to hide more and show less.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Horrorsupernatural. Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in her childhood home, discovers she can enter a supernatural realm known as The Further. As she begins to bring entities from that world…
https://www.district.in/movies/insidious-out-of-the-further-…

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web search NEUTRAL — #Insidious: Out Of The Further only in cinemas August 21."Insidious: Out of the Further is an upcoming American supernatural horror film written and directed by Jacob Chase. It serves as a sequel to I…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/insidious-out-of-further-dem…

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Claim 6: “RPS International Photography Exhibition 167 When: 7 August — 11 September 2026 Where: Saatchi Gallery (London, UK)”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the exhibition dates (August 7 to September 11, 2026) and the location (Saatchi Gallery, London).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Blakemore (15 July 1936 – 14 January 2025) was an English photographer who worked in documentary, landscape, still life and created hand made books. He taught the medium full time from 1970. Blak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blakemore

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Parr (23 May 1952–6 December 2025) was an English documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Parr

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tine Poppe (born Kristine Hildur Poppe; 1957) is a Norwegian photographer based in Oslo whose work spans documentary photography and fine-art photography. Her practice has been described as focusing o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tine_Poppe

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Claim 7: “Rothko in Florence When: Until 23 August 2027 Where: Palazzo Strozzi (Florence, Italy)”

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The claim states the exhibition runs until August 23, 2027. However, multiple sources confirm it runs until August 23, 2026. One source mentions it closed on August 23 (referring to 2026) and another mentions a different timeline for 2027, but the specific 'Rothko in Florence' dates are consistently 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adrian Ghenie (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan ˈɡeni.e]; born 13 August 1977 in Baia Mare) is a contemporary Romanian painter, who lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Ghenie

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi (Foundation of the Palazzo Strozzi) is the first example of an independent public-private cultural foundation in Italy, established in 2006. Is a cultural organisation …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondazione_Palazzo_Strozzi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Rothko ( ROTH-koh; Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was a Latvian-born American abstract painter. He is best known for his color field paintings …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothko

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Claim 8: “The world's longest running contemporary photography exhibition brings together 113 prints by 48 international photographers — shortlisted from more than 5,200 submissions.”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state that 113 prints by 48 photographers were selected from more than 5,200 submissions.

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Claim 9: “Conan O'Brien Must Go Where: HBO Max When: 22 August”

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No evidence was found after searching for the premiere of 'Conan O'Brien Must Go' on August 22 on HBO Max.

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Claim 10: “Weezer: Weezer (The Gold Album) When: 21 August”

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Claim 11: “over 70 of his works are revealed”

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While sources confirm the exhibition exists and its curators, none of the provided evidence mentions the specific number of works (over 70) being revealed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record payment for a work is approximately US$450.3 million (which includes commission) for the work Salvator Mundi (c. 1500) general…
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Claim 12: “one of the music videos even features skateboarder Tony Hawk.”

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Claim 13: “Julia Holter releases her seventh studio album, 'Materia' — a seven-track companion piece to her 2024 LP, Something in the Room She Moves — on 21 August.”

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Claim 14: “At the heart of the International Photography Exhibition (IPE) are winners Marcy Palmer and Léa Chen”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of weather reports and unrelated Wikipedia lists; no mention of Marcy Palmer or Léa Chen is found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Here is a list of characters who have appeared on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera All My Children.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetized list of notable all-female bands, of all genres, and is a spin-off list from the all-female band article. It is an overview of notable all-female bands that have their own arti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by U.S. Figure Skating to crown the national champions of the United States. The first U.S. Championships were …
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Claim 15: “Palme d'Or winner Fjord, about a family of Romanian evangelicals, begins its European roll-out this week.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the movie 'Fjord' or its Palme d'Or win.

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Claim 16: “A spin-off of his podcast 'Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan'”

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