Swarming glow sticks, Pop Art cars, and a giant with his parents.

A floating garden, hipster statues, and melting ice cream.

Expressive hands, angry aristocrats, and leaping cats.

We owe our visions of the future to the relatively unknown artist and engineer Syd Mead. Menna Aden photographs personal spaces from a lightbulb’s perspective. Cai Guo Qiang’s explosions rival the accidental Fourth of July fireball unleashed by the city of San Diego. Ken Solomon immortalizes the Facebook pages of other guys named Ken Solomon. A student activist lights up a cigar at the president of Columbia University’s desk.

Museum-hopping got you hungry? Here’s where to satiate your cravings.

Hanging leopards, tranquil islands, and a levitating 340-ton rock.

Dinner and a movie is so uninspired; get a little more creative with our art-inspired date ideas.

Need to get out of town? We’ve got you covered for where to go and what to do.

Get your party on at a real-life Night at the Museum.

The top five can’t-miss mega exhibitions of the summer.

Summer in New York brings about some of the best music festivals around. We’ve got the shortlist to help you make sense of all the options.

Don’t fill your summer culture calendar with art and music alone—there’s plenty of awesome performances to check out, too.