Our Luxury Calendar provides a comprehensive overview of the top events unfolding around the world every month. Some are micro-luxuries (like a really good book) and others are on a grand, epic scale. Personally, if schedules and money were no object, and we could do anything we’d like, here are our top picks for the best luxury events and experiences in February 2020.
our top 10 picks in the world of luxury events for February 2020
It’s hard to narrow the list down to just the top 10 picks in the world of luxury in February 2020, but here goes.
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1. West Side Story on Broadway
After his kinetic reinventions of A View from the Bridge, The Crucible and Network, Ivan van Hove returns to Broadway with another buzzy reinvention of an American classic, West Side Story. The re-imagined production at the Broadway Theatre features choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (supplanting the original iconic work of Jerome Robbins). It also features 32 actors making their Broadway débuts – Now in previews, opens February 20, 2020
The top luxury experiences in February 2020: Ivo Van Hove’s revival of West Side Story opens on Broadway this month. Photo Credit: Vogue.
2. Peter Doig in Tokyo
Painter of romantic and unsettling landscapes, Peter Doig has been named one of the most important artists in the world today. This month will see his first solo exhibition in Japan at The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. Works in the show will range from his early-career images of snow-filled vistas to his latest, more figurative portraits – February 26 – June 14, 2020
The best events in the world of luxury for February 2020: Peter Doig at The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo.
3. Jan van Eyck in Ghent, Belgium
The city of Ghent has declared 2020 the year of the 15th-century Flemish master Jan van Eyck. He is the father of the Northern Renaissance and a pioneer who is known for his hyper-realistic style of oil painting, which shaped the trajectory of Western art. At the heart of the celebrations is Van Eyck: An Optical Illusion at The Museum of Fine Arts, the largest and most comprehensive Van Eyck exhibition ever staged – February 1 – April 30, 2020
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we want to read
4. Weather by Jenny Offill
Weather by Jenny Offill is the second novel from the bestselling author of Dept. of Speculation. Lizzie Benson moonlights as a fake shrink outside of her day job as a librarian. When she’s hired by a famous podcaster to read and answer listener mail, Lizzie has to confront everything she doesn’t (and hasn’t wanted to) know – Publication date: February 11, 2020
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5. Project 19 at The New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic marks the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment – which extended voting rights in America to women – with commissions by nineteen female composers. Project 19 kicks off with works from Joan La Barbara, Ellen Reid and Paola Prestini – February 5 – 23, 2020
The best events in the world of luxury for February 2020: Project 19 at the New York Philharmonic. Courtesy Photo.
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6. The NBA All-Star Game
The 69th NBA All-Star Game is at the United Center in Chicago. Leading up to the big game are the always-entertaining Celebrity All-Star game and the All-Star Challenge events – including slam dunks, 3-point shots and skills tests. With team captain LeBron James and team captain Giannis Antetokounmpo taking the floor, this is gonna be GOOD – February 16, 2020
7. Ruth Negga in Hamlet at St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn
Ruth Negga is reprising the role of Hamlet (a role she played at Dublin’s Gate Theater in 2018) at Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse, alongside the original cast direct from Dublin. The show’s five-week run marks Negga’s first appearance on a New York stage – February 1, 2020
The top luxury experiences in February 2020: Ruth Negga in Hamlet at St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn. Courtesy Photo.
8. Paris Fashion Week – with luggage from Dior x Rimowa
Closing out “Fashion Month” each February is arguably the mother of them all: Paris Fashion Week.
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And we want to arrive in the City of Lights sporting one or more of the chic new pieces from the limited-edition Dior x Rimowa Collection. The travel line includes personal clutches ($2,440), hand luggage ($3,080), cabin luggage ($3,720) and full sized trunks ($4,230). Sure, they say it’s part of the Dior Men’s line – but we want in on this, too! – February 24 – March 3
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9. Nobu Hotel Barcelona
The Nobu Hotel Barcelona is chic new boutique hotel in one of the hottest luxury travel destinations. It’s also home to the city’s first Nobu restaurant, located on the 23rd floor of the hotel.
The top luxury experiences in February 2020: the new Nobu Barcelona. Courtesy Photo.
we want a taste of
10. Fête de Citron in Menton, France
Started in 1933 as a simple local fruit show, the Fête de Citron in Menton, France has grown to be much more. It’s now an internationally-renowned event, drawing 160,000 visitors to a joyful jamboree every year – February 15 – March 3, 2020
top picks in the world of luxury events for February 2020
Wow – what a month it could be! Those are our top picks in the world of luxury events and experiences in February 2020. What’s your top pick for the month? Whatever you decide to do, have fun out there.
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