The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing and reading Last chance

Conservation work on the Old Royal Naval College’s Painted Hall in Greenwich, London SE10 (020-8269 4799) has created a once-in-acentury opportunity to climb a scaffold and view the baroque detail of the UK’S largest painted ceiling up close. Until 30 September.

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Videogames: Design/play/disrupt at the V&A, London SW7 (020-7942 2000), is a fascinating exploration of the world of videogame design, and the social and cultural impact of gaming. This exhibition combines interactive installations, original artwork and video footage. 8 September-24 February 2019.

Oxford Lieder Festival’s The Grand Tour:

a European Journey in Song brings artists from around the world to Oxford for a series of classical concerts, as well as talks and workshops. 12-27 October (01865-591276).

Billed as the world’s largest philosophy and music festival, How the light gets in is heading to London for a weekend of talks, debates and performances in the grounds of Hampstead’s Kenwood House, NW3. Rebecca Goldstein, Homi Bhabha, Steven Pinker and Deborah Levy are among the speakers. 22-23 September (howthelightgetsin.org/london).

Just out in paperback

Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss (Bloomsbury £8.99). Krauss returns to the theme of solitude in her fourth novel. It is “blazingly intelligent” and a “remarkable achievement” (Guardian).