DRESDEN ST PETERSBURG

VERMEER DISCOVERY

Dresden’s exceptional Gemäldegalerie is hosting one of the top exhibitions in Europe this autumn. The recent restoration of one of its Vermeers is the hook for a show that brings together 10 out of 36 surviving paintings by Vermeer

EGYPT AT THE HERMITAGE

The Hermitage is marking Russia’s Year of Egypt with two exhibitions. The Mummy Changes features a mummified castrato singer, while Egypt at the Hermitage: After Mummies considers the visual arts of later periods. Until Dec 12 (hermitagemuseum.org).