Designed by Renzo Piano and incorporating an existing 1930s streamlined building, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures centers on a permanent three-floor Stories of Cinema exhibition that examines the evolution of film, with highlights including Dorothy’s Wizard of Oz ruby slippers and painted backdrops for films like North by Northwest. The long-awaited opening of the country’s largest museum devoted to filmmaking debuts with an impressive roster of programming, featuring the first North American museum retrospective on legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki of My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away. Complementing the museum’s opening are online conversations and screenings celebrating the diverse contributors behind the movies. academymuseum.org

The first permanent art installation from nomadic Denver-based art museum Black Cube is a sculpture, skatepark, and flood-mitigation landscape with undulating concrete where skaters can soar and rain can be guided away from areas where it may stagnate. Created by artist Matt Barton, Community Forms is situated on the public campus of the TAXI development that includes both residential and work spaces. It’s a fresh way to think about public art that fosters community and encourages environmental consciousness while offering a dynamic statement through curvy contours that are perfect for getting air. blackcube.art

Hosted by Tamar Avishai, the Lonely Palette is an accessible dive into some of the world’s most important works of art. The podcast mixes casual interviews with museum visitors on their impressions of how, where, why, and when the art was made. From a close look at why the pointillist dots of George Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884-86) were so innovative, to the way Claes Oldenburg’s 1964 Giant Toothpaste Tube elevates the ordinary, each episode makes art history approachable by highlighting the human experience behind every creative expression. Episodes are ongoing and can be found on all audio streaming platforms. thelonelypalette.com