Prints of Wales
Printmaking by the 18th-century Venetian Giovanni Battista Piranesi is the subject of an exhibition opening next week in Cardiff.
National Museum and Gallery. March 20-June 7, 10am-5pm Tues-Sun. Open Bank Holiday Mondays. Free. 029-2039 7951, nmgw.ac.uk.
Future couture
Spot emerging talent during London's Alternative Fashion week. Ten young designers put their creations on show each day.
Old Spitalfields Market (nearest tube Liverpool Street). March 18-22, daily runway shows at 1.15pm. Free. 020-7375 0441, alternativearts.co.uk.
Derby vibes
Vibes player Orphy Robinson, who played with the Jazz Warriors, the Brecker Brothers, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins, is in Derby next week.
Assembly Rooms. March 20, 8pm. £8.50, £4.50 concessions. 01332 255800.
Finlay on sea
A full-scale hand-made sailing boat is among the highlights of an exhibition of work with a maritime theme by Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay, opening in Cornwall next week.
Tate St Ives. March 23-June 30, 10am-5.30pm. £3.95, adults, £2.50 concessions, under 18s, over 60s/under 18s free. 01736 796226, tate.org.uk.
Great outdoors
Go hang-gliding thanks to virtual reality, experience the extremes of the Arctic and the desert in a temperature chamber, learn about the latest mapping technology at the Outdoors Show this weekend. Plus the latest kit for sale.
National Exhibition Centre , Birmingham. Today and tomorrow, 10am-6pm. £10 adults, £5 children/concessions. theoutdoorsshow.co.uk.
Pinhole views
Work by four artists using the medium of the pinhole camera can be seen in a new exhibition at Hampshire's Havant Museum. Over 100 images are on view.
Until April 21. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 02392 451155, hants.gov.uk/museums.
Peace dividends
The 500th anniversary of the Treaty of Perpetual Peace, underpinned by the marriage of Scotland's James IV to Henry VII's 12-year-old sister Margaret Tudor, will be marked by an exhibition at Stirling Castle, opening on Wednesday. Treasures on show include James' illuminated volume of prayers, the Book of Hours.
March 20-May 20, 9.30am-5pm. £7 adults, £2 children, £5 concessions. 01786 450000, historic-scotland.net.
Living art
You can learn a lot from Lydia the tattooed lady, sang Groucho Marx - and even more will be revealed next week at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. A new exhibition "Skin Deep: a history of tattooing" opens there on Friday.
March 22-September 30, 10am-5pm. Free. 020-8858 4422, nmm.ac.uk.
