New Wave Photography returns to The Crypt Gallery. Organised by United Creativity, the event recognises the evolving talent of new artists from the CEE region. From 19 – 27 April.

Eva and Franco Mattes’ filmic piece is the result of an online call to watch “the worst video ever”. Showing at Carroll/Fletcher, the film is a demonstration of audiences’ reflecting on another film.

After 10 years of renovation, Rijksmuseum reopens tomorrow. Fittingly, there will be a weekend of festivities led by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who will lead the opening ceremony.

Conceived by artist Rudolf Stingler and Elena Geuna, the exhibition presents over 30 paintings from international collections, including those of the practitioner and of François Pinault.

The Graphic Arts festival Pick Me Up opens 18 April at Somerset House. An annual celebration of the wonderfully diverse sphere of graphic arts, the festival brings together a plethora of works.

The Design Museum has announced the seven category winners for the annual Designs of the Year Awards. The awards celebrate the best of international design from the last 12 months.

The Magic of the State is the name given to a new group exhibition, which has recently opened at Lisson Gallery. The show coincides with a display of the same name in Cairo’s Beirut gallery.

Cityscapes collates artists who respond to elements of urban life in their various practices. Included in this exhibition will be David Hepher, Peter Howson, Patrick Hughes, Lucy Jones, and others.

Martin Boyce’s Eyes is the fourth work in the David Roberts Art Foundation’s study series; a selection of case studies intended to provide a fuller understanding of works from the DRAF collection.

Combining thought provoking imagery and stunning aesthetics, the Royal Geographical Society exhibit CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013. Running 10 April until 3 May.

The SPILL Festival of Performance brings together some of the finest and most radical experimental theatre, live art and performances of today’s prominent artists from around the world.

Rebecca Ward comes to the Ronchini Gallery for her first major solo exhibition. Running 12 April until 18 May, the showcase represents Ward’s broad practice and includes brand new installations and paintings.

Seeing is Believing is a show of selected works by the German photographer Jochen Lempert. Lempert’s images address the relationship between the world of nature and our man-made world.

Opening on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Liquid Land reveals the struggles and the resilience of people living in some of the world’s most polluted areas in the former Soviet Union.

Considered as a master of light and dark, the presentation compares Mario Nanni’s works with the permanent collection at Villa Panza, introducing a dialogue between classic pieces and the use of light.

ASFF allows for budding and established filmmakers to connect with new, worldwide audiences and interact with some of the biggest personalities in the film industry today. Open for entries.

Every April hundreds of designers make the annual pilgrimage to Milan for Salone del Mobile, the largest design trade fair in the world. All next week, Crane.tv are taking up residence on the Milan frontline.

Patternity presents Pattern Power/ Superstripe at the London Newcastle Project Space from 6 April. The exhibition opens a series of events that explore the powerful presence of pattern.

The Royal Academy of Arts presents Edouard Manet’s stunning portraiture. Those outside of London are offered the opportunity to view Manet’s works in HD on the big screen at a range of cinemas.

The current show at Galleria Massimo Minini is a double solo show with Italian sculptor and painter Ettore Spalletti and conceptual artist Sol Lewitt.