This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events.

BEIJING: A comprehensive exhibit entitled ‘85 New Wave at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (www.ullens-center.org) traces the emergence of China’s vibrant contemporary scene during a time where there was little public support for the arts. More than 130 works, from painting and photography to installations, are on view, including pieces by Zhang Xiaogang, whose Bloodline series has been fetching six-plus figures at auction.

LONDON: The National Gallery (www.ng-london.org) hosts an exhibit called The Art of Light: German Renaissance Stained Glass, juxtaposing examples of fifteenth and early-sixteenth stained glass with paintings and drawings from the same period. Opens on November 7 and runs through February 17.

LOS ANGELES: New works by Young British Artist Tracey Emin, who represented the U.K. at this year’s Venice Biennale is displayed at the Gagosian Gallery branch in Beverly Hills (www.gagosian.com) from November 2 through December 22.

MUNICH: The Staatsoper München (www.bayerische.staatsoper.de) reprises this fantastical new production of Alice in Wonderland, critically acclaimed during this summer’s opera festival, for four performances. Kent Nagano conducts contemporary Seol composer Unsuk Chin’s score; the innovative sets and staging includes oversized puppets and ingenious lighting design. November 15, 17, 20, 23.

NEW YORK: Carnegie Hall presents Berlin in Lights, an original festival of music, film, lectures and exhibits that celebrate the best of the German capital. Artists in town for the performances include acclaimed chanteuse Ute Lemper, Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck (the Academy Award-winning director of The Lives of Others) and cabaret personality Max Raabe and his orchestra. For a complete listing of events, click here.

Also premiering this month: Lincoln Center Theater presents Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, starring Martha Plimpton (fresh from her acclaimed turn in A Midsummer Night’s Dream this summer) with previews beginning Nov. 1 (www.lct.org) ; Mel Brook’s musical adaptation of Young Frankenstein, directed by choreographer Susan Stroman, comes to Broadway on Nov. 3; Garth Fagan (Nov. 6-11) and Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Nov. 13-25) perform at the Joyce (www.joyce.org).

PARIS: Visit the recently opened—highly controversial— immigration museum, the Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration (Palais de la Porte Dorée, 293 Avenue Daumesnil; +33-1-53-59-58-60; www.histoire-immigration.fr), and join the debate whether it’s a welcome addition to the city’s multicultural scene or an empty political statement. To read the New York Times review by Michael Kimmelman, click here.

WASHINGTON, DC: The Suzannne Farrell Ballet, now the official company of the Kennedy Center (www.kennedy-center.org), performs a varied all-Balanchine program that includes the sensual Bugaku and haunting Meditations, which Mr. B choreographed on Farrell in 1963. Nov. 20-25.