Bellini, Titian, and Lotto: North Italian Paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through September 3.

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Through June 16, Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine is at Zion-Benton Public Library in Zion, IL; the Biomedical Library at the University of San Diego in San Diego, CA; Spartanburg County Public Libraries in Spartanburg, SC; and Santiago Canyon College in Orange, CA.

The Printed Image in China, 8th–21st Century is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through July 29.

China invented both paper and printing and this exhibition presents an outstanding survey of the art of Chinese printing from the time of its inception in the ninth century through its burgeoning as an artistic medium during the seventeenth century and its continued vitality as a medium for both popular culture and political commentary during the twentieth century. The exhibition will consist of approximately 136 prints drawn from the encyclopedic holdings of the British Museum.

1212: The Making of the City, at the Yorkshire Museum through April 15, 2013, marks the 800th anniversary of the grant of York’s royal charter.

This new exhibition, in our Medieval Gallery, will mark the 800th anniversary of York’s independence, telling the story of medieval York and celebrating the people, places and events that have contributed to the ctiy’s medieval heritage.

Highlights will include our own star objects, including the York Helmet, Middleham Jewel, Sapphire Ring and St William’s Shrine, alongside paintings and works on paper from York Art Gallery.

We will also have iconic objects from York Minster and the British Library on display, adding to the richness of the exhibition.

Colour, sound and film will be used to capture the vibrancy, artistic expression and imagination of the medieval city at its height; bringing 800 years of York’s medieval heritage back to life and complementing the return of York’s Mystery Plays to the Museum Gardens.

These iconic medieval plays will be performed throughout August 2012 in front of the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey, just outside the museum, and, along with our exhibition, are being mounted as part of the City of York Council’s York 800 celebrations.

Illuminated: The Art of Sacred Books is at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City through September 3.

Cima: Master of the Venetian Renaissance is on display at the Musée du Luxembourg through July 15.