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yokohama triennale 2027 curators

Japan’s Yokohama Triennale has appointed Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero as co-artistic directors for its 9th edition, opening at the Yokohama Museum of Art on April 23, 2027. Costinaș, a Romanian writer and critic currently senior curator at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, will become a curatorial adviser there at year’s end. Guerrero, from Bogotá, is a professor at City University in Hong Kong. The duo previously co-directed the 2024 Biennale of Sydney and the 2018 Dak’Art Biennale, and have collaborated on several other projects. They were selected from 22 candidates by a six-person international committee.

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france hikes museum fees non europeans

Beginning January 1, 2026, major French museums including the Louvre and the Château de Versailles will charge non-European Union visitors €30 (about $35), up from €22 ($25). The new "differential tariff" is driven by cultural budget cuts, waning corporate sponsorships, and rising restoration costs. Versailles, where 42 percent of 8 million annual visitors come from outside Europe, sees the funds as a lifeline for repairs, while the Louvre faces €400 million in renovation needs over 15 years. The policy is expected to spread to other sites like the Arc de Triomphe and Château de Chambord, and more institutions may adopt it in 2027.

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centre pompidou hanwha opens in seoul inside jean-michel wilmotte's box of light

Centre Pompidou Hanwha has opened in Seoul, housed within Jean-Michel Wilmotte's 'Box of Light' design. The new museum features flexible galleries that can accommodate large-scale contemporary exhibitions, with inaugural displays including large-scale paintings and sculptures.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art announces $100m expansion

The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Pennsylvania has announced a $100 million expansion project to transform its 15-acre campus. The plan includes a new 40,000-square-foot museum building designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates—the firm's first museum in the U.S.—along with renovations to the original mid-19th century grist mill building, and the creation of a 325-acre publicly accessible preserve and garden with 10 miles of trails. Construction is set to begin in spring 2027, with completion expected in autumn 2029.

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First look at the 59th Carnegie International

The Carnegie Museum of Art held a press tour on May 1, 2026, for the 59th Carnegie International, titled "If the word we." The exhibition features 61 artists from around the world, including 36 newly commissioned works, alongside pieces from the museum's permanent collection. It opens to the public on May 2, 2026, and runs through January 3, 2027.

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CMOA unveils the 59th Carnegie International

The Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) held a press tour on May 1, 2026, for the 59th Carnegie International, titled "If the word we." The exhibition features 61 artists from around the world, including 36 newly commissioned works, alongside pieces from CMOA's permanent collection. It opens to the public on May 2, 2026, and runs through January 3, 2027. Notable participants include artists Abraham González Pacheco, Elle Márjá Eira, Hans Ragnar Mathisen, Joar Nango, G. Peter Jemison, Sarah Ndele, and Georges Adeagbo, with tours led by professor Jongwoo Jeremy Kim.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2026 visibility 17 link 2 artists

Anne Frank exhibit debuts Friday with rare artifacts in Chicago

A new exhibition titled "Anne Frank The Exhibition" opens Friday, May 1 at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It features 130 collection items from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, including artifacts from the Secret Annex where Anne Frank and her family hid during the Nazi occupation. Some of these items have never been displayed in the United States before. The exhibition offers a personal look at the Frank family's life in hiding, including a board game that helped pass the time.

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Denver Art Museum Luncheon by Design, a fundraiser event for DIVA exhibition, opening fall 2026

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) held its annual Luncheon by Design fundraiser, celebrating the 60-year career of costume designer Bob Mackie as a prelude to the upcoming DIVA exhibition opening in fall 2026. The event featured a conversation between Joe McFate, Mackie's long-time design director, and Jill D'Alessandro, DAM's director and curator of the Avenir Institute of Textile Arts, sharing stories behind Mackie's iconic costumes worn by Cher, Tina Turner, and P!NK. Funds raised support the DIVA exhibition, which will run from October 4, 2026, to January 31, 2027, at the museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 27, 2026 visibility 13 link 7 artists

'Tough Stuff' Women in the American Glass Studio opens May 16 at CMoG

The Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) will open 'Tough Stuff: Women in the American Glass Studio' on May 16, 2026, running through January 10, 2027. This is the first survey exhibition dedicated to women artists working in glass during the 1960s and 1970s, featuring over 200 objects from artists including Claire Falkenstein, Audrey Handler, Margie Jervis, Susie Krasnican, Kathleen Mulcahy, Ginny Ruffner, Ruth Tamura, and Toots Zynsky. Curated by Tami Landis, the show draws from CMoG's permanent collection, the Rakow Research Library, and notable loans, presenting works that have never been displayed before.

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This Is Where Max Mara Will Hold Its Resort 2027 Show in Shanghai

Max Mara has chosen the Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai as the venue for its Resort 2027 runway show on June 16. The event will coincide with the opening of an exhibition titled “The Max!”, curated by Olivier Saillard, celebrating the brand’s 75th anniversary. The Long Museum is a private art museum founded by collectors Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei, with three locations across China. This marks Max Mara’s second show in Shanghai, following a 2016 presentation at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 19, 2026 visibility 17 link 2 artists

Exhibition brings together Art Nouveau and Art Deco through a century of chairs

The Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles is set to launch a new exhibition titled 'Art Nouveau versus Art Deco? 1850-1950: A Century in 32 Chairs,' running from June 25 to January 11, 2027. The showcase utilizes 32 chairs designed by prominent architects and designers alongside archival documents to trace the stylistic and ideological evolution of Western design. A unique collaborative element features students from La Cambre, who will present chair designs in Victor Horta’s workshop for a public vote.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 19 link 5 artists

Painting from Elmhurst U. Collection Tours Prestigious Museums

Elmhurst University’s painting "Tree at Aledo" by Gertrude Abercrombie is currently on a national tour as part of the retrospective exhibition "Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery." The work is presently on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum following stops at the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Colby College Museum of Art, with a final scheduled stop at the Norton Museum of Art through early 2027.

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article local schedule Apr 8, 2026 visibility 21 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

10th Weston Loan Programme sees national collections in 15 regional museums

The Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund has announced its tenth round of support, facilitating 15 exhibitions at regional museums across England, Scotland, and Wales through 2027. This initiative funds the logistical costs—including transport, insurance, and security—required to move masterpieces from major national institutions like the Tate, the National Gallery, and the V&A to smaller local galleries. Notable upcoming highlights include the return of Joseph Wright’s 'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump' to Derby for the first time in eight decades and a landmark Leonard McComb exhibition in Birkenhead.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 18 link 4 artists

Exhibitions at High Museum on Tuesdays

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has announced a diverse slate of upcoming exhibitions featuring folk art, experimental photography, and avant-garde fashion. Key highlights include a retrospective of Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf, a showcase of Minnie Evans' surrealistic paintings inspired by her dreams, and an exploration of Ralph Eugene Meatyard’s gothic and abstract photography. These exhibitions are scheduled to roll out between October 2026 and May 2027.

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jiadu art center, café, and studio form flexible community art network in china

The Jiadu Art Center in Yanjiao, Hebei Province, represents a strategic architectural intervention by MINOR lab to transform existing residential and commercial stock into a community-focused art network. The project reconfigures three distinct spaces—an ancillary structure, a commercial unit, and a residential apartment—into a cohesive system featuring a flexible exhibition hall, a café, and an adaptable artist studio. Utilizing movable walls, modular furniture, and a consistent material palette of strawboard and hot-rolled steel, the design prioritizes spatial fluidity and multi-functional use.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 2, 2026 visibility 17 link 2 artists

British Museum secures £5m sponsorship for Bayeux Tapestry display

The British Museum has secured a £5m sponsorship deal from billionaire Igor Tulchinsky to fund the landmark loan of the Bayeux Tapestry. The 11th-century textile, which depicts the Norman Conquest of 1066, will be displayed in the museum’s Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery from September 2025 through July 2027. This historic event marks the first time the artifact has returned to British soil in nearly 1,000 years, facilitated by the temporary closure of its home in Normandy for renovations.

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gavel restitution schedule Feb 26, 2026 visibility 15 link 2 artists

Back to Assam: British Museum agrees to loan fragile tapestry showing Krishna’s life

The British Museum has reached an agreement with the state government of Assam to loan the Vrindavani Vastra, a 350-year-old sacred tapestry depicting the life of Krishna, for a six-month period starting in 2027. The loan is contingent upon the construction of a specialized new extension at the Assam State Museum in Guwahati to accommodate the textile's extreme fragility. This marks the first time the artifact, which features the earliest known Assamese inscriptions, will return to its place of origin since it was acquired by the British Museum following the 1904 Younghusband expedition to Tibet.

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Ground Control to London: David Bowie’s childhood home to be restored by heritage charity

The Heritage of London Trust has acquired David Bowie's childhood home at 4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley, southeast London, and plans to restore it to its early 1960s appearance. The railway workers' cottage, where Bowie lived from ages 8 to 20 and is believed to have written "Space Oddity," will open to the public in late 2027, offering an immersive experience centered on his bedroom. Geoffrey Marsh, co-curator of the V&A's "David Bowie Is" exhibition, will oversee the restoration, funded by a £500,000 grant from the Jones Day Foundation and a public fundraising campaign.

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Helsinki museum to open new gallery dedicated to Moomin illustrator

The Helsinki Art Museum (HAM) in Finland is opening a new permanent gallery dedicated to Tove Jansson, the illustrator of the Moomins. The Tove Jansson Gallery will open on 13 February, spanning three exhibition halls, with the inaugural exhibition inspired by Jansson’s book *Comet in Moominland* and running through 24 January 2027. The gallery aims to showcase Jansson's art diversely and introduce new perspectives on her as both a Helsinki-based and international artist.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 3, 2025 visibility 15 link 6 artists

The DIVAs are coming to the Denver Art Museum, an exclusive fashion exhibit featuring celebrity red carpet looks

The Denver Art Museum will host the international touring exhibition "DIVAs" from October 2026 to January 2027, making it the only U.S. venue for the show. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the exhibit features over 200 objects including costumes and accessories worn by icons such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna, RuPaul, Prince, Tina Turner, and Marilyn Monroe. Highlights include Rihanna's 2018 Met Gala gown by John Galliano for Maison Margiela and Tina Turner's Bob Mackie "Flame Dress" from 1978. The ticketed event will take place in the Hamilton Building.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 26, 2025 visibility 14 link 6 artists

DIVA

Denver has been announced as the exclusive US venue for 'DIVA,' a major fashion and iconography exhibition organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The show will run from October 4, 2026, to January 31, 2027, at the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building, featuring over 200 objects and more than 50 costumes worn by legendary performers including Maria Callas, Cher, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, RuPaul, Prince, Tina Turner, and Marilyn Monroe.

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17th-century jewels, historic photographs focus of Kimbell museum’s 2026 exhibitions

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth has announced two major exhibitions for 2026. From March 15 to June 28, the museum will host "The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem," featuring over 60 silver, gold, and bejeweled objects gifted by Holy Roman Emperors and European monarchs to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. In the fall, from October 4, 2026, to January 17, 2027, the Kimbell will present "Photography's First Century: Masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France," its first-ever photography exhibition, showcasing more than 150 early images from pioneers like Henri Le Secq, Gustave Le Gray, and Félix Tournachon.

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November 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

This article compiles a list of open calls, residencies, and grants for artists in November 2025, featuring opportunities such as the Hopper Prize offering $4,500 and $1,000 artist grants, the Biafarin Awards with $4,000 CAD in cash grants and global exposure, and the GLEAM public art exhibition at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Other calls include the Contemporary Reflection exhibition in London, an open call for exhibitions at Municipal Gallery dlr LexIcon in Ireland, the INteriors show at Glen Arbor Arts Center, Sight/Geist film and performance series in New York, and a main gallery commission at Locust Projects in Miami, among others.

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Documenta unveils first all-woman curatorial team for 2027

Documenta has announced the first all-woman curatorial team for its 16th edition, set to take place in Kassel, Germany, from June 12 to September 19, 2027. Artistic director Naomi Beckwith, deputy director and chief curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, selected four curators—Carla Acevedo-Yates, Romi Crawford, Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, and Xiaoyu Weng—to develop the exhibition, publications, and programming. Each curator brings distinct expertise: Acevedo-Yates focuses on diaspora and cultural production; Crawford on race and American visual culture; Rodríguez Castro on writing and editing; and Weng on globalization, feminism, and decolonization.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 7, 2025 visibility 14 link 1 artist

Mavis Pusey’s First Solo Museum Exhibition Spotlights Her Work in Geometric Abstraction

Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images, the first major museum survey of the Jamaica-born artist and educator Mavis Pusey (1928–2019), opens at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Philadelphia on July 12 and runs through December 7. Co-organized with the Studio Museum in Harlem, where it will travel in spring 2027, the exhibition features over 50 years of Pusey’s work in geometric abstraction, including paintings, prints, and works on paper. It highlights her Broken Construction series (1960s–1990s) and incorporates photographs, personal notes, and archival materials to contextualize her practice.

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article policy schedule Jun 11, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Tate Liverpool receives £12m from UK government to support delayed revamp

Tate Liverpool has received a £12m grant from the UK government's Public Bodies Infrastructure Fund, bringing the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's total contribution to the gallery's redevelopment to £18.6m. The funding, combined with additional philanthropic donations from the Garfield Weston Foundation (£3m), the Wolfson Foundation (£1.25m), and the Ross Warburton Charitable Trust, plus a £10m award from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, has raised a minimum of £32.85m toward the project, now costed at £35m. The gallery, closed since October 2023, had postponed its planned 2025 reopening to 2027 due to fundraising difficulties.

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Pompidou to launch outpost near Unesco heritage site of Iguaçu falls in Brazil

The Centre Pompidou has signed a five-year partnership with Brazil to open its first South American outpost near the Iguaçu falls, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the city of Foz do Iguaçu. Scheduled to launch in November 2027, the 10,000 sq. m. museum will be designed by Paraguayan architect Solano Benitez, with a construction budget of R$200 million ($36 million). The venue will host exhibitions, live performances, festivals, film screenings, lectures, and artist residencies focused on the cultures of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.

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Institutions Across the US to Benefit from Transformative $116 Million Gift to National Gallery

Billionaire collector and National Gallery of Art trustee Mitchell P. Rales has donated $116 million to the museum. The gift, the largest programming endowment in the institution's history, will fund the 'Across the Nation' initiative, which loans works from the National Gallery's permanent collection to small and midsize museums across the United States for two-year periods at no cost to the borrowing institutions.

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article policy schedule Feb 17, 2026 visibility 37 link 5 artists

UK artist resale right at 20: how successful has the pioneering scheme been?

The UK's Artist Resale Right (ARR), a law entitling visual artists to royalties from secondary market sales of their work, marks its 20th anniversary. Initially met with fierce opposition from auction houses and dealers who feared it would drive high-value sales offshore, the scheme is now largely accepted by the UK art trade, though concerns about administrative burdens compared to markets like New York and Hong Kong remain.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 28, 2026 visibility 20 link 2 artists

WHO ARE THE CURATORS THAT WILL LEAD THE NEXT BIENAL DE SAO PAULO

The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has appointed Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca as chief curators for the 37th Bienal de São Paulo, scheduled for 2027 at the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo in Ibirapuera Park. Carneiro, a curator at MASP since 2018 and an artistic organizer for the 2024 Venice Biennale, and Fonseca, a visual arts curator at Culturgest and curator-at-large at the Denver Art Museum, will lead the largest visual arts event in Latin America.

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