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Top Art Exhibits at Chicago Museums | 2025 Guide

Chicago museums are presenting a diverse slate of fall 2025 exhibitions, including a major Yoko Ono retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the National Museum of Mexican Art's 39th annual Día de Muertos exhibit, a landmark Elizabeth Catlett retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago, a Marvel's Spider-Man interactive show at the Griffin Museum of Science & Industry, and Italian artist Diego Marcon's U.S. debut at The Renaissance Society.

Exhibition Of Contemporary Anishinaabe Art At Detroit Institute Of Arts

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) has opened "Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation," a major exhibition featuring over 60 Anishinaabe artists from Michigan and the Great Lakes region. The show, running from September 28, 2025, to April 8, 2026, includes nearly 100 contemporary artworks and was sparked by a request from artist Kelly Church, whose black ash top hat was donated to the DIA in 2020. Church collaborated with DIA Assistant Curator Denene De Quintal and a Native advisory board—the "Council of the Three Fires"—to select artists, blending established figures like Frank Big Bear and George Morrison with lesser-known artists receiving their first major institutional exposure.

13 Art Exhibitions You Don’t Want To Miss This Fall

This fall, galleries and museums across the United States are presenting a series of exhibitions centered on Black life, ranging from historic pioneers to contemporary voices. Highlights include Athi-Patra Ruga's immersive installation 'Lord, I gotta keep on (movin')' at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, which imagines a queer Black nation called Azania; 'Edmonia Lewis: Indelible Impressions' at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center, showcasing the 19th-century sculptor's Neoclassical works; and 'Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print' in New York, inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois's data visualizations. Other notable shows include 'A Taste of Beauty' at the Crocker Art Museum, featuring carved African spoons, and the reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem, alongside the global energy of Art Basel Miami Beach.

Thaddaeus Ropac is betting on Milan—will it pay off?

Austrian dealer Thaddaeus Ropac opened a new gallery in Milan on September 20, capitalizing on Italy's newly reduced 5% VAT on art imports—the lowest in the EU—and an influx of wealthy expats from London following the UK's abolition of non-dom tax status. The gallery occupies the first floor of the historic Palazzo Belgioioso, with Elena Bonanno di Linguaglossa appointed as director. Ropac's move follows his earlier successful expansions into Seoul and Pantin, which proved prescient.

Fra Angelico masterworks reunited for two-venue Florence exhibition

Florence is opening a comprehensive double-venue exhibition of over 140 works by Fra Angelico, the early Renaissance master. The show, titled simply "Fra Angelico," runs at the Museo di San Marco and the Palazzo Strozzi, reuniting dispersed altarpieces and panels for the first time in over two centuries. It traces his evolution from late Gothic to early Renaissance, featuring reconstructed altarpieces with panels gathered from major European and American museums, alongside works by his influences like Masaccio, Lorenzo Ghiberti, and Lorenzo Monaco.

Krannert Art Museum exhibition examines significance of early modern European prints

Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will present "Imagination, Faith, and Desire: Art and Agency in European Prints, 1475-1800," an exhibition of over 100 early modern European prints drawn from private collections. The show, curated by Maureen Warren, runs from September 25 through February 28 and includes works by masters such as Rembrandt, Parmigianino, and Goya, exploring how prints functioned as Europe's first visual mass media.

LACMA Expands Local Access Initiative with New Museum Partners and Exhibitions

LACMA has expanded its Local Access initiative by adding three new museum partners: the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) University Art Gallery, the Millard Sheets Art Center at the L.A. County Fair, and the Ontario Museum of History & Art. Supported by the Art Bridges Cohort Program, these institutions join four existing partners in creating exhibitions sourced from LACMA’s permanent collection. The program’s latest exhibition, "Act on It! Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles," will open at the Vincent Price Art Museum on September 27. Local Access, launched in 2021, was the first Art Bridges Cohort Program in the Western United States.

Is This the Breaking Point for Museums?

Museums across the West are facing a severe funding crisis as governments slash public support. In the U.S., President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost funding, while stock market volatility and increased endowment taxes further strain budgets. In Europe, Berlin cut €130 million from cultural funding in December 2024, and other countries face similar pressures, forcing museums to confront dwindling subsidies and shifting philanthropy.

Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum opens at SFU Burnaby campus

The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, a new 12,100-square-foot facility on the Simon Fraser University Burnaby campus in British Columbia, has officially opened to the public. Designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, the museum features B.C.-sourced mass timber beams, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a layout that integrates with the surrounding forest. Its inaugural exhibition, "Edge Effects," includes works by artists such as Debra Sparrow, Cindy Mochizuki, Patrick Cruz, Lorna Brown, and Jin-me Yoon, and the museum also houses approximately 5,900 works from the Simon Fraser University Art Collection.

Ten essential works of art to see at the Museum of Modern Art, New York

The article presents a curated list of ten essential artworks at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, coinciding with the departure of longtime director Glenn Lowry after 30 years and the appointment of Christophe Cherix as his successor. It highlights iconic pieces such as Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (1907) and Matisse's "The Red Studio" (1911), while reflecting on MoMA's history, its founding vision by Alfred Barr, and its evolution through expansions including the incorporation of PS1 and the $450 million renovation of its 53rd Street building.

Uptown and downtown, re-imagined museums in New York prepare to reopen

Two of New York City's most influential contemporary art institutions, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the New Museum on the Bowery, are set to reopen this autumn after major architectural transformations. The Studio Museum will unveil its first purpose-built facility, an 82,000 sq. ft seven-story building on West 125th Street designed by Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson, featuring expanded exhibition space, artist studios, and a "reverse stoop" for public programming. The New Museum will debut a seven-story expansion to its flagship building at 235 Bowery, doubling its exhibition space and reinforcing its role as a hub for experimental art.

Curator’s Corner: What Goes into Making an Exhibition?

Janet McLean, curator of Modern Art at the National Gallery of Ireland, discusses the process of curating the upcoming exhibition "Picasso: From the Studio," the first major Picasso show in Ireland since a student-led exhibition in 1969. That earlier exhibition, held by Trinity students in a library storage room, attracted 42,000 visitors and featured 97 works by Picasso. McLean explains that curation is about creating connections and a "conversation" between pieces, balancing narrative with practical constraints like light levels, copyright, and lender approvals. The new exhibition, with a sole lender—the Musée National Picasso-Paris—traces Picasso's life in France from 1913 to 1973, showcasing his evolution as an artist.

Nicholas Galanin pulls out of Smithsonian event, claiming censorship

Nicholas Galanin, a multidisciplinary artist and member of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, withdrew from a symposium hosted by the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), citing government censorship. The symposium accompanies the exhibition *The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture*, which President Donald Trump labeled as “divisive” and “race-centred” in a March 27 executive order. Galanin alleged that the event was made private with a curated guest list and that he was asked not to record or share it on social media. SAAM denied the censorship claims, stating the event was never publicly listed and that participants were encouraged to share with their networks. Galanin’s 2016 work *The Imaginary Indian (Totem Pole)* is featured in the exhibition.

Plan Your Visit to Pissarro's Impressionism

The Denver Art Museum has announced ticketing and visitor details for its upcoming exhibition "The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro's Impressionism," running from October 26, 2025, to February 8, 2026. The show features over 100 paintings by the Impressionist master, including works from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Joslyn Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Ordrupgaard. Tickets are now on sale, with timed entry every ten minutes; adult nonmember tickets start at $27, while members pay $5 and children's tickets are also $5. The museum provides practical guidance on parking, entry points, audio guides in English and Spanish, and recommends quieter visiting times such as Tuesday evenings.

Exhibition Opening: Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art

The Ford Foundation Gallery in New York will host 'Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art,' curated by Dr. Jareh Das, from September 10 to December 6, 2025. The exhibition brings together over fifty works by three generations of Black women artists, including Simone Leigh, Magdalene Odundo, and Ladi Kwali, spanning ceramics, film, photography, and archives, and traces the influence of Nigerian potter Ladi Dosei Kwali on contemporary practice.

Ball State University’s David Owsley Museum of Art Presents Two Special Exhibitions this Fall

Ball State University's David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) will present two special exhibitions this fall, running from September 18 to December 19, 2025. The first, "Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art," organized by the Georgia Museum of Art, features over 60 works by members of the short-lived but influential modernist collective founded in Paris in 1929, including Wassily Kandinsky, Fernand Léger, Alexandra Exter, and Franciska Clausen. The second, "Indiana Pastoral: The Photography of Lamar Richcreek," showcases 28 photographs by the Ball State graduate (1947–2018), whose work documents the postwar transformation of rural Indiana from a banker-turned-photographer's perspective. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public.

London’s National Gallery receives record-breaking donations for new wing—and will start collecting contemporary art

London's National Gallery has announced plans for a major new extension, costing around £400 million, with £375 million already raised in record-breaking donations. Two anonymous pledges of £150 million each, from Michael Moritz's Crankstart foundation and the Julia Rausing Trust, are described by director Gabriele Finaldi as the largest-ever known cash donations to any cultural institution globally. The new wing, to be built on the site of St Vincent House, will open in the early 2030s following an international architectural competition launching on 12 September. The gallery also revealed it will begin collecting 20th-century and contemporary art, expanding its traditional cutoff of around 1900, in collaboration with Tate.

Baltimore Museum of Art Will Host Amy Sherald’s Canceled Smithsonian Show

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will host Amy Sherald's exhibition "American Sublime," which was originally scheduled to open at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on September 19. Sherald canceled the Smithsonian showing in July after learning the institution planned to remove her 2024 painting "Trans Forming Liberty," which depicts a transgender Statue of Liberty, to avoid provoking President Donald Trump, replacing it with a video instead. The exhibition, featuring about fifty works, had previously traveled from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Giorgio Armani, designer who changed how museums engage with fashion, has died aged 91

Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion designer who bridged fashion and contemporary art, has died aged 91. Born in Piacenza in 1934, he founded his eponymous label in 1975 and became a global brand. In 2000, he became the first fashion designer to have a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, curated by Germano Celant, which marked a turning point in how museums engage with fashion. In 2015, he opened Armani/Silos in Milan, a converted warehouse serving as an archive and cultural venue, hosting retrospectives of photographers Aldo Fallai and Peter Lindbergh. He also collected photography, sponsored exhibitions like Magnum on Set at the Museo della Permanente, and lent his archive to institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Smithsonian under fire from Trump, Frieze Seoul, Dara Birnbaum and Quantum—podcast

The Art Newspaper's podcast 'The Week in Art' returns with three major stories. Ben Luke hosts a discussion with Ben Sutton, the publication's editor-in-chief in the Americas, about the Trump administration's announced comprehensive internal review of eight Smithsonian museums and artist Amy Sherald's cancellation of a long-scheduled exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, citing censorship and institutional fear. The episode also covers Frieze Seoul 2024, the season's first major art fair, with correspondent Lisa Movius reporting from the South Korean capital amid political turmoil. The Work of the Week segment features Dara Birnbaum's landmark video artwork 'Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-79)', part of a new exhibition 'The Quantum Effect' at the San Marco Art Centre in Venice, curated by Daniel Birnbaum and Jacqui Davies with physicist Ulf Danielsson.

Don’t Miss These September Museum Exhibits in NOLA

New Orleans museums are launching several major exhibitions in September 2025. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art presents "Flags of Our Mothers" (September 13–March 8, 2026) featuring Raven Halfmoon's largest ceramic sculptures, and "The Unending Stream: Chapter II" (September 27–March 15, 2026) showcasing six local photographers. The New Orleans Museum of Art opens "Dawoud Bey: Elegy" (September 26–January 4, 2026), a photography and film installation exploring African American historical memory.

Smithsonian leader asserts ‘authority over our programming’ in letters to staff and Trump White House

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III sent letters to the White House and staff asserting the institution's independence after President Donald Trump ordered a comprehensive review of eight Smithsonian museums. The review, initiated by an August 12 White House letter, targets exhibitions, collections, and programming for alleged bias and divisive content. Bunch stated the Smithsonian is conducting its own internal review to ensure nonpartisan, factual programming, emphasizing that the institution retains authority over its content. The letters follow Trump's social media attack on the Smithsonian and an earlier executive order directing Vice President J.D. Vance to remove what the administration calls 'race-centred ideology.'

Amy Sherald, Having Canceled Her Smithsonian Show, Will Take Paintings to Baltimore

Amy Sherald has canceled her planned exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., and will instead bring her paintings to the Baltimore Museum of Art. The decision follows a period of reflection and logistical challenges, with the Baltimore venue offering a more intimate and locally resonant setting for her work.

Krannert Art Museum’s opening turned a gallery into gathering

Krannert Art Museum in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, reopened after an 18-month closure for repairs and upgrades with a celebratory evening event. The crowd included students, retirees, new faculty, and local dignitaries such as Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen and Urbana Mayor DeShawn Williams. Speeches emphasized the museum's role as a community anchor, and performances by Peruvian Quechua hip-hop artist Liberato Kani and dancer Yana Paqcha energized the space. Attendees explored newly reinstalled collections, including works by Thomas Gainsborough and Nicola Victor Ziroli, as well as exhibitions like "Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600" and "Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s."

Fall Arts Preview

The article previews the Fall 2025-26 arts and entertainment season in Richmond, Virginia, highlighting cultural venues and events across the city and surrounding counties. Key highlights include the new Foyer Gallery, which opens with a solo exhibition by Patrick Berran titled "Burn Blue," and the Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, which closes its inaugural season with performances by James Taylor, Leon Bridges, Steve Martin and Martin Short, and Tedeschi Trucks Band. Other venues mentioned include The National, The Valentine, and Hanover Tavern, along with events like "InLight" at Abner Clay Park and a concert by Jason Mraz.

Sylvain Amic, ‘open spirited’ head of Musée d'Orsay, has died aged 58

Sylvain Amic, the director of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, has died suddenly at age 58. His death was announced by French Culture Minister Rachida Dati, with President Emmanuel Macron expressing shock. Amic died of natural causes while on holiday in southern France. He had been appointed to lead the museum in 2024, fulfilling a long-held dream, but had not yet completed his main mission of rehanging the collection after renovations.

See ‘Shattered Glass: The Women Who Elevated American Art’ in Canton

The Canton Museum of Art in Ohio is presenting 'Shattered Glass: The Women Who Elevated American Art,' an exhibition running from November 25, 2025, through March 1, 2026. Curated by Christy Davis and Kaleigh Pisani, the show spans all museum galleries and features over 120 works by 76 female American artists from the 1780s to the present day. Highlights include Audrey Flack's 1977 photorealist painting 'Marilyn,' still-life trompe-l'oeil works by Claude Hirst (born Claudine in 1855), Sister Corita Kent's 'Circus Alphabet' print series, and a photograph of Lee Miller in Adolf Hitler's abandoned apartment. The exhibition aims to spotlight underrecognized women who persevered despite barriers in the art world.

Wausau, WI Prepares To Celebrate 50 Years Of ‘Birds In Art’

The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, is preparing to open the 50th annual 'Birds in Art' exhibition over Labor Day weekend. The show features 102 juried artists from 16 countries, selected from over 700 applicants, and includes paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Museum director Matt Foss notes that the exhibition has evolved from traditional realism toward more diverse, contemporary interpretations of birds, with artists experimenting with new styles and mediums.

‘Geometry of Light’: Step into the shadows at Seattle Asian Art Museum

The Seattle Asian Art Museum has opened 'Geometry of Light,' an immersive exhibition featuring artist Anila Quayyum Agha's 300-pound laser-cut steel lantern sculpture that projects intricate geometric shadows across the gallery walls, ceiling, and floor. Visitors' movements become part of the artwork as their own shadows interact with the light patterns. The show spans three galleries, including paper and fabric works and two light-box installations, and also features Ai Weiwei's 'Water Lilies' rendered in LEGO bricks, on view through March 2026.

Fragments of Home: A Dual Review of New Exhibitions at the Amarillo Museum of Art

The Amarillo Museum of Art is hosting two concurrent exhibitions: "Home, Love, and Loss" (May 31 – September 14, 2025) and "Jeri Salter: Rugged Beauty of the Texas Panhandle" (June 20 – September 28, 2025). The first, organized in partnership with the Amon Carter Museum of Art, features over 60 works by artists including Thomas Hart Benton, Rania Matar, and Francisco Delgado, exploring family dynamics, identity, and belonging. The second showcases Jeri Salter's pastel landscapes of the Texas Panhandle alongside miniature studies by 19th-century artist Frank Reaugh.