Artnet News highlights nine must-see European museum exhibitions opening in 2025, spanning from Amsterdam to Zurich. Featured shows include Noah Davis's first U.K. museum survey at the Barbican in London, a dual Anselm Kiefer exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Tracey Emin's first major Italian retrospective at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, and a dedicated Artemisia Gentileschi show at Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris. Other notable exhibitions cover Marlene Dumas, Yayoi Kusama, and Yoshitomo Nara, among others.
This roundup matters because it provides a curated guide to the most anticipated institutional shows of the year, reflecting current curatorial priorities such as posthumous recognition of underrepresented artists (Noah Davis), cross-institutional collaborations (Kiefer at two Amsterdam museums), and continued celebration of historically significant female artists (Gentileschi, Emin). The list also signals ongoing trends in museum programming, including the blending of contemporary and historical art and the international mobility of blockbuster exhibitions.