Artnet News highlights seven must-see museum exhibitions across Asia in 2026, with a focus on women artists and diverse themes. Key shows include a retrospective of Korean sculptor Kim Yun Shin at the Hoam Museum of Art in Yongin, a posthumous exhibition of Japanese painter Rey Camoy at the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, a manga and fantasy art survey at M+ in Hong Kong, and a solo show by Belgian artist Carsten Höller at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing.
This roundup matters because it signals Asia's growing role as a hub for major international art presentations, from retrospectives of overlooked modernist figures to ambitious thematic exhibitions that reframe global art history. The emphasis on women artists and non-Western perspectives, such as the contextualization of manga within Asian visual culture, reflects broader shifts in the art world toward inclusivity and decolonization of museum narratives.