Vulture's 2026 Preview highlights ten highly anticipated art exhibitions across New York City museums and galleries. Featured shows include Raphael at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Biennial, and solo presentations by artists such as Paul Chan at Greene Naftali, Carol Bove at the Whitney, and a MacArthur-winning artist at Marian Goodman Gallery. Other venues include the Morgan Library & Museum, The Drawing Center, the Guggenheim Museum, Canada gallery, and the New Museum, which is expected to reopen after delays.
This curated list matters because it signals the major institutional and commercial art events shaping the 2026 season in New York, a global art capital. The inclusion of a long-awaited Duchamp retrospective, a major Raphael survey, and the Whitney Biennial underscores the mix of historical scholarship and contemporary practice that will drive critical discourse, attendance, and market attention throughout the year.