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Thursday, June 25, 2026 · No. 175

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Barbican Centre Announces Lawrence Abu Hamdan's 'Repercussions' Takeover for September 23–26

Barbican Centre Announces Lawrence Abu Hamdan's 'Repercussions' Takeover for September 23–26

On June 24, 2026, the Barbican Centre announced further programme details for "Repercussions," a multi-day takeover led by Turner Prize-winning artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan and his nonprofit Earshot.

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Kunsthaus Zürich Reaches Agreement with Sachs Heirs on Monet Painting

Kunsthaus Zürich Reaches Agreement with Sachs Heirs on Monet Painting

The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft agreed on 5 June 2024 with the heirs of Carl Sachs on a just and fair solution for Claude Monet’s ‘L’Homme à l’ombrelle’ (1865/1867). The painting, on loan to the Kunsthaus Zürich since 1934, will be sold under the terms of the agreement.

ImpressionistProvenance#event-2024-06-05#city-zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich Reports CHF 1.59M Loss for 2023 After Chipperfield Expansion

Kunsthaus Zürich Reports CHF 1.59M Loss for 2023 After Chipperfield Expansion

The 129th General Assembly of the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft on May 27, 2024 approved the 2023 annual report and accounts.

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Kunsthaus Zürich Receives CHF 30M Haefner Endowment for Annual Major Exhibitions

Kunsthaus Zürich Receives CHF 30M Haefner Endowment for Annual Major Exhibitions

Kunsthaus Zürich has received a CHF 30 million initial endowment from Marianne and Martin Haefner to establish the Förderstiftung für bedeutende Ausstellungen des Kunsthauses Zürich.

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Kunsthaus Zürich Expands Art, Health and Society Initiatives

Kunsthaus Zürich Expands Art, Health and Society Initiatives

Kunsthaus Zürich announced on May 20, 2026, its expanded role as a site of societal participation through programs linking art with health and community engagement.

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Guggenheim Displays Jordyn Woods’s Lucky Bag in Five-Day Pop-Up

Guggenheim Displays Jordyn Woods’s Lucky Bag in Five-Day Pop-Up

On June 23, 2026, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum announced a five-day pop-up display of Jordyn Woods’s Tux Clutch Mini bag at the Guggenheim New York’s Café Rebay.

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Getty Research Institute Opens 'Stendahl’s World' Exhibition on Pre-Hispanic Art Market

Getty Research Institute Opens 'Stendahl’s World' Exhibition on Pre-Hispanic Art Market

On June 23, 2026, the Getty Research Institute opened the exhibition “Stendahl’s World: Marketing Ancient Mexico and Modern Art in Los Angeles,” on view through October 18, 2026.

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Mori Art Museum to Present Katayama Mari Mori Art Award 2026 Grand Prize Exhibition

Mori Art Museum to Present Katayama Mari Mori Art Award 2026 Grand Prize Exhibition

On June 24, 2026, the Mori Art Museum announced an exhibition of work by Katayama Mari, winner of the inaugural Mori Art Award Grand Prize. The show runs from October 31, 2026, to March 28, 2027, in the Small Exhibition Gallery at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.

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New Museum Announces Ho Tzu Nyen Commission Premiere This Fall

New Museum Announces Ho Tzu Nyen Commission Premiere This Fall

New Museum has made June and July tickets available for purchase. Visitors are encouraged to buy tickets and plan their visits.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew YorkCommission
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Presents Fujiko Nakaya Fog Sculpture in Clair-Obscur

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Presents Fujiko Nakaya Fog Sculpture in Clair-Obscur

On June 16, 2026, the Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris installed Cloud #07156 by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya in the Rotonde as part of the Clair-Obscur exhibition.

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Centre Pompidou Publishes Jean-Philippe Delhomme on Matisse 1941-1954 Exhibition

Centre Pompidou Publishes Jean-Philippe Delhomme on Matisse 1941-1954 Exhibition

On June 23, 2026, Centre Pompidou released painter Jean-Philippe Delhomme's reflections on the Matisse, 1941-1954 exhibition at the Grand Palais.

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Getty Publications Releases New Scholarship on Michaelina Wautier and Anne Vallayer-Coster

Getty Publications has issued two new volumes, Michaelina Wautier by Katlijne Van der Stighelen and Anne Vallayer-Coster by Kelsey Brosnan.

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Mori Art Museum Stages Mariko Mori Retrospective 'All That Shines'

Mori Art Museum Stages Mariko Mori Retrospective 'All That Shines'

The Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, presents Mariko Mori: All That Shines from October 31, 2026 to March 28, 2027. The exhibition is the first major retrospective of the artist in Japan since 2002 and is organized in collaboration with The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.

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Kunsthaus Zürich Presents First Swiss Museum Retrospective of Vilhelm Hammershøi

Kunsthaus Zürich Presents First Swiss Museum Retrospective of Vilhelm Hammershøi

Kunsthaus Zürich will present the exhibition 'Vilhelm Hammershøi. The Eye That Listens' from July 3 to October 25, 2026. This is the first comprehensive museum exhibition in Switzerland devoted to the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916).

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Kunsthaus Zürich Reports 539,500 Visitors in 2025, Second Highest in History

Kunsthaus Zürich Reports 539,500 Visitors in 2025, Second Highest in History

The Kunsthaus Zürich recorded 539,500 visitors in 2025, the second-highest annual total in its history and the highest among Swiss art museums.

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Getty Museum Explores the Historical and Technical Evolution of White Pigments in Art

Getty Museum Explores the Historical and Technical Evolution of White Pigments in Art

The Getty Museum has published an article examining the use of white across art history, from Paleolithic cave drawings made with calcite and chalk to lead white pigment in European painting and modern photographic prints.

Old MastersPhotographyModern#city-los-angeles
Getty Conservation Institute Examines Challenges in Preserving African American Historic Sites

Getty Conservation Institute Examines Challenges in Preserving African American Historic Sites

The Getty Conservation Institute's Fall 2025 issue of Conservation Perspectives examines efforts to conserve African American historic sites in Los Angeles, including 224 locations once listed in the Negro Motorist Green Book.

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Getty Museum Explores the Historical Evolution and Symbolism of Green Pigments in Art

Getty Museum Explores the Historical Evolution and Symbolism of Green Pigments in Art

The Getty Museum highlights the history of the color green through works in its collection, including Landscape with a Thunderstorm by Emilie Mediz-Pelikan from 1896 and A Draped Figure Holding a Book from around 1380.

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Italian Ministry of Culture Launches 'Felicità' Campaign for National Museum System App

Italian Ministry of Culture Launches 'Felicità' Campaign for National Museum System App

The Ministry of Culture has launched the “Felicità” communication campaign for the National Museum System and the Musei Italiani app developed under the PNRR Accessibility initiative.

DigitalItalyAccessibility#city-rome
Tate Modern Opens Frida: The Making of an Icon Exhibition on Kahlo's Global Rise

Tate Modern Opens Frida: The Making of an Icon Exhibition on Kahlo's Global Rise

Tate Modern opens Frida: The Making of an Icon on June 25, 2026, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Stages 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition with 100 Works

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection Stages 'Clair-obscur' Exhibition with 100 Works

On June 16, 2026, the Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection opened the exhibition 'Clair-obscur,' presenting around 100 works from the collection, including modern pieces shown for the first time.

ExhibitionContemporaryParis#city-paris
Tate Appoints Daisy Desrosiers as Britton Family Curator at Large, North America

Tate Appoints Daisy Desrosiers as Britton Family Curator at Large, North America

On June 15, 2026, Tate announced the appointment of Daisy Desrosiers as Britton Family Curator at Large, North America. Based in the USA, she will focus on the development of North American art in Tate’s collection through new research and acquisitions. Desrosiers succeeds Christine Y.

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Tate Unveils First Show Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Tate Unveils First Show Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

On June 21, 2026, Tate unveiled its first show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The Tate Britain Garden, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, centers on Barbara Hepworth’s Bicentric Form 1949 and previews the Clore Garden due to open at Tate Britain in 2027.

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Guggenheim New York Presents Gordon and Parreno Zidane Film on 20th Anniversary

Guggenheim New York Presents Gordon and Parreno Zidane Film on 20th Anniversary

On June 10, 2026, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum announced the presentation of Collection in Focus | Zidane, a 21st century portrait (2006) by Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno from June 11 through July 19 in the Peter B. Lewis Theater.

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National Portrait Gallery Announces Shortlist for Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026

National Portrait Gallery Announces Shortlist for Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026

The National Portrait Gallery announced the shortlist for the 44th edition of the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award on 18 May 2026.

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Centre Pompidou Holds Major Works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne

Centre Pompidou Holds Major Works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne

On June 11, 2026, the Centre Pompidou highlighted its collection of major works by Claude Lalanne (1925–2019) and François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008).

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Centre Pompidou Retrospective Spotlights Franco-Senegalese Filmmaker Alain Gomis

Centre Pompidou Retrospective Spotlights Franco-Senegalese Filmmaker Alain Gomis

On June 19, 2026, the Centre Pompidou opened a retrospective of Franco-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis coinciding with his receipt of the Jean Vigo d'honneur prize for his body of work.

ExhibitionContemporaryParisFilm
Kunsthaus Zürich Secures Permanent Loan of Emil Bührle Collection via 2022 Settlement

Kunsthaus Zürich Secures Permanent Loan of Emil Bührle Collection via 2022 Settlement

The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, operator of Kunsthaus Zürich, has entered a settlement agreement with the Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle and the Stifterfamilie covering permanent loan contracts for the Emil Bührle Collection dated 2012 and 2022.

PartnershipModernZürich#priority-featured
Getty Museum Uses Rollout Photography to Reveal Original Design of Chinese Vase

Getty Museum Uses Rollout Photography to Reveal Original Design of Chinese Vase

On June 17, 2026, the Getty Museum released details of a technical study on a hard-paste porcelain gu-form vase from China dating to 1662–1722.

PhotographyDecorative Arts#city-los-angeles
Centre Pompidou Highlights Louise Bourgeois Drawing Altered States Before BnF Exhibition

Centre Pompidou Highlights Louise Bourgeois Drawing Altered States Before BnF Exhibition

On June 18, 2026, the Centre Pompidou presented its 1992 drawing Altered States by Louise Bourgeois, executed in red ink and fabric dye on paper measuring 48 by 60.5 centimeters.

ExhibitionContemporaryParisDrawing
Getty Publications Releases 'Marching West' Book on Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement

Getty Publications Releases 'Marching West' Book on Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement

On June 16, 2026, Getty Publications released Marching West: The Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement in Photographs, a new book co-authored by Karin L. Stanford and Mark Speltz.

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Fondation Louis Vuitton Features Marina Abramović’s 'The Kitchen V, Carrying the Milk' in Collection Display

Fondation Louis Vuitton Features Marina Abramović’s 'The Kitchen V, Carrying the Milk' in Collection Display

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is presenting Marina Abramović's 2009 video work The Kitchen V, Carrying the milk. The color video with sound, lasting 12 minutes 42 seconds in a loop, was filmed in the abandoned kitchen of the Laboral University of Gijón in Asturias, Spain.

ContemporaryParis#city-paris
Serpentine and The FLAG Art Foundation Establish £1 Million Contemporary Art Prize

Serpentine and The FLAG Art Foundation Establish £1 Million Contemporary Art Prize

Serpentine and The FLAG Art Foundation have announced the selection committee for the Serpentine x FLAG Art Foundation Prize, comprising Michelle Kuo, Venus Lau, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Jon Rider and Rirkrit Tiravanija.

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Rijksmuseum Expands Research into Queer History with Baker McKenzie Partnership

Rijksmuseum Expands Research into Queer History with Baker McKenzie Partnership

On June 17, 2026, the Rijksmuseum announced new research into historically underrepresented subjects including queer history based on its collection from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

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Getty Museum Adds Alexandre Charpentier’s 'Young Mother Breastfeeding Her Child' to Permanent Collection

Getty Museum Adds Alexandre Charpentier’s 'Young Mother Breastfeeding Her Child' to Permanent Collection

The Getty Museum has acquired Young Mother Breastfeeding Her Child, a stoneware relief by French sculptor Alexandre Charpentier. The work, with a model date of 1882 and produced about 1895 by the Muller manufactory, measures 42 3/8 x 30 6/8 x 4 5/8 in.

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Uffizi Galleries Completes Redesigned Botticelli Rooms with Venus and Primavera Installation

Uffizi Galleries Completes Redesigned Botticelli Rooms with Venus and Primavera Installation

The Uffizi Galleries has completed a new permanent installation of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus and Primavera, now displayed facing each other in airtight cases within entirely redesigned rooms.

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Victoria and Albert Museum Reappoints Professor Rosalind Polly Blakesley as Trustee

Victoria and Albert Museum Reappoints Professor Rosalind Polly Blakesley as Trustee

June 16, 2026: The Prime Minister has reappointed Professor Rosalind Polly Blakesley as Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum for a term of four years. The reappointment runs from September 5, 2026, to September 4, 2030.

AppointmentLondonTrustee#priority-featured
Serpentine South to Show Jesús Rafael Soto Pénétrable BBL Jaune Through October

Serpentine South to Show Jesús Rafael Soto Pénétrable BBL Jaune Through October

Serpentine South will present Pénétrable BBL Jaune (1999; 2023 Edition) by Jesús Rafael Soto from June 16 to October 25, 2026. This marks the first outdoor presentation of the artist’s work in the UK.

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Tate Modern Unveils Six Frida Kahlo Murals in Bankside as Exhibition Tickets Exceed 35,000

Tate Modern Unveils Six Frida Kahlo Murals in Bankside as Exhibition Tickets Exceed 35,000

On June 15, 2026, Tate Modern announced a city-wide programme of public art coinciding with its exhibition Frida: The Making of an Icon.

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Getty Appoints Francesca Casadio as Director of Getty Conservation Institute

Getty Appoints Francesca Casadio as Director of Getty Conservation Institute

On June 9, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Trust appointed Francesca Casadio as the next John E. and Louise Bryson Director of the Getty Conservation Institute.

AppointmentConservation#priority-hero#city-los-angeles
M+ Announces Cinema Summer Edition Running July to September 2026

M+ Announces Cinema Summer Edition Running July to September 2026

On May 27, 2026, M+ announced the M+ Cinema Summer Edition running from July to September 2026 at the museum in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District.

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Kunsthaus Zürich Unveils New Curatorial Concept for Enlarged Collection Display

Kunsthaus Zürich Unveils New Curatorial Concept for Enlarged Collection Display

Kunsthaus Zürich has implemented a new curatorial concept for its collection presentation following the opening of the David Chipperfield extension. The approach was developed by Director Christoph Becker with collection curator Philippe Büttner and curator Mirjam Varadinis.

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Tate Britain Director Issues Statement on David Hockney Death

Tate Britain Director Issues Statement on David Hockney Death

Alex Farquharson, director of Tate Britain, issued a statement on the death of David Hockney. Hockney's work first entered the Tate collection in 1963.

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Centre Pompidou Features Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne Career Retrospective

Centre Pompidou Features Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne Career Retrospective

On June 11, 2026, the Centre Pompidou published a feature on Claude Lalanne (1925-2019) and François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008).

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Getty Museum Launches West Hollywood Photo Series Marking Pride Month

Getty Museum Launches West Hollywood Photo Series Marking Pride Month

June 10, 2026, the Getty Museum published a new series of photographs from its collection exploring West Hollywood through historical and cultural moments.

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V&A Announces Constantinople to Istanbul Exhibition Opening November 2026

V&A Announces Constantinople to Istanbul Exhibition Opening November 2026

On June 10, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires, a major exhibition opening on 7 November 2026 and running through 9 May 2027 in Gallery 39 and North Court.

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