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42 stories across Contemporary, London, Modern, and New Media. Latest: 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.
On June 19, 2026, Pace Gallery announced its global representation of the Constantin Brancusi Estate. The gallery’s first major project will be an exhibition in London this fall curated by Dr. Jérôme Neutres.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has introduced Olfactory Experience-Art in Scents, an immersive guided program that transforms selected works from the museum’s permanent collection into ten bespoke fragrances.
On June 17, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced that the estate of sculptor Leoncillo has joined its roster after the artist's family established a new foundation to manage his legacy. The gallery will stage the first exhibition of his work at its Milan outpost in September.
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.
Hauser & Wirth has announced representation of artist Leonardo Drew.
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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.
LAS Art Foundation presents an afternoon of conversations on the evolving landscape of quantum technologies on June 20, 2026, at Grand Palais in Paris.
Nathaniel Mary Quinn's work Stones Trinity, 2025 is featured on the Rolling Stones' album Foreign Tongues, scheduled for release on July 7, 2026. Quinn creates hybrid fractured portraits on paper and linen using charcoal, gouache, pastel, paint stick and oil paint.
On June 10, 2026, Almine Rech spotlighted a collaboration between British artist Allen Jones and Kim Kardashian for the Met Gala 2026. Jones designed a bespoke dress for Kardashian, with the leather component fabricated by Whitaker Malem.
On June 7, 2026, Museo Universidad de Navarra and Fundación ARCO signed a collaboration agreement that allows students in the Master’s Degree in Curatorial Studies to research the ARCO collection of 384 works.
On November 12, 2025, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced a multi-year partnership with Genesis to support innovative programming and audience engagement.
On May 27, 2026, M+ announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Centre Pompidou, formalizing a framework across joint curatorial research, exhibition development, co-commissions and collection exchange.
On June 4, 2026, New Alternatives for Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth partnered with Everybody.World to release limited-edition T-shirts designed by Carol Bove. All proceeds support the nonprofit amid reduced public funding for queer and trans youth.
Bonhams|Cars has signed a multi-year agreement with WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to host its Monterey Car Week sale, extending an existing 15-year partnership.
On May 22, 2026, Hauser & Wirth announced the Residency at Casa Gràcia, a new program in Mahon, Menorca, Spain, founded by artists Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian.
On May 26, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced the Lisson Grove Galleries initiative, a collaboration among non-profit and commercial arts spaces in the Lisson Grove area of London.
Zeitz MOCAA has launched the world’s first museum Insta Map in partnership with advertising agency M&C Saatchi Abel. The dynamic map guides visitors through the museum’s seven floors and over 60 galleries using Instagram.
On May 22, 2026, Hauser & Wirth reported that artist Glenn Ligon collaborated with 12 participants aged 14 to 22 from Artistic Noise’s Art and Entrepreneurship program on a self-portrait printing project.
On May 22, 2026, Hauser & Wirth Publishers announced its participation in noisé magazine’s first reading room in Shanghai.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will host its 14th Art+Film Gala on November 1. The event honors artist Mary Corse and filmmaker Ryan Coogler. LACMA trustee Eva Chow and actor Leonardo DiCaprio serve as co-chairs.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art hosted its 14th annual Art+Film Gala on November 1, 2025. The event welcomed nearly 600 guests from art, film, fashion and entertainment. It raised nearly $6.5 million, a new record, to support LACMA's film programming and broader mission.
May 22, 2026. Hauser & Wirth New York presented a community poster campaign created by 18 sophomore graphic design students from Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School in collaboration with artist Allison Katz.
On October 1, 2025, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced that Doja Cat will serve as musical guest for its 2025 Art+Film Gala. The event honors artist Mary Corse and filmmaker Ryan Coogler.
Tate launched Tate Schools, a free online platform offering resources for teachers and students to use works from the museum's national collection in classrooms.
Tate has lent L.S. Lowry’s Dwelling, Ordsall Lane, Salford 1927 to The Lowry Academy in Worsley. The painting, which shows a crowd of children on a residential road, served as the centerpiece of arts and careers workshops for students this week.
The Stedelijk Museum is introducing Fonda Bar and Fonda Café along with Café Restaurant Sandberg. The new eateries were developed in collaboration with Amsterdam entrepreneurs from Oficina and the team behind Café Restaurant Metro in partnership with Vermaat.
The Parrish Art Museum and The FLAG Art Foundation present Ellsworth Kelly: Eight Decades, an exhibition of roughly twenty works by Ellsworth Kelly created between the 1940s and the 2010s.
The Whitney Museum of American Art presents the Hyundai Terrace Commission: Kelly Akashi from March 8 to August 23, 2026. The site-specific presentation by Los Angeles-based artist Kelly Akashi occupies the museum's fifth-floor outdoor gallery and forms part of the Whitney Biennial 2026.
The Stedelijk Museum has renewed its partnership with ABN AMRO to align the bank with exhibitions, activities and educational programmes that promote equal opportunities for women, children and young people.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has completed the restoration of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Nacktes Mädchen Hinter Vorhang (Fränzi), a key work in its German Expressionist holdings. The project was funded through Bank of America’s Art Conservation Project.
On May 13, 2025, Ivna Esajas won the 13th edition of the ABN AMRO Art Award.
Serpentine and The FLAG Art Foundation have created a new prize that will award a total of £1 million over the next decade to five artists. Each recipient receives £200,000, establishing the UK’s largest contemporary art prize given to a single artist.
Nancy Holt (1938–2014) was a central figure in the earth, land, and conceptual art movements, and a major innovator of site-specific installation and experimental moving image. Over five decades, her work explored our relationship to the world, examining perception, systems and place.
Tate Britain is offering free admission to its exhibition Turner and Constable to London’s licensed taxi drivers who show their badge or TfL Private Hire ID.
Tate Modern has unveiled Goavve-Geabbil, a monumental sculptural installation by Sámi artist Máret Ánne Sara, as the 10th Hyundai Commission.
Tate Modern has launched two new projects for its UNIQLO Tate Play programme in the Turbine Hall. From 28 March to 12 April 2026 visitors can create sculptures using everyday materials in a project conceived with ActionSpace and inspired by British artist Linda Bell.
The Museum of Modern Art and Hyundai Card have opened MoMA Bookstore in the Dosan Park area of Seoul. The store stocks over 1,100 copies of more than 200 titles, including MoMA-published exhibition catalogues and books on art, design and architecture drawn from the museum's collection.
On March 13, 2026, Lisson Gallery released details of a collaboration between Akris creative director Albert Kriemler and Colombian textile artist Olga de Amaral for the Fall 2026 collection.
Hauser & Wirth has formed a three-year partnership with Robert Gordon University and Gray’s School of Art to deliver free creative workshops via the Mobile Art School in rural communities across North East Scotland.
Hauser & Wirth is partnering with Drawing Room, Gray’s School of Art at Robert Gordon University, Royal Drawing School and Whitechapel Gallery over the next three years to support public programs across the UK.
Tate and Hyundai Motor Company have selected artist and composer Tarek Atoui to create the next annual Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. The site-specific work will be open to the public from 13 October 2026 to 11 April 2027 and represents the 11th commission in the series.
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