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13 stories on The Cultural Signal
Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched a kayaking tour around its iconic dome and waterfront galleries, offering visitors a unique perspective on the museum's architecture from the Arabian Sea.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has opened the Quantum Dome Project, a new collective virtual reality experience that transports visitors through historical landscapes spanning Imperial Rome, Medieval Baghdad, and Mughal India.
On July 8, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the opening of 'Nymphäum', a new exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at its Pantin gallery. The exhibition features large-scale, multi-sensory paintings that the artist describes as ophthalmic, haptic, immersive, and olfactory.
Artcurial will hold the "Iconoclasts – 20 Years of the Urban Department" auction on November 18, 2026, marking the 20th anniversary of its urban art department.
Monster Chetwynd's immersive installation 'A Feather in your Hat!' opens at the Estonia National Museum in Tartu, Estonia, on July 24, 2026, running through January 24, 2027.
On July 8, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced an exhibition of works by Rudolf Stingel at Sant’Andrea de Scaphis, a deconsecrated church in Rome. The exhibition is on view through September 2026.
Hauser & Wirth Menorca and global video channel NOWNESS will present a Summer Film Festival over five evenings in July and August.
On July 1, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced a new exhibition by Zadie Xa at the Esker Foundation.
On July 1, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced that Oliver Beer's solo exhibition 'The Sky in the Cave' is on view at its London gallery through July 31.
On June 25, 2026, M+ in Hong Kong announced its M+ Cinema Summer Edition, running from July to September 2026.
On June 24, 2026, the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See announced the 24 artists participating in the Vatican Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
On June 24, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced that an adapted version of Florentina Holzinger's "Seaworld Venice"—created for the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale—will tour three venues.
Lisson Gallery has presented a new iteration of 'Zanzibar' (1999-2023), a mixed-media installation by Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska, as part of its ongoing Lisson Street programme.
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