
Tate Wins £1.4M UKRI Grant for 12 Art Research Studentships
Tate has been awarded £1.4 million from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) to fund 12 new doctoral studentships over four years, starting in October 2027.
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Tate has been awarded £1.4 million from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) to fund 12 new doctoral studentships over four years, starting in October 2027.

Meg Onli and Zack Winokur have been selected to curate the 2028 Whitney Biennial, the longest-running survey of American art.

Getty has released its 2026 Holiday Gift Guide, featuring merchandise that debuts the institution's refreshed brand identity and its guiding message 'ALL FOR ART'.

On November 7, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac released an interview with Alex Katz, 99, in which the artist discusses his upcoming exhibition at the Matisse Museum.

Southbank Centre's Winter Light exhibition transforms the Riverside Terrace in London with outdoor artworks that play with light and colour. The exhibition runs from October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027, and is free to visit.
On November 4, 2026, Getty announced a talk and tasting with chef Bricia López at the Getty Center on November 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
On November 6, 2026, MALBA announced that it will participate in the 22nd edition of Noche de los Museos on November 14, 2026, opening its doors free of charge.

On November 5, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced “Instante/revelación: momentos en la fotografía mexicana,” an exhibition at the Getty Center on view through January 3, 2027.

The National Portrait Gallery in London holds two portraits of Henrietta Elizabeth ('Harriet') Leveson-Gower (née Cavendish), Countess Granville (1785–1862), a prominent society hostess.

On November 6, 2026, the Swiss Institute announced that Albert Oehlen will be honored at its Benefit Gala and Auction on November 7, 2026, at the Rainbow Room in New York.

On November 6, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Marina Abramović’s ‘Historical Works and Transforming Energy’ opens at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome on November 18, 2026.

On November 6, 2026, White Cube announced 'Folded Coordinates,' an exhibition at the ASE Foundation in Shanghai curated by founder Ms. Zhang Qiong.

On November 6, 2026, Lisson Gallery and the Royal College of Art (RCA) announced a free one-day symposium titled 'Wild Woods Forlorn,' celebrating John Akomfrah's exhibition 'Arcadia' at the Natural History Museum and a forthcoming publication of the same name.
On November 5, 2026, the Getty Museum announced 'Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography' at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, on view through January 3, 2027.

On November 6, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler outlined Matthew Barney's global program. A solo exhibition centered on Redoubt (2018) opened October 31, 2026, at Winsing Art Place in Taipei, running through March 1, 2027.

Francesco Vezzoli will participate in BookCity Milano 2026 at Fondazione Luigi Rovati in Milan on November 27, 2026, in conversation with Donatien Grau. The conversation marks the presentation of the catalogue 'Victoria Mater.

The Institut français in London will screen Ali Cherri's two most recent short films, 'The Sentinel' and 'The Watchman', on November 28, 2026. 'The Sentinel', selected for La Semaine de la Critique (Critics' Week) at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, will have its UK premiere.

On November 6, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a series of acquisitions, exhibitions, and publications for André Butzer.

Qatar Museums has permanently installed Giuseppe Penone's "Idee di pietra" (Ideas of Stone) (2010–24) at the Doha Old Port in Qatar, announced on November 5, 2026. The installation coincides with "The Inner Flow of Life," the artist's 2026 solo exhibition at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha.

On October 29, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced "A Light in the Dark: Joseph Wright of Derby," an exhibition showcasing the 18th-century English artist's candlelight paintings.

On November 6, 2026, the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced the opening weekend program for "Takashi Murakami: When the Mountain Is High, the Moon Rises Higher," the Japanese artist's first Australian retrospective.

Tate has announced the 2026–27 programme for its Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational, with Hyundai Motor's partnership extended until 2036.
The Studio Museum in Harlem announced on November 4, 2026, the appointment of Ade Omotosho as Associate Curator, effective November 16, 2026.

On November 5, 2026, Sharjah Art Foundation announced the return of First Takes at Sharjah Film Platform 9 (SFP9), a programme featuring 12 short experimental films by UAE-based students and recent graduates.
On November 4, 2026, Getty announced a talk and tasting by Los Angeles chef Bricia López at the Getty Center on November 15, 2026.

Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection in Paris will present 'Infini', an exhibition exploring the concept of infinity through some 60 works from the Pinault Collection, running from March 3 to August 29, 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay has made available an 1861 portrait by the artist Maze in its online collection. The work, titled "Portrait d'une femme âgée tenant un livre à la main," originates from the Galerie Guillet collection of artist portraits dating between 1843 and 1885.
The Musée d'Orsay holds the Fonds Auguste Delaherche, which includes a 1907 letter from critic Louis Vauxcelles thanking the ceramist for a pot. The fonds spans documents from 1651 to 1973, covering the career of Auguste Delaherche, a notable French ceramic artist.

The National Portrait Gallery in London features the Bluestocking circle, a sitter grouping of 33 individuals from the 18th century.
Southbank Centre is presenting Ufuoma Essi as part of British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers.
Southbank Centre is presenting 'Accounts' (2025) by Alex Margo Arden as part of British Art Show 10. The installation features 11 mannequins previously used in displays at the National Motor Museum, now tethered together with a tug-of-war rope.

Bob Dylan will perform five shows at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London from December 3 to December 8, 2026.
Lee Kang So's survey 'Emergence and Dissolution' at Seoul's LOTTE Museum of Art spans works from 1973 to 2026, including a recreation of his 1973 performance 'Disappearance – Bar in the Gallery' and a new digital installation 'Serenity-21929' (2021/2026).

Belvedere 21 in Vienna presents 'Feminist Futures Forever', an exhibition that brings together international, intersectional, and intergenerational feminist positions.

Southbank Centre in London will present 'Malorie Blackman: Noughts & Crosses at 25' on October 28, 2026, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the bestselling young adult novel.

On November 4, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that artists Leiko Ikemura and Haroon Mirza will participate in the fourth edition of Helsinki Biennial, titled "Unknowns," running from June 6 to September 19, 2027.
The V&A's 'Constantinople to Istanbul' exhibition opens November 7, 2026, at V&A South Kensington, spanning AD 330 to 1922 with over 200 objects from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires.

Sharjah Art Foundation announced on November 4, 2026, that it will present Perhaps Here, a three-day programme premiering nine newly commissioned site-specific performances at Bait Al Serkal in Sharjah's Arts Square on November 6, 7 and 8, 2026, each evening at 8:30 pm.

The London Literature Festival Book Swap returns to Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall from October 28 through November 1, 2026, inviting readers to bring one book and take one home.

On November 3, 2026, the Getty Museum published a curator-led selection of food-related objects from its holdings across paintings, drawings, manuscripts, and decorative arts.
On October 28, 2026, the Getty Foundation announced New Interpretations, a grant initiative that awards $2.7 million to 11 museums and arts organizations worldwide for visitor-centered approaches to art interpretation.

On November 3, 2026, the Walker Art Center announced Abbas Akhavan: Variations on a Garden, the artist's first mid-career survey and first major U.S. exhibition.

On November 3, 2026, the Cleveland Museum of Art announced the acquisition of 734 photographs of China dating from the 1850s through the early 1920s from dealer Stephan Loewentheil.

On November 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced the publication of 'Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything' by Rizzoli, released on the occasion of the artist's solo exhibition at Museo Jumex in Mexico City.
On November 3, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition of Irving Penn's work at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Titled 'Remember Me', the survey features 450 uncaptioned photographs hung at varying heights in undulating shapes within a single curving white gallery.

On November 3, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Sir John Akomfrah is featured in the 2026 Wuhan Biennale, titled “Temporary Ferry,” at Wuhan Art Museum.

Millon's MASTERS sale, taking place on November 24, 2026, in Paris, will present 43 lots spanning from Middle Kingdom Egypt to early 20th-century silverwork.

On November 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Janaina Tschäpe will be in conversation with curator and poet Enrique Juncosa at its London gallery on November 25, 2026, at 6:30pm, tied to her solo exhibition 'the sky beneath my skin.' Tschäpe's work is included in 'La mer est ton miroir,.
On November 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the release of 'As Seen By,' a film following Alvaro Barrington through Accra, Ghana, ahead of his first exhibition on the African continent at Limbo Museum.

Tickets are on sale for "Magnifico 1492" at the Tesoro dei Granduchi in Palazzo Pitti, Florence, which runs December 3, 2026 to March 1, 2027.
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