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The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired three rare daguerreotypes of mathematician and computing pioneer Ada Lovelace from Bonhams.
The Getty Research Institute, Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, and Getty Museum have selected their 2026–2027 cohort of international scholars for residencies at the Getty Center and Getty Villa.
Sadie Coles HQ has announced 'KINDRED', a collaborative exhibition and event series featuring author Alayo Akinkugbe, performer Lily McMenamy, and BUTT Magazine. The project centers on Akinkugbe’s book 'Reframing Blackness' and includes a curated installation and live programming.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has announced the acquisition of several hundred works to expand its historical and contemporary holdings.
The National Gallery of Art has received a gift of 1,261 photographs from American photographer Mitch Epstein and his wife Susan Bell, establishing the museum as the primary institutional repository for his work.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has announced a comprehensive reinstallation of the Fisher Collection, curated by Ted Mann and Joseph Becker.
Artspace has partnered with The Kitchen to release 'In the palm of my hand' (2026), a limited-edition print by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Garrett Bradley.
The National Gallery of Art has announced the 'Across the Nation' partnership program, funded by trustee Mitchell Rales, which will loan masterpieces to 10 museums across the U.S. for America’s 250th anniversary.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will host a major retrospective of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide from July 11 through November 29, 2026.
The National Gallery of Art will present 'American Icon: The US Flag in Art' starting May 1, 2026, as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The National Gallery of Art will present 'Dear America: Artists Explore the American Experience' from April 11 to September 20, 2026, as part of the United States' 250th anniversary commemorations.
The Albertina Museum in Vienna is hosting a comprehensive exhibition of works by American artist Richard Prince, spanning from the 1970s to the present.
The National Gallery of Art will present 'Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography,' the first exhibition to examine the relationship between resource extraction and American photography over a 200-year period.
Sadie Coles HQ has detailed its upcoming schedule of exhibitions and projects across its London locations. The program includes solo presentations by Sarah Lucas, Diego Marcon, and Ugo Rondinone, alongside a collection of album covers curated from the Stefan Thull Collection.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has announced artists CrossLypka, Em Kettner, and Chanell Stone as the winners of the 2026 SECA Art Award.
M+ museum will host the third edition of the Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival (AAGFF) from May 29 to May 31, 2026, in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District.
Tate Britain will stage "The 90s: Art and Fashion" from October 8, 2026, to February 14, 2027, marking the first major exhibition to examine the intersection of British art, photography, and design during that decade.
The Singapore Art Museum will present 'Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness' from May 29 to October 4, 2026, marking the artist's first major exhibition in Southeast Asia.
Tate Britain will present 'Never the Same', a new exhibition by British-Bengali artist Mohammed Z Rahman, from June 5 to November 8, 2026, as part of its Art Now series.
The Victoria and Albert Museum will open a new display on May 30, 2026, featuring over 100 objects from approximately 50 defunct British music venues and nightclubs.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art has opened a major presentation of its permanent collection in the South Wing, featuring works by Francis Bacon, Roy Lichtenstein, and Ed Ruscha.
Thaddaeus Ropac presents an exhibition of works by filmmaker Harun Farocki, focusing on his theoretical development of 'operational images' and the function of film beyond entertainment.
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will feature a permanent site-specific installation by artist Carrie Mae Weems titled 'The Cool Blue Wind' when it opens on June 19, 2026.
The Getty Center is showcasing the work of commercial photographer Barbara DuMetz as part of its exhibition "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," on view through June 14, 2026.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) will present 'We Proceed in the Footsteps of the Sunlight,' the first museum survey exhibition of Ghanaian-German artist Zohra Opoku, opening September 11, 2025. Curated by Beata America and Dr.
Austrian artist Valie Export, a central figure in feminist performance art and experimental film, died on May 15 in Vienna at the age of 85.
Thaddaeus Ropac presents 'Robert Mapplethorpe. Le forme della bellezza,' an exhibition featuring approximately 200 photographs exploring formal rigor and geometric vision.
The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection will host a large-scale group exhibition titled 'Remember Me' featuring approximately 700 works by over 70 artists starting October 7, 2026.
The Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection will launch a comprehensive photography exhibition titled "Remember Me" on October 7, 2026, to mark the bicentennial of the medium's invention.
Tate Britain will open a major retrospective of James McNeill Whistler on May 21, 2026, featuring 150 works including paintings, drawings, and printmaking.
Thaddaeus Ropac gallery has released a retrospective analysis of VALIE EXPORT’s career, focusing on her contributions to feminist art and media since the 1960s.
The Stedelijk Museum and Stichting De Best Verzorgde Boeken will open an exhibition on November 8 featuring the most significant book designs of the previous year.
The Musée Maillol has announced the launch of an annual educational series titled 'Hypotheses and Demonstrations' dedicated to the study of sculpture.
Gagosian will participate in the third annual Roma Gallery Weekend—Contemporanea from May 15 to 17, 2026.
The Vancouver Art Gallery and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis have jointly acquired Nan Goldin’s moving-image work, Stendhal Syndrome (2024).
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art has detailed its 2025 programming, headlined by the first comprehensive European retrospective of Venezuelan-American artist Marisol opening October 1.
Art Basel has published a series of interviews and profiles featuring international artists including Cecilia Vicuña, Lubaina Himid, and Michael Armitage.
Getty Publications has announced the release of 'Marching West: The Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement in Photographs,' a volume featuring over 100 images documenting Black equality activism in Southern California.
V&A East has announced a solo exhibition by artist Carrie Mae Weems titled 'The Long Goodbye,' scheduled to run from April 18 to October 18, 2026.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) has detailed its upcoming exhibition programming for late 2025, beginning with a tribute to Albie Sachs on July 24.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art will present 'Something Missing?', a major solo exhibition of French artist Sophie Calle featuring over 300 individual works across the museum's West Wing.
Berlin-based artist Thomas Demand will present a new body of work at Sprüth Magers that integrates themes of theater and opera into his photographic practice.
Artcurial will present the exhibition 'Frida Kahlo & Leo Matiz. One Gaze, Two Souls' at its Milan location from April 15 to April 24, 2026.
Galleria Continua will present a solo exhibition by the artist JR at the Piscina Cozzi in Milan from April 21 to April 26, 2026. Curated by Sabato De Sarno and presented by Vanity Fair, the installation is part of the artist's global 'Inside Out' project.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam will host 'Erwin Olaf – Freedom' from October 11, 2025, to April 6, 2026, marking the first museum retrospective since the artist's death in 2023.
Lisson Gallery has announced an exhibition of works by the late Canadian artist Rodney Graham titled 'Who Does Not Love a Tree?'.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will host 'City of Cinema: Paris 1850–1907,' an exhibition examining the development of film within 19th-century Parisian visual culture.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has announced a five-week extension of the exhibition 'Erwin Olaf – Freedom,' which will now close on April 6, 2026. The retrospective, the first since the artist's death in 2023, features iconic photography, sculptures, and previously unseen final works.
The Stedelijk Museum and the Rijksmuseum have acquired three works from Carrie Mae Weems’s 2021 series 'Painting the Town,' which documents the aftermath of Black Lives Matter protests in Portland.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has announced the acquisition of works by seven artists featured in its biennial photography exhibition, 'Circulate – Photography Beyond Frames.' The acquired works are by Aimée Zito Lema, Vytautas Kumža, Kevin Osepa, Katja Novitskova, Mandy Franca, Jaya Pelupessy, .
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