The Facts
On October 22, 2026, Kunsthaus Zürich announced its 2027 programme, spanning Rembrandt, Alberto Giacometti, Judith Bernstein, Selma Selman and Ai Weiwei across its four buildings. The collection will be presented in a new guise, with an expanded Giacometti display in the Chipperfield building from March 2027, a new Dada collection location, and the Müller building transformed into a platform for artists and culture producers. Exhibitions include Judith Bernstein and Enrico David from mid-February, 'House of Nisaba' from April with some 35 new paintings by artists including Michael Armitage, Nicole Eisenman and Salman Toor, and Wael Shawky from the end of April. Director Ann Demeester said the programme reflects the museum's polyphony.
The Signal
The programme signals a deliberate strategy to treat the Kunsthaus as a forum where historical holdings and contemporary practice inform each other, rather than a static repository. For curators and collectors, the pairing of a major Giacometti rehang with politically engaged artists like Bernstein, Selma Selman and Ai Weiwei underscores a commitment to expanding canonical narratives. The Müller building's shift to a platform for artists and culture producers also reflects a wider institutional trend toward prioritising living artists, a factor increasingly relevant in loan and acquisition decisions.
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- Artists: Rembrandt, Alberto Giacometti, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Pipilotti Rist, Kiki Kogelnik, Sonja Sekula, Claes Oldenburg, Judith Bernstein, Enrico David, Ai Weiwei, Wael Shawky, Selma Selman, Michael Armitage, Omar Ba, Sabian Baumann, Kevin Beasley, Nicole Eisenman, Hamishi Farah, Louisa Gagliardi, Adam Cruces, Melanie Kitti, Valentin Rilliet, Mohammed Sami, Cinga Samson, Agnes Scherer, Salman Toor, Evelyn T. Wang
- People: Ann Demeester
- Museums: Kunsthaus Zürich
- Locations: Zurich
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