Tate Britain to Host Largest James McNeill Whistler Retrospective in 30 Years Featuring 150 Works
Tate Britain will present a major retrospective of James McNeill Whistler from May 21 to September 27, 2026, marking the largest European exhibition of the artist in three decades. The show features 150 works, including the landmark UK loan of 'Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1' (Whistler’s Mother) from the Musée d’Orsay. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum and the Mesdag Collection and will include previously unseen sketchbooks and the largest assembly of the artist's 'Nocturne' paintings since the 1990s.
- Artists: James McNeill Whistler, Edgar Degas, Maud Franklin
- People: Carol Jacobi, Isobel Muir, James Finch, Edwin Becker, Renske Suijver
- Galleries: Freer Gallery of Art, Colby College Museum of Art
- Museums: Tate Britain, Musée d’Orsay, Van Gogh Museum, The Mesdag Collection, The Hunterian
- Locations: London, Paris, Washington, St Petersburg, Venice
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