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Tate Britain to Launch Largest James McNeill Whistler Retrospective in 30 Years
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Tate Britain to Launch Largest James McNeill Whistler Retrospective in 30 Years

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Exhibition Tate

Tate Britain will open a major retrospective of James McNeill Whistler on May 21, 2026, featuring 150 works including paintings, drawings, and printmaking. The exhibition marks the first time in 30 years that a survey of this scale has been staged in Europe and includes the loan of 'Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1' from the Musée d’Orsay. The show is organized in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum and the Mesdag Collection and will run through September 27, 2026.

  • Artists: James McNeill Whistler, Edgar Degas, Maud Franklin
  • People: Carol Jacobi, Isobel Muir, James Finch, Edwin Becker, Renske Suijver
  • Museums: Tate Britain, Musée d’Orsay, Van Gogh Museum, Mesdag Collection, Freer Gallery of Art, Colby College Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums
  • Locations: London, Paris, Washington, The Hague
Originally via Tate · Curated by The Cultural Signal
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