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46 Museum Shows and Biennales to See This Summer

exhibition · 2026-05-25

A comprehensive guide to 46 museum exhibitions and biennales worldwide this summer. Highlights include Laure Prouvost's quantum physics show at Paris's Grand Palais, Carsten Höller's secretive exhibition at Beijing's UCCA, and Tomás Saraceno's monumental sculptures at Munich's Haus der Kunst. Tate Modern hosts an Ana Mendieta retrospective. The Venice Biennale continues through November, while Manifesta lands in Germany's Ruhr region. New biennial-style shows launch in the Northeastern US: the Medina Triennial in New York and the Aldrich Decennial in Connecticut. Other notable exhibitions: Akinsanya Kambon's survey split between SculptureCenter and CARA in New York; Cao Fei's largest European survey at Kunstmuseum Basel; Diego Marcon's unsettling video works at the Art Gallery of Ontario; a Keith Haring sculpture-focused show at Crystal Bridges; and Julio Le Parc's survey at Tate Modern. The Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with an 83-foot glass painting by Julie Mehretu. The guide covers exhibitions through early 2027.

Key facts

  • Laure Prouvost's quantum physics show at Grand Palais, Paris, runs June 10–July 26.
  • Carsten Höller's secretive exhibition at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing.
  • Tomás Saraceno's monumental sculptures at Haus der Kunst, Munich.
  • Ana Mendieta retrospective at Tate Modern.
  • Venice Biennale remains on view through November.
  • Manifesta takes place in Germany's Ruhr region, June 21–October 4.
  • Medina Triennial in Medina, New York, June 6–September 7.
  • Aldrich Decennial at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut, June 7–January 10, 2027.
  • Akinsanya Kambon survey at SculptureCenter and CARA, New York, May 28–August 16.
  • Cao Fei's largest European survey at Kunstmuseum Basel, May 30–October 11.
  • Diego Marcon's 'The Bubble Boy' at Art Gallery of Ontario, June 6–October 4.
  • Keith Haring in 3D at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, June 6–January 25, 2027.
  • Julio Le Parc survey at Tate Modern, June 11–May 3, 2027.
  • Obama Presidential Center opens June 19 in Chicago with Julie Mehretu's 83-foot glass painting.
  • Manifesta features 100 artists in a dozen churches across Essen, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, and Duisburg.

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Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Beijing
  • China
  • Munich
  • Germany
  • Argentina
  • São Paulo
  • Brazil
  • Ottawa
  • Canada
  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Ruhr region
  • Essen
  • Bochum
  • Gelsenkirchen
  • Duisburg
  • New York
  • United States
  • Queens
  • Manhattan
  • Basel
  • Switzerland
  • Milan
  • Shanghai
  • Toronto
  • London
  • England
  • Nottingham
  • Berkeley
  • California
  • Bentonville
  • Arkansas
  • Medina
  • New York State
  • Ridgefield
  • Connecticut
  • Tokyo
  • Japan
  • Mexico City
  • Mexico
  • Brussels
  • Belgium
  • Berlin
  • Susch
  • Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
  • Porto
  • Portugal
  • Bregenz
  • Austria
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Chicago
  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Buffalo
  • Warsaw
  • Poland
  • Annandale-on-Hudson
  • Water Mill
  • Los Angeles
  • Krakow
  • Addis Ababa
  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
  • Nigeria
  • Cambodia
  • Sydney
  • Australia
  • Inuit Nunaat
  • Sápmi
  • Denendeh
  • Greenland
  • Denmark
  • Uzbekistan
  • Central Asia
  • Fortaleza
  • Amazon rainforest
  • Peru
  • East Germany
  • Vietnam

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