Museo Reina Sofía Announces 2026-2027 Season with Eight Female Artists
The Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid has unveiled its season for 2026-2027, which includes nine temporary exhibitions, with eight highlighting women artists. Directed by Manuel Segade, this program will continue until July 2027, aiming to challenge conventional art narratives. It kicks off on September 23 with Eli Cortiñas's 'La máquina sueña con humo.' Following this, Miguel Ángel Rojas's 'La noche' is set to debut on November 11, and Marta Minujín's 'La Menesunda según Marta Minujín' will follow on November 18. In 2027, Anne Truitt's retrospective is scheduled for February 24, with Fernanda Laguna's 'Mi corazón es un imán' opening on March 3. Additional exhibitions include Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian's retrospective on April 14 and Marlene Dumas's 'Durmiendo con el enemigo' on April 28. The season will also introduce a new collection and gallery reorganization.
Key facts
- The Museo Reina Sofía announced its 2026-2027 season with nine temporary exhibitions, eight dedicated to women.
- The season runs until July 2027 and was presented by director Manuel Segade.
- The first exhibition, 'La máquina sueña con humo' by Eli Cortiñas, opens September 23, 2026.
- Miguel Ángel Rojas is the only male artist with a solo show, 'La noche', opening November 11, 2026.
- Marta Minujín's 'La Menesunda según Marta Minujín' opens November 18, 2026, reconstructing her 1965 installation.
- Anne Truitt's retrospective opens February 24, 2027, and is the first in Europe.
- Fernanda Laguna's retrospective 'Mi corazón es un imán' opens March 3, 2027.
- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian's first Spanish retrospective opens April 14, 2027.
- La Ribot's 'Resolución' opens April 23, 2027, at the Palacio de Velázquez.
- Marlene Dumas's 'Durmiendo con el enemigo' opens April 28, 2027.
- Pacita Abad's 'Urdir solidaridades' opens July 8, 2027.
- The collection will be reorganized with 'La historia no se repite, pero rima', pairing Guernica with Hannah Ryggen's 'Etiopia'.
- The centenary of the Generación del 27 will prompt the reorganization of five galleries.
- Projects in Granada and Warsaw will take works abroad.
- A new archive space will open in the Sabatini building, designed by Estudio Herreros.
- Live arts will be integrated into public programs, including María Gimeno's 'Queridas viejas'.
- The season includes retrospectives and focuses on Pere Portabella, Radu Jude, and Ulrike Ottinger.
- A cycle of 22 films will explore Argentina since the 2001 crisis, linked to Minujín and Laguna exhibitions.
Entities
Artists
- Eli Cortiñas
- Miguel Ángel Rojas
- Marta Minujín
- Anne Truitt
- Fernanda Laguna
- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
- La Ribot
- Marlene Dumas
- Pacita Abad
- Hannah Ryggen
- Manolo Millares
- Cecilia Bengolea
- María Gimeno
- Ana Curra
- J
- Pere Portabella
- Radu Jude
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Rubén Santantonín
- Federico García Lorca
- Pablo Picasso
- Pedro G. Romero
- Manuel Segade
- Vivien Trommer
- Miguel A. López
- Mariano Mayer
- Asrin Haidari
- Marcella Lista
- Gloria Moure
- Agustín Pérez Rubio
- María Wills Londoño
- Beatriz Jordana
- Cayetano Limorte
- Ferdinand Marcos
- Fernando Sánchez Castillo
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
- Aurèlia Muñoz
- J de Los Planetas
- Iván Zulueta
- Huguette Caland
Institutions
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Instituto Torcuato Di Tella
- Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires
- Moderna Museet
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- MUDAM Luxembourg
- EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art
- Bourse de Commerce
- Pinakothek der Moderne
- Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires
- Centro Federico García Lorca
- Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada
- Centro Cultural Gran Capitán
- Palacio de los Condes de Gabia
- Centro José Guerrero
- Museo de Arte Moderno de Varsovia
- Archivo Lafuente
- Estudio Herreros
- Lyceum Club
- Círculo de Bellas Artes
- Salón de Otoño
- Residencia de Estudiantes
- Escuela de Vallecas
- Wikimedia
- Photobook Club Madrid
- Instituto Cáder de Arte Centroamericano
- Galeria La Cometa
- Getty Research Institute
- Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
- Museum of Modern Art New York
- VEGAP
- MALBA
- Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Musée de Grenoble
- EMMA Finland
- Museo Moderno de Buenos Aires
- Premio Velázquez
- Palacio de Cristal
- Palacio de Velázquez
- Edificio Sabatini
- Edificio Nouvel
- Centro García Lorca
- DocumentaMadrid
- Filmoteca Española
- ARCO
- Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España (IPCE)
- Revista de Arte - Logopress
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- New York
- United States
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Düsseldorf
- Germany
- Grenoble
- France
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- The Hague
- Netherlands
- Luxembourg
- Finland
- Paris
- Munich
- Granada
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Santander
- Jamaica
- Philippines
- Iran
- Colombia
- Canary Islands
- Africa
- Asia
- Latin America