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Marie Antoinette Style
Marie Antoinette Style
V&A South Kensington presents Marie Antoinette Style, tracing 250 years of fashion, design, art, and cultural influence.
V&A South Kensington presents Marie Antoinette Style, tracing 250 years of fashion, design, art, and cultural influence.
United Kingdom, London
20 Sep 2025 – 22 Mar 2026
Lee Miller
Lee Miller
Lee Miller’s retrospective reveals her surrealist roots, bold photography, and fearless artistic evolution across continents.
Lee Miller’s retrospective reveals her surrealist roots, bold photography, and fearless artistic evolution across continents.
United Kingdom, London
02 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
Cerith Wyn Evans — Forms in Space… through Light (in Time)
Cerith Wyn Evans — Forms in Space… through Light (in Time)
Cerith Wyn Evans’s neon installation maps light, rhythm, and motion through space, paired with sound and film for an atmospheric experience.
Cerith Wyn Evans’s neon installation maps light, rhythm, and motion through space, paired with sound and film for an atmospheric experience.
Portugal, Lisbon
05 Oct 2025 – 16 Feb 2026
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show
Vitra Design Museum presents Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, tracing its evolution from Paris salons to global spectacles.
Vitra Design Museum presents Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, tracing its evolution from Paris salons to global spectacles.
Germany, Weil am Rhein
08 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
Leandro Erlich
Leandro Erlich
Amos Rex Helsinki presents Leandro Erlich’s first Finnish exhibition, featuring immersive installations that challenge perception.
Amos Rex Helsinki presents Leandro Erlich’s first Finnish exhibition, featuring immersive installations that challenge perception.
Finland, Helsinki
08 Oct 2025 – 06 Apr 2026
Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped
Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped
Guggenheim celebrates Robert Rauschenberg’s centenary with Life Can’t Be Stopped, featuring iconic works and key loans.
Guggenheim celebrates Robert Rauschenberg’s centenary with Life Can’t Be Stopped, featuring iconic works and key loans.
United States, New York City
10 Oct 2025 – 03 May 2026
Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well
Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well
Pirelli HangarBicocca Milan presents Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well, her first major exhibition as filmmaker.
Pirelli HangarBicocca Milan presents Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well, her first major exhibition as filmmaker.
Italy, Milan
11 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026
Erwin Olaf – Freedom
Erwin Olaf – Freedom
Erwin Olaf – Freedom offers the first major retrospective since his passing, exploring identity, diversity, and social change.
Erwin Olaf – Freedom offers the first major retrospective since his passing, exploring identity, diversity, and social change.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
11 Oct 2025 – 01 Mar 2026
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Fondation Beyeler hosts Switzerland’s first major Yayoi Kusama retrospective, featuring Infinity Mirror Rooms and unseen works.
Fondation Beyeler hosts Switzerland’s first major Yayoi Kusama retrospective, featuring Infinity Mirror Rooms and unseen works.
Switzerland, Riehen
12 Oct 2025 – 25 Jan 2026
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter
Fondation Louis Vuitton surveys Gerhard Richter’s six-decade career, spanning photo-based paintings, abstractions, and sculptural experiments.
Fondation Louis Vuitton surveys Gerhard Richter’s six-decade career, spanning photo-based paintings, abstractions, and sculptural experiments.
France, Paris
17 Oct 2025 – 02 Mar 2026
Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
MCA presents Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, a major U.S. retrospective featuring 200 works across seven decades.
MCA presents Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, a major U.S. retrospective featuring 200 works across seven decades.
United States, Chicago
18 Oct 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective
Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective
MoMA’s Ruth Asawa retrospective highlights her wire forms, humble materials, and lifelong commitment to community and creativity.
MoMA’s Ruth Asawa retrospective highlights her wire forms, humble materials, and lifelong commitment to community and creativity.
United States, New York City
19 Oct 2025 – 07 Feb 2026
Meriem Bennani: Sole Crushing
Meriem Bennani: Sole Crushing
Meriem Bennani transforms flip-flops into a multi-floor sound installation, blending orchestral rhythm and collective energy.
Meriem Bennani transforms flip-flops into a multi-floor sound installation, blending orchestral rhythm and collective energy.
France, Paris
22 Oct 2025 – 08 Feb 2026
Exposition Générale
Exposition Générale
Fondation Cartier inaugurates its new Jean Nouvel–designed home in Paris with Exposition Générale, featuring 600 works.
Fondation Cartier inaugurates its new Jean Nouvel–designed home in Paris with Exposition Générale, featuring 600 works.
France, Paris
25 Oct 2025 – 23 Aug 2026
Shigeru Ban: Architecture and Social Contributions
Shigeru Ban: Architecture and Social Contributions
Shigeru Ban’s Kraków exhibition spotlights his innovative material use and socially driven architecture across global projects.
Shigeru Ban’s Kraków exhibition spotlights his innovative material use and socially driven architecture across global projects.
Poland, Kraków
26 Oct 2025 – 03 Mar 2026
Countryside: A Place to Live, Not to Leave
Countryside: A Place to Live, Not to Leave
Countryside reframes rural regions as sites of sustainability, innovation, and alternative futures beyond urban dominance.
Countryside reframes rural regions as sites of sustainability, innovation, and alternative futures beyond urban dominance.
Qatar, Doha
29 Oct 2025 – 29 Apr 2026
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