Summer Museums Guide

Discover the institutional exhibitions and
public installations by our artists on view throughout summer 2025.

United Kingdom

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Museum Exhibitions

Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

28 June—26 October 2025

Kiefer / Van Gogh

Major exhibition of Anselm Kiefer at Royal Academy of Arts

This exhibition considers the lasting influence that Van Gogh has had on Anselm Kiefer, presenting their works side-by-side.

Museum Exhibitions

The Gilbert & George Centre, Heneage Street, London

16 May 2025 – February 2026

Gilbert & George 'DEATH HOPE LIFE FEAR…'

An exhibition at The Gilbert & George Centre

An exhibition of 18 pictures made by Gilbert & George between 1984 and 1998.

Museum Exhibitions

Hayward Gallery Touring

16 May—5 October 2025

Lisa Brice in 'To Improvise a Mountain' curated by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Hayward Gallery Touring Show

For this exhibition, Yiadom-Boakye selects works that have been critical to her way of seeing and thinking.

Museum Exhibitions

Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK

4 July—24 August 2025

Alvaro Barrington: Football City, Art United

Group exhibition at Manchester International Festival 2025

This project explores the crossover between the worlds of art and football through new collaborations.

Museum Exhibitions

Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK

28 June—7 September 2025

VALIE EXPORT on view at the Modern Art Oxford

as part of the group exhibition 'Movements for Staying Alive'

This exhibition e mphases the importance of participating in the world from a place of motion, action and participation.

Austria, Germany, Switzerland & Latvia

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The State Rooms, DomQuartier Salzburg

24 July—6 October 2025

Tony Cragg:

Zeiten

The artist presents the first exhibition of contemporary sculptures in the historic location.

Museum Exhibitions

Gmundner Keramik, Gmunden, Austria

18 June 2025—31 January 2026

Erwin Wurm:

Bad People

Gmunden Ceramics, Austria presents Erwin Wurm's Bad People sculpture series, which he created on-site.

Museum Exhibitions

Marmorschlössl, Bad Ischl, Austria

17 May—26 October 2025

Erwin Wurm

Solo show at the Marmorschlössl

The exhibition at the Marmorschlössl focuses on the sculptural work of Erwin Wurm.

Museum Exhibitions

Zuzeum Art Centre, Riga, Latvia

13 June—14 September 2025

Erwin Wurm:

How It Is

The artist's first exhibition in Latvia presents a unique perspective on his singular mix of figuration, philosophy, and the absurd.

Museum Exhibitions

Francisco Carolinum Linz, Austria

7 March—7 September 2025

Erwin Wurm at the Francisco Carolinum Linz

Among other, the show will present collages, contact sheets and prints from the artists's archive

The exhibition shows a part of the artist's oeuvre that has rarely been seen before.

Museum Exhibitions

MARTa Herford, Herford, Germany

12 April—24 August 2025

Georg Baselitz, Martha Jungwirth and Erwin Wurm feature in Other People Think

Group show at MARTa Herford, Germany

Georg Baselitz, Martha Jungwirth and Erwin Wurm feature in group show at MARTa Herford, Germany.

Museum Exhibitions

Fondation Jan Michalski, Montricher, Switzerland

29 March—28 September 2025

Miquel Barceló:

Autofictions

In this exhibition Miquel Barceló explores books that have been central to his artistic practice.

Museum Exhibitions

Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, Germany

27 June—2 November 2025

Sean Scully

A solo retrospective at Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg

On the occasion of the artist's eightieth birthday, this comprehensive retrospective spans works from over six decades .

Museum Exhibitions

Nolde Museum Seebüll, Neukirchen, Germany

7 May—31 August 2025

Anselm Kiefer

Solo show at the Nolde Museum Seebüll

The Nolde Museum Seebüll presents the first exhibition dedicated to Kiefer's watercolours in Germany.

Korea, China & Japan

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Art Museum of Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu, China

12 June—12 October 2025

Sean Scully:

Sublime and Sunyata

Sean Scully solo exhibition at the Art Museum of SCCM, in Chengdu, China.

Museum Exhibitions

Espace Louis Vuitton Beijing, China World Mall, 1 Jian‘guomenwai Ave

19 April—19 October 2025

Joan Mitchell / Megan Rooney

PAINTING FROM NATURE

Juxtaposing the works of Megan Rooney and Joan Mitchell, this exhibition highlights the profound connections and dialogues between their artistic...

Museum Exhibitions

Aranya Art Center, Beidaihe, China

15 March—7 September 2025

Ilya & Emilia Kabakov

Group exhibition 'Modeling the World' in China

The group exhibition Modeling the World presents four parallel projects , inspired by and constructed from architecture and models.

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뮤지엄 산, 원주, 대한민국

Opening 20 June 2025

뮤지엄 산에 펼쳐진 안토니 곰리와 안도 다다오의 협업 공간

뮤지엄 산의 새로운 상설 전시관 ‘그라운드(GROUND)’

뮤지엄 산은 2025년 6월, 영국의 현대미술가 안토니 곰리와 일본의 건축가 안도 다다오의 첫 협업으로 탄생한 새로운 상설 전시관 ‘그라운드(GROUND)’를 공개했다.

Museum Exhibitions

Hyundai Card Storage, Seoul, South Korea

10 May—7 September 2025

데이비드 살레 ⟪Under One Roof⟫

Under One Roof

현대카드는 이태원에 위치한 전시 공간인 스토리지에서 데이비드 살레의 국내 첫 대규모 회고전 ⟪David Salle: Under One Roof⟫을 열고 40여 점의...

Museum Exhibitions

동대문디자인플라자 뮤지엄 전시 1관

25 April—7 September 2025

현대카드 컬처프로젝트 29 톰 삭스 전

동대문디자인플라자 뮤지엄

현대카드 컬처프로젝트는 2007년 시작된 톰 삭스의 ‘스페이스 프로그램’ 시리즈 중 약 200점의 작품을 선보인다.

Museum Exhibition

대구미술관 1전시실, 어미홀

18 March—17 August 2025

션 스컬리: 수평과 수직

대구미술관 회고전

이번 전시는 한국에서 처음으로 열리는 작가의 대규모 회고전으로 그의 예술적 여정을 전체적으로 조망한다.

Museum Exhibition

Towada Art Center

12 April—16 November 2025

Erwin Wurm:

Human Form

The Towada Art Center will present Erwin Wurm’s first institutional solo exhibition in Japan

Denmark & Netherlands

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ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishøj, Denmark

10 April—31 August 2025

Eva Helene Pade: Forårsofret

Solo exhibition at ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark

The artist's first institutional show presents a monumental series of new works.

Museum Exhibitions

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark

11 April—31 August 2025

Robert Longo solo show at Louisiana, Denmark

The first comprehensive display of the artist's work in Scandinavia

Louisiana presents Robert Longo's first comprehensive display in Scandinavia.

Museum Exhibitions

Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

24 May—14 September 2025

Stephan Balkenhol:

Something is Happening

Kunsthal Rotterdam presents a solo show of Stephen Balkenhol's work, shedding light on his unique sculptural practice.

France, Italy & Spain

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Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, France

14 June 2025—2 February 2026

Miquel Barceló, Antony Gormley, Elizabeth Peyton, Sturtevant, Yan Pei-Ming

Group show at Centre Pompidou-Metz

Sturtevant and Yan Pei-Ming feature in Copyists, an exceptional collaboration bewteen the Musée du Louvre and the Centre Pompidou-Metz.

Museum Exhibitions

Villa Carmignac, Hyères, France

26 April—2 November 2025

Oliver Beer featured in VERTIGO

A group exhibition at Villa Carmignac

Oliver Beer featured in Vertigo at Villa Carmignac, which explores the links between the perception of natural phenomena and abstraction...

Museum Exhibitions

Bourse de Commerce, Paris, France

5 March—25 August 2025

Georg Baselitz and Irving Penn featured in Corps et Âmes

Group show at Bourse de Commerce, Paris

Georg Baselitz and Irving Penn featured in group show exploring representations of the body in contemporary art at Bourse de...

Museum Exhibitions

Le Stanze della Fotografia, Venice, Italy

10 April—23 November 2025

Robert Mapplethorpe on view at Le Stanze della Fotografia

curated by artistic director Denis Curti

This exhibition marks the beginning of a trilogy, travelling to Milan and Rome afterwards.

Museum Exhibition

Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain

27 February—21 September 2025

Sturtevant:

El eco de la innovación

The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo presents the first retrospective of Sturtevant's work in Spain.

Museum Exhibitions

Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa (MACE), Ibiza, Spain

21 June—16 November 2025

Miquel Barceló:

El present permanent

Ibiza’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MACE) presents Miquel Barceló: El present permanent, an exhibition of the artist’s most recent paintings.

America, Canada & Mexico

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Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

7 June 2025—19 January 2026

Raqib Shaw

Paradise Lost

At the Art Institute, Shaw debuts his more-than 100-feet-wide, 21-panel Paradise Lost (2009–25).

Museum Exhibitions

Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY, USA

11 May—21 September 2025

Sean Scully:

The Albee Barn, Montauk

This survey brings together more than 70 works ranging from 1981 to 2024, exploring the artist's connection to Long Island.

Featured in Artnet

20 June 2025

Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg: 'Glacial Decoy' at the Walker Art Center

Must-See Museum Shows Across the U.S.

The exhibition, which marks Rauschenberg’s centennial year, pays tribute to his groundbreaking collaboration with choreographer Trisha Brown.

Museum Exhibitions

Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON, Canada

31 May—20 September 2025

Ilya & Emilia Kabakov:

Between Heaven and Earth

In collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada this exhibition marks the Oakville Galleries' most ambitious project to date.

Museum Exhibitions

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

17 April 2025—4 January 2026

Yan Pei-Ming

The artist's work 'A Burial in Shanghai' will be presented in the United States for the first time

A Burial in Shanghai will be presented in the US for the first time at MCASD.

Museum Exhibitions

Esker Foundation, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

24 May—24 August 2025

Oliver Beer:

Compositions for Mouths, Face and Hands

Esker Foundation presents Oliver Beer: Compositions for Mouths, Face and Hands, a deeply sensorial investigation into the body as a...

Museum Exhibitions

Portland Museum of Art, ME, USA

23 May—14 September 2025

Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection

Group exhibition featuring Georg Baselitz and Anselm Kiefer

This exhibition highlights gifts from the Alex Katz Foundation to the museum over the past decade, including works by Georg...

Museum Exhibitions

11 Main St, Germantown, NY, USA

28 June—31 October 2025

Alvaro Barrington: Sky High Farm Biennial

Fundraising biennial featuring work by Alvaro Barrington

A site-specific exhibition exploring the relationship between local ecology, history, and industry in the Hudson River Valley.

Museum Exhibitions

Hall Art Foundation, Reading, Vermont, USA

10 May—30 November 2025

Group show at the Hall Art Foundation

including a collaborative work between Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist

This show brings together the paintings of three seminal figures in American Pop art: Ramos, Rosenquist, and Ruscha.

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El Espacio 23, Miami, FL, USA

7 November 2024—16 August 2025

Mirror of the Mind: Figuration in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection

Group exhibition featuring works by Anselm Kiefer, Gilbert & George, Alvaro Barrington and David Salle

Works by Anselm Kiefer, Gilbert & George, Alvaro Barrington and David Salle feature in this exhibition exploring the entangled, inseparable...