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UK relaunches 2026 museum season with major exhibitions from London to Liverpool

With the Venice Biennale continuing to attract a growing number of enthusiasts, the United Kingdom is focusing in 2026 on a multifaceted and widespread exhibition season involving both major London institutions and numerous regional venues. From majo...
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Dreamscapes at the MAO of Turin: on display the 53 stations of Hiroshige's Tōkaidō

From July 24 to Nov. 29, 2026, the MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin presents the exhibition Dreamscapes / Dreamscapes, dedicated to Utagawa Hiroshige's famous series The 53 Stations of Tōkaidō, considered one of the pinnacles of 19th-century Japan...
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From Doisneau to Hokusai, at the Palazzo dei Musei in Modena, two major exhibitions dedicated

Following the success of the exhibition Giorgio de Chirico. The Last Metaphysics, which exceeded 33,000 visitors in just over four months, the Palazzo dei Musei in Modena confirms its programmatic line for the 2026-2027 season with two new exhibition...
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Lotus moon in Milan: dialogue between Ōtagaki Rengetsu and contemporary artists

In Milan, from April 28 to May 8, 2026, takes place the exhibition Luna di loto, an exhibition project curated by Katia Bagnoli and Bruno Riva, articulated between Spazio TOMA in Via Moscova 25 and Ekadea studio in Via Plinio 42. The initiative takes...
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Venice, Keita Miyazaki's solo exhibition at Ca' Pesaro puts Japan and lagoon cities in dialogue

From May 9 to September 13, 2026, the Museum of Oriental Art in Venice, housed in the spaces of Ca' Pesaro, presentsKeita Miyazaki 's solo exhibition, entitledKeita Miyazaki - From Water To Form. The project is part of the program of the 61st Venice ...
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An exhibition in Venice on Stéphane Dubé's painting of insects and snakes

From May 8 to August 30, 2026, the Museum of Oriental Art in Venice is hosting the exhibition MUSHI 虫. Dragonflies and Other Insects in the Painting of Stéphane Dubé, an exhibition that brings together twenty-seven works by the artist ...
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Rome's Galleria Borghese hosts two Zanabazar works from Mongolia

From January 20 to February 22, 2026, the Borghese Gallery is hosting the exhibition Zanabazar at the Borghese Gallery. From Mongolia to Global Baroque, which offers a novel reading of artistic relations between East and West in the 17th century. In ...
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Contemporary Declinations, a program of artist residencies and new contemporary installations, returns to MAO Turin

On the occasion of Artissima 2025, the MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin presents from Nov. 1, 2025, the third edition of Contemporary Declinations, the program of artist residencies and site-specific commissions that invites contemporary artists t...
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