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1 October
2025
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Matisse in Venice: The Stations of the Cross

Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, United States

Baltimore Museum of Art

Matisse in Vence: The Stations of the Cross brings together more than 80 remarkable drawings that reveal the artist at his most daring, inventive, and spiritually profound. Many of these works are leaving France for the first time, making this presentation a rare opportunity for American audiences. Tracing Matisse’s bold creative journey, the exhibition shows […]

24 January
2026
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Drawn to Venice

Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lincoln Park, 100 34th Avenue (at Clement Street), San Francisco, CA, United States

Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Spanning the Renaissance to the Rococo period, this exhibition celebrates the vitality and originality of the arts in Venice and the Veneto region through more than 30 drawings and prints. In the 16th century, Venice became a thriving artistic center rivaling Rome and Florence. Patronage fostered creative competition among family workshops, such as the Bassano […]

27 March
2026
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The Gift of Drawing: Cy Twombly

The Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX, United States

The Menil Collection

This presentation features twenty-seven works from a gift to the museum by the Cy Twombly Foundation. The works highlighted in the exhibition cover thirty years of the artist’s activity, from the 1950s to the 1980s and feature a broad range of materials, from graphite to oil paint; techniques such as drawing and collage; and themes […]

29 March
2026
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Raphael: Sublime Poetry

The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dive into the artistic process of one of history’s most beloved and influential artists. A true titan of the Italian Renaissance, Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (1483–1520)—better known as Raphael—matched ambition with lyricism to create works with both intellectual heft and emotional depth, a necessary skill in the complex political landscape of Renaissance courts. In his […]

9 April
2026
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Sandy Rodriguez: Tierra Insurgente

Hispanic Society Museum & Library 613 W 155th St, New York, NY, United States

Hispanic Society Museum & Library

From the moment European mapmakers transformed a continent into abstract, ownable space, taxonomy has served as a tool of power in the history of the Americas. By naming, claiming, and regulating territory, maps seek to define the terms by which life and memory are organized, determining which histories are protected, whose lives are valued, and […]

12 April
2026
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Marcel Duchamp

MoMA 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY, United States

MoMA

“Why is this art?” is a question often asked by viewers of contemporary art. It is virtually impossible to answer it without referring to the work of Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968). Over a six-decade career, Duchamp challenged the very definition of the artwork, ushering in a new era of creative license—the reverberations of which are still […]

16 April
2026
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Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship

The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long before the towers of Gothic cathedrals could pierce the sky, architects outlined their vision and ambitions by creating intricate designs. The Gothic era, known for soaring structures like Notre-Dame in Paris, produced some of the Western world’s most breathtaking buildings. Their overall height, tall spires, pointed arches, and light-filled spaces were a striking departure […]
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Early Netherlandish drawings

The British Museum Great Russell Street, London, United Kingdom

The British Museum

In the 1400s and 1500s, the Low Countries were a powerhouse of artistic innovation. This was a transformative period for Netherlandish drawings, as they evolved from preparatory studies to works of art in their own right. Featuring around 120 works by artists including Rogier van der Weyden, Lucas van Leyden, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and […]

14 June
2026
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Willem de Kooning Drawing

Art Institute of Chicago 159 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL

Art Institute of Chicago

Willem de Kooning (1904–1997) was one of the most celebrated and prolific draftsmen of the 20th century. Willem de Kooning Drawing is the first exhibition to examine the expansive drawing practice of this renowned American artist who immigrated to New York from the Netherlands at the age of 22. While many Art Institute visitors may […]

26 June
2026
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Early Netherlandish Drawings Symposium

The Warburg Institute Woburn Square, London, United Kingdom

The Warburg Institute

This international symposium is organised in conjunction with the exhibition Early Netherlandish Drawings at the British Museum. Leading scholars and curators from the USA, Europe and the UK will share new research on drawings from the Low Countries between 1400 and 1600. Speakers will elaborate on themes explored in the exhibition and will address the […]

30 June
2026
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Curator-led tour of “Sandy Rodriguez: Tierra Insurgente”

Hispanic Society Museum & Library 613 W 155th St, New York, NY, United States

Hispanic Society Museum & Library

Join us for a private tour of the incredible exhibition Sandy Rodriguez: Tierra Insurgente with curator Ryan Pinchot. Ryan Pinchot is Exhibition Co-Curator, along with artist Sandy Rodriguez, and Senior Educator at the Hispanic Society. He is also a PhD Candidate at Rutgers University and specialist in Latin American visual culture, decoloniality, and environmental humanities. ___ […]

18 September
2026
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Symposium – Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions

The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, United States

The Morgan Library & Museum

In conjunction with the exhibition Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions, join artists, conservators, curators, and conservation scientists for an afternoon symposium centered on the making of tarot cards. The first session will examine and discuss the elaborate techniques used to make fifteenth-century tarot cards for the court of the Dukes of Milan. Conservators Frank Trujillo, Lydia […]

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