Frida Kahlo, Alexander Calder and Mark Rothko are among the icons of modern western art currently in the limelight.

Fashion is luring museum crowds: the Louvre’s 2025 Couture show (now at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) was its second-most-visited exhibition ever.

The aesthetics of religion are on display, spanning historical collections and modern interpretations.

Interest in Japanese culture is rising alongside a surge in tourism (Japan logged a record number of international arrivals last year) and anime becoming a global phenomenon.

Artists are both grappling with and harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and other evolving technologies, including quantum computing and robotics (see Remix Summit 2026 for more).

Environmental crisis is becoming a perennial exhibition theme as cultural institutions reckon with endangered ecological systems.

Several shows celebrate influential 20th-century designers, including Isamu Noguchi (High Museum of Art), Lella and Massimo Vignelli (Triennale Milano) and Kho Liang Ie (Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam).

Find deep considerations of colour at exhibitions across institutions including the Van Gogh Museum, Pérez Art Museum Miami and Centre Pompidou-Metz. 

This season, immersive spaces aim to prompt fresh perspectives on the world around us, heighten sensory awareness and consider how humans connect to built environments.