Cultural highlights for your summer
Art is a dialogue—and these exhibitions invite you to join in: experience Romanticism and Surrealism, migration, intelligence, absurdity, and great masters whose works have made history.
Architecture Biennale
Giardini/Arsenale, Venice; until November 23, 2025
Under the title "Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective." the 19th edition of the International Architecture Biennale deals with the fundamental turn in the practice of architecture in the face of climate change. A rethink is necessary, says curator Carlo Ratti, so that architecture can adapt to a constantly changing world. The exhibition invites all forms of intelligence to work together - natural, artificial and above all interdisciplinary - in order to rethink the built world.
labiennale.org
Rendezvous of dreams
Kunsthalle, Hamburg; June 13, 2025 to October 12, 2025
The supernatural, the irrational, dreams and coincidence: the multi-disciplinary exhibition Rendezvous of Dreams, which spans epochs, explores the multifaceted world of surrealist art against the backdrop of German Romanticism. The show features over 180 icons of surrealism and 60 romantic masterpieces.
hamburger-kunsthalle.de
TOILET PAPER
Fotografiska, Berlin; until August 31, 2025
"A place that defies all logic": this is how the "ToiletFotoPaperGrafiska", a hyper-visual universe by the Italian artist duo Toiletpaper, describes itself. The art project is a radical departure from convention. It presents a "curated disorder" inviting visitors to let their instincts guide them.
berlin.fotografiska.com
Emily Kam Kngwarray
Tate Modern, London; July 10, 2025 until January 11, 2026
Emily Kam Kngwarray is one of Australia's most important artists. She created powerful works that reflect her extraordinary life as an experienced Anmatyerr woman from the Utopia region of Australia. She is best known for her monumental paintings, which bear her unmistakable, lively style. The exhibition, created in collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), is the first large-scale presentation of her work in Europe.
tate.org.uk
Migration through the eyes of art
Fenix Museum, Rotterdam; from May 16, 2025
The newly opened museum is more than just an exhibition venue - it's about art, encounters and movement, united in the major theme of migration; from the perspective of international artists, documented in photographs, told by and with people from Rotterdam. Fenix is located in a historic harbor building that has been respectfully restored. The "Tornado" is a real eye-catcher: one of MAD Architects designed an organic staircase that leads to a breathtaking viewpoint on the roof.
fenix.nl