Museum Exhibitions

Danish and Nordic Art 1750–1900 Permanent exhibition with works from SMK’s collection. Explore 150 years of Danish and Nordic art through one of the most significant collections of its kind. Read more

We are thrilled to present the first European institutional solo exhibition of the late self-taught Brazilian artist Francisco da Silva (c.1922/3*–1985, Brazil), known as ‘Chico da Silva,’ or simply ‘Chico’.

The Symptomatic Surreal will be the first institutional exhibition dedicated to Leonora Carrington’s drawings from her Santander sketchbooks, offering a unique vantage point from which to reconsider the artist’s wartime output. Read more

Discover the extraordinary story of how Frida Kahlo became one of the most influential artists of all time, a cultural phenomenon, and an internationally recognised commercial icon.

Step into Japan’s floating world and explore the art of Hokusai and Hiroshige, two visionary artists whose images have shaped how we see nature, landscape and everyday life. Read more

Her work extended the chronology of modern art. For the first time in France, discover the visionary world of Hilma af Klint (1862‑1944), a pioneer of abstraction long kept in the shadows. Read more

Enter the spellbinding world of visionary Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán. Spend time with his paintings, celebrated for their vivid naturalism and deep emotional power. Read more

In the bright light of his final years, Matisse invented a new language: that of cut-out forms and pure color. More than 300 paintings, drawings, books and cut-out gouaches retrace, between 1941 and 1954, the journey of a free artist in perpetual motion. Read more

“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). Read more

As part of the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection exhibition programme, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza presents a solo show of works by Ewa Juszkiewicz (Gdańsk, Poland, 1984). Read more

Erró is one of the few Icelandic artists who has gained a foothold in the international art scene. Read more...

Mark Rothko (Markus Rothkowitz) was born in Dvinsk, Russia, in 1903. At the age of ten, he emigrated with his mother and sister to the United States, joining his father and brothers in Portland. From 1921 to 1923 he attended Yale University before moving to New York. Read more...