Next summer, Denmark will host James Turrell’s largest skyspace to date.
Next summer, James Turrell will debut As Seen Below – The Dome at Denmark’s ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, marking his largest Skyspace yet. The circular structure—40 meters wide and 16 meters tall—anchors the museum’s long-awaited expansion and continues Turrell’s exploration of light as a material that shapes perception. Inside, shifting fields of color and an oculus that frames the sky invite a contemplative encounter with the act of seeing itself. Nearly ten years in development, the work opens June 19, 2026, aligning with the summer solstice.
Triennale Milano will, fittingly, be the cultural hub for Italy’s Winter Olympics.
As Italy readies for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Triennale Milano will serve as the event’s cultural and creative hub. The museum will host exhibitions, installations, and ceremonies throughout the Games, including White Out. The Future of Winter Sport, curated by Konstantin Grcic and Marco Sammicheli, which explores the link between design, performance, and climate. Triennale will also function as headquarters for Italy’s Olympic and Paralympic teams and display the official torches through the end of the Games. Its expanded programming underscores the deep ties between Italian design, sport, and national identity.
All is not what it seems at Tavares Strachan’s new rum bar at the Columbus Museum of Art.
At the Columbus Museum of Art’s newly reopened Pizzuti campus, Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan has turned one gallery into a working rum bar and café that doubles as a sculptural installation. Bar Room reimagines the social spaces of Strachan’s youth in Nassau, layering music, scent, and conversation into an immersive environment that examines how culture and community take shape. The project also marks the museum’s tenth anniversary of the Margaret M. Walter Wing and underscores its growing investment in contemporary art and civic dialogue. Strachan will expand on these themes in his forthcoming solo exhibition The Day Tomorrow Began, opening next spring in collaboration with LACMA.
For a fleeting moment, the Parthenon is free of scaffolding.
For the first time in two centuries, the Parthenon stands free of scaffolding, offering visitors an unobstructed view of Athens’s most recognized monument. The restoration structures, most recently installed along the western facade two decades ago, have been removed temporarily before new, lighter scaffolding is added in November. Officials plan for the next phase of conservation to conclude by summer 2026, when the temple will once again be fully revealed. The moment marks a rare pause in the continuous preservation of the 2,500-year-old structure, which remains both a UNESCO World Heritage site and Greece’s most visited landmark.
Next May, arts nonprofit Canal Projects will shutter its New York exhibition space.
Canal Projects will close its New York exhibition space on May 23, 2026, after years of presenting cutting-edge work by artists such as Korakrit Arunanondchai and Sin Wai Kin. The nonprofit will pivot to a grantmaking model, distributing $3 million over three years to support scholarships, fellowships, and exhibitions. Its final gallery show, running from January 30, will feature Jakkai Siributr. The decision reflects both the high costs of maintaining the building and broader challenges facing small and midsize galleries in the current art market.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Immerse yourself in the spooky sartorial world of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
A new exhibition looks at the enigmatic emotional aura of vintage toys.
After extensive conservation efforts by MoMA, Christine’s World has secrets to reveal.
The hardest door in Paris was the Art Basel pre-preview.
