The Serpentine Galleries comprises two galleries situated 5 minutes walk from each other on either side of The Serpentine Bridge in the heart of the Royal Park of Kensington Gardens in central London. The Serpentine Gallery, established in 1970, and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in 2013, present world-renowned exhibitions of art, architecture and design throughout the year.
Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Gallery situated in Kensington Gardens was established in 1970 and showcases emerging and established contemporary art and architecture.
Serpentine Sackler Gallery
The Serpentine Sackler Gallery opened in 2013. It is located in a former 1805 gunpowder store, five minutes walk from the Serpentine Gallery across the Serpentine Bridge.
Serpentine Pavilion
The Serpentine’s annual architectural commission showcases new temporary buildings by international architects. Open June – October. Public Programs and a cafe.
Adrián Villar Rojas, Today We Reboot The Planet, Installation view
The Serpentine Galleries comprises two galleries situated 5 minutes walk from each other on either side of The Serpentine Bridge in the heart of the Royal Park of Kensington Gardens in central London. The Serpentine Gallery, established in 1970, and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in 2013, present world-renowned exhibitions of art, architecture and design throughout the year.
Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Gallery situated in Kensington Gardens was established in 1970 and showcases emerging and established contemporary art and architecture.
Serpentine Sackler Gallery
The Serpentine Sackler Gallery opened in 2013. It is located in a former 1805 gunpowder store, five minutes walk from the Serpentine Gallery across the Serpentine Bridge.
Serpentine Pavilion
The Serpentine’s annual architectural commission showcases new temporary buildings by international architects. Open June – October. Public Programs and a cafe.
Adrián Villar Rojas, Today We Reboot The Planet, Installation view
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Shenzhen Art and Technology BiennaleMay 30, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027The inaugural edition of the Shenzhen Art and Technology Biennale (SATB) opens to the public from May 30, 2026, to April 30, 2027 at Shenzhen International Museum of Art (SIMoA). With its theme A Glimpse of the Infinite, this edition is directed by Zikang Zhang.
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Inferno & ParadisoJun 26 – Nov 1, 2026Inferno & Paradiso is an immersive slide-projection exhibition created by Alfredo Jaar, one of the most socially active artists of our day. For this show, Jaar selected 20 contemporary reportage photographers and asked each of them to choose two images from their archives...
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Bill PhelpsPhotographerBorn in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bill Phelps has built an impressive career despite having no formal art training, lending his talents to Italian Vogue, French Marie Claire, Conde Nast Traveller UK, The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, and Interview, and picking up both an IPA Lucie Award and the Grand Prize of Portraits for the World Press Photo.
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The Present as FoundOctober 2–23, 2026The divergent creative practices of this year’s Zvono Award finalists – Ljiljana Arsić, Isidora Branković, Mustafa Mlinarević, and Emina Veladžić – have shaped a media-heterogeneous, methodologically diverse, and conceptually multilayered exhibition.
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Arnold J. Kemp: Not One ThingJul 28 – Dec 6, 2026
Arnold J. Kemp: Not One Thing is the first institutional survey of work by the Chicago-based artist Arnold J. Kemp (b. 1968, Boston). The exhibition focuses on Kemp’s performative and material tendencies of masking, traced through various media.
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The Coming of AgeMar 26 – Nov 29, 2026
‘The Coming of Age’ features more than 120 artworks and objects, including historical artefacts and works by contemporary artists including John Coplans, Serena Korda, Suzanne Lacy, Anna Maria Maiolino, Rory Pilgrim, Paula Rego and more.
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Lars TunbjörkPhotographerWhether creating an acid portrait of Sweden, representing the nightmarish world of business offices, tapping into the desolate uniformity of petrified, petit-bourgeois neighborhoods, Lars Tunbjörk has totally forgotten his black and white beginnings.
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Monster Chetwynd: A Friends Making MachineMay 16 – Oct 11, 2026The Middelheim Museum is proud to present the first outdoor solo exhibition by international artist Monster Chetwynd. The exhibition takes its starting point from a new commission for the museum’s collection and unfolds into a landmark presentation of Chetwynd’s multifaceted practice.
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untame flow stay releaseAug 31 – Nov 29, 2026untame flow stay release presents artistic practices undertaken in response to unjust, environmentally toxic and ableist structures – systems that continue to suppress individuals and communities by individualizing violence...
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The Art of SolitudeMark FearnleyDiscover this fascinating photography book with works by London-based Fine Art Photographer Mark Fearnley. His extraordinary images range from street photography to abstract textures and geometric compositions....
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Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry from the Dallas Museum of ArtJul 10, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
“Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry from the Dallas Museum of Art” showcases more than 350 works from one of the most significant contemporary jewelry collections in the United States.
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George Watson: The ChoiceJul 4 – Oct 11, 2026In this installation artist George Watson brings together a series of seemingly divergent references – to the farm, the villa, and 19th-century English literature. Recurring elements across the artist’s practice, here they are positioned within a larger narrative...
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American Icon: The US Flag in ArtJun 6 – Dec 6, 2026
Across generations, the Stars and Stripes has inspired pride, protest, and profound artistic expression. From battlefields to modern cultural movements, our flag’s journey through art reveals a nation constantly redefining itself.
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40th Anniversary Archival PresentationMar 19 – Dec 20, 2026The MIT List Visual Arts Center traces its origins to the Hayden Gallery (founded in 1950), which brought artists and the MIT community together through diverse exhibitions and residency projects.
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FotografiskaPhotography CenterFotografiska is an international meeting place where everything revolves around photography. Located in the heart of Stockholm, with additional locations in New York, London and Tallinn...
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New Humans: Memories of the FutureMar 21, 2026 - OngoingNew Humans: Memories of the Future will inaugurate the New Museum’s expanded building with an exploration of artists’ enduring preoccupation with what it means to be human in the face of sweeping technological changes. New Humans will trace a diagonal history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries...
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Ulrich Seidl: On Life, Love, and DeathSep 19, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027Eye Filmmuseum presents Ulrich Seidl – Über das Leben, die Liebe und den Tod, the first exhibition – and the first complete film overview – of the renowned Austrian filmmaker in the Netherlands.
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Repatriates Collective. Tide of ReturnsMar 28 – Oct 11, 2026Marking the beginning of the 2026 Ocean Space exhibition season, TBA21–Academy presents Tide of Returns, an exhibition running from March 28 until October 11, 2026, based on the artistic-research of the Repatriates Collective
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