Open Screen: Video Works from the Collection The MASI collection includes a core group of video works that spans over thirty years of artistic experimentation and demonstrates how the moving image has become one of the forms of expression Find out more about: + Open Screen: Video Works from the Collection
Sentiment and observation Art in Ticino 1850–1950. The MASI Collections The collections of MASI reflect the very special history of visual art in Ticino. Find out more about: + Sentiment and observation Art in Ticino 1850–1950. The MASI Collections
Kaari Upson. Dollhouse - A Retrospective MASI presents the first major retrospective devoted to American artist Kaari Upson (1970 - 2021), one of the most intense and original voices in contemporary American art. Find out more about: + Kaari Upson. Dollhouse - A Retrospective
Umberto Boccioni – Towards Futurist Liberation MASI continues its series of exhibitions devoted to its collections and the art history of Ticino, with a focus on Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916). Find out more about: + Umberto Boccioni – Towards Futurist Liberation
Kaspar Ludwig. Manor Art Prize Ticino 2026 MASI Lugano presents a new exhibition project by Kaspar Ludwig (Nuremberg, 1989), winner of the Manor Art Prize Ticino 2026. Find out more about: + Kaspar Ludwig. Manor Art Prize Ticino 2026
Penthesilea by Hans-Peter Profunser at the Giudici Gipsoteca in Lugano The Giudici Gipsoteca is hosting Penthesilea, a sculpture by Hans-Peter Profunser, until December 2026. Find out more about: + Penthesilea by Hans-Peter Profunser at the Giudici Gipsoteca in Lugano
Group Show – Join the Dots II After its first presentation in Aosta, Join the Dots II arrives in Lugano, continuing Estopia’s curatorial journey dedicated to dialogue across geographies, languages, and artistic sensibilities. Find out more about: + Group Show – Join the Dots II
PARK EUN SUN – MARIO BOTTA Zum ersten Mal in der Schweiz treten Skulpturen von Park Eun Sun (*1965) in einen Dialog mit Zeichnungen und Modellen von Mario Botta (*1943) für das «Infinito Museum» – in einer Ausstellung, die Find out more about: + PARK EUN SUN – MARIO BOTTA
Jannis Kounellis: Io sono un pittore The exhibition "Jannis Kounellis: Io sono un pittore", curated by Vincenzo de Bellis and organised in collaboration with the Archivio Kounellis in Rome, is the first to examine the work of Jannis Find out more about: + Jannis Kounellis: Io sono un pittore
40 years of MUSEC From 12 November 2026 to 17 January 2027, the Heleneum in Lugano (Via Cortivo 26) will host the special exhibition ‘40 Years of MUSEC’, an exhibition celebrating forty years of the Lugano Museum of Find out more about: + 40 years of MUSEC
RE-IMAGININGS. Mai-Thu Perret und Una Szeemann Die Ausstellung vereint zwei Einzelausstellungen, die von Mai-Thu Perret (* 1976 in Genf) und die von Una Szeemann (* 1975 in Locarno), die als ein gemeinsames Projekt konzipiert wurden. Find out more about: + RE-IMAGININGS. Mai-Thu Perret und Una Szeemann
RE-IMAGININGS. Mai-Thu Perret and Una Szeemann The exhibition brings together two solo shows devoted to Mai-Thu Perret (Geneva, 1976) and Una Szeemann (Locarno, 1975), conceived as a single curatorial project. Find out more about: + RE-IMAGININGS. Mai-Thu Perret and Una Szeemann
Picasso, Miró, Dalí – Creating Worlds From December 11, 2026, to February 14, 2027, Villa Ciani in Lugano will host an exhibition dedicated to three of the leading figures in 20th-century art. Find out more about: + Picasso, Miró, Dalí – Creating Worlds