Events: Fair, Exhibition in Lugano

The collections of MASI reflect the very special history of visual art in Ticino.

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

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.

The Giudici Gipsoteca is hosting Penthesilea, a sculpture by Hans-Peter Profunser, until December 2026.

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

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

MASI continues its series of exhibitions devoted to its collections and the art history of Ticino, with a focus on Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916).

MASI Lugano presents a new exhibition project by Kaspar Ludwig (Nuremberg, 1989), winner of the Manor Art Prize Ticino 2026.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.