SEE & BE SEEN: Fall Exhibitions & Reads
- Maryam Marne Zafar
- Nov 7
- 2 min read
Every fall, an abundance of museum exhibitions and gallery shows opens across the United States — and this season is no exception. When Mia Guides travel we seek art that is "not in our backyard." Some of the best places to see artists are local. Some are as far away as France and the United Kingdom. A guide's focus – look for what's interesting and different while seeking out those classics that are always current. To keep one inspired, I have chosen a few art book reads for those long nights!
BROOKLYN MUSEUM, Brooklyn, NY
Monet and Venice
Through Feb. 1, 2026
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NYC, NY
Robert Rauschenberg's New York: Pictures from the Real World Through January 19, 2025
WHITNEY MUSEUM, NYC, NY
Sixties Surreal
Through January 11, 2026
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NYC, NY
Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson
Through April 1, 2026
PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART, Portland, ME
Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attentian
Through January 10, 2026
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, Boston, MA John Akomfrah Through February 1, 2026 https://artbma.org/exhibition/john-akomfrah
PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST, Pittsburgh, PA Frank Lloyd Wright's Southwestern Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Projects
Through May 10, 2026
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Strange Realities: The Symbolist Imagination
Through January 5, 2026
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, D.C.
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985
Through January 11, 2026
CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM, Cleveland, IL
Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses
Through February 1, 2026
NATIONAL WW1 MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL, Kansas City, MO
Paris at War
Opens November 6, 2025
JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, Omaha, NE
Dripping Earth: Cannupa Hanska Luger
Through March 8, 2026
YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM, Billings, MT
Threads
Through January 10, 2026
ART MUSEUM OF EASTERN IDAHO, Idaho Falls, ID
Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibit
Through January 8, 2026
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, Phoenix, AZ
Eric Fischl: Stories Told
Opens November 7, 2026
SPEED ART MUSEUM, Louisville, KY
Otherworldly Journeys: The Fantastical Worlds of Bosch and Bruegel
Through February 1, 2026
NORTON MUSEUM OF ART, West Palm Beach, FL
Art and Life in Rembrandt's Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection
Through March 29, 2026
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM, Seattle, WA
Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism
Through January 18, 2026
FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, Paris, FR
Gerhard Richter
Through March 2, 2026
MUSÉE d'ORSAY, Paris, FR
Sargent: The Paris Years (1874-1884)
Through January 11, 2026
TATE BRITAIN, London, UK
Turner and Constable: Rivals and Originals
Through April 12, 2026
INTERESTING ART MYSTERIES:
The Lost Van Gogh
By Jonathan Santlofer
Publisher - Sourcebooks Landmark
Still Lives
By Maria Hummel
Publisher - Counterpoint Press
The Forger's Spell
By Cally Blackman
Publisher - Harper
And for those who love mysteries, here is a new art historical mystery set in the Italian Renaissance ...
Perspectives
By Laurent Binet
Publisher - Harvill Secher
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