I’ve seen some fascinating exhibitions over the last couple of months and wanted to share my top 5 with you. In addition I’m giving you a round up of what’s new in May and June and which exhibitions are closing soon.
As a reminder you can also access my full exhibitions list here. I hope you find it useful!
Top 5 exhibitions
- Nicolas de Staël. Fondation de L’Hermitage, Lausanne until 9 June 2024
- Made in Japan. Colour Woodcuts by Hiroshige, Kunisada and Hokusai. Kunstmuseum Basel until 21 July
- More than Gold: Splendour and Thought in Indigenous Colombia. Museum Rietberg, Zurich until 21 July 2024
- Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail. Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern until 4 August 2024
- Apropos Hodler: Current Perspectives on an Icon. Kunsthaus Zürich. Opens until 30 June 2024 (Top image above)




From left to right: Sarah Morris, Made in Japan, More than Gold, Nicolas de Staël
Opening in May
- Remembering Geneva in the Colonial World .MEG, Geneva from 3 May until 5 January 2025
- Giacomo Santiago Rogado. Kunstmuseum Thun from 11 May until 28 July
- Summer Show. Fondation Beyeler, Riehen from 19 May until 11 August
- Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse. Vitra Design Museum (Schaudepot), Weil am Rhein from 18 May until 11 May 2025
- When we see us: a century of black figuration in painting. Kunstmuseum Basel from 25 May until 27 October
- Olaf Holzapfel: Zurich Art Prize. Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich from 30 May until 8 September
Opening in June
- Marie Verlardi. Dunja Herzog. Kunstmuseum Solothurn from 6 June until 6 October
- Sculpture Triennial. Bad Ragaz from 4 May until 30 October
Closing soon




From left to right Vivian Maier, Otto Piene, Augusto Giacometti, Yves Netzhammer
5 May
- Bettina Pousttchi: Progressions & Hedi Mertens: Logic and Intuitions. Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich
12 May
- Otto Piene: Paths to Paradise, Museum Tinguely, Basel
- Barbara Visser: Alreadymade Kunsthaus Zurich
- Perfectly Imperfect-Flaws, Blemishes and Defects. Gerwerbemuseum, Winterthur
- Yves Netzhammer. Kunstmuseum Solothurn
19 May
- Vivian Maier: Anthology. IPFO, Olten
20 May
- Augusto Giacometti, Aargauer Kunsthaus
26 May
- Iberians. Antikenmuseum, Basel
9 June
- Nicolas de Staël. Fondation de L’Hermitage, Lausanne
30 June
- Ingenious Women. Kunstmuseum Basel
- Apropos Hodler: Current Perspectives on an Icon. Kunsthaus Zürich
- Ingenious Women. Kunstmuseum Basel
- Anker et l’enfance. Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny
- Apropos Hodler: Current Perspectives on an Icon. Kunsthaus Zürich