8 Museum Exhibits Around the World to Visit This Summer

In collaboration with Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Fendi announces its Arnaldo Pomodoro: The Great Theatre of Civilisations art exhibition. Open to the public from May 12 through October 1, the art exhibit is located within the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Fendi's Rome headquarters. Within the space, visitors see various works spanning over 75 years of Pomodoro's artistry — many of which are archival materials that have never been exhibited before. Also displayed in the exhibition is Pomodoro's reinterpreted iteration of the iconic Peekaboo bag.

Des Cheveux et Des Poils ("Hair and Hairs") explores the intersection of sustainability and hair over the past several centuries. Constantly playing a role in culture, hair is an imperative aspect of individuality and socialization. Paris' Musée des Arts Décoratif's exhibition will show from April 5 to September 17 and chronicle the evolution of hair expression with over 600 pieces. 

This summer, showing at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris from April 5 to August 28, Basquiat x Warhol dives into the artistic and personal relationship between these two artists. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol created over 300 pieces together, and this exhibit will take a deep dive into the artists' mutual collaboration and respect for each other. It will also feature a few other artists like Futura 2000 and Keith Haring to bring the vibe of the 1980s art scene to Paris' Fondation Louis Vuitton. 

Following the annual Met Gala taking place on May 1, The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute will present an exploration of Karl Lagerfeld's role in the fashion industry. The late designer, iconic for his work with Chanel, was known for his intensive creative process and attention to his unique stylistic vocabulary. Showing from May 5 until July 16, this exhibit is a must for every fashion lover in New York. 

American artist Georgia O'Keeffe was mainly known for flower paintings. However, the artist continually revisited several of the same motifs over her lifetime that explored both realism and abstraction. From now until August 12, the Museum of Modern Art observes the iconic artist and the ways in which she isolated form from abstraction in several mediums. 

Though they were friends and rivals, Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas' works are both contrasting yet similar. As they were of the era of new paintings of the 1860-1880s, these artists occupied a space after Impressionism that only their overt realism could fill. The Musée d'Orsay exhibit, Manet / Degas, will show from March 28 until July 23 in Paris.

Van Gogh's Cypresses will be the first exhibition to focus on the trees of this influential artist's career. In paintings like "The Starry Night" and "Wheat Field With Cypresses," Vincent Van Gogh was no stranger to exploring these "tall and dark" trees. If you are in New York anytime from May 22 to August 27, this exhibit is a must-see at The Met. 

Impressionism is one of the world's favorite eras of artistic expression. Monet, Renoir, and Manet were the key figures of this movement. However, the beginning of modern art reigned at the end of Impressionism. London's The National Gallery will identify and explore what came after Impressionism from now until August 13. From Kandinsky to Van Gogh, from Cubism to Abstraction, After Impressionism takes a look into this complex, vibrant period of artistic expression.