15 extremely rare exhibitions in Europe in 2018

The renowned painter Rembrandt at the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Time | From March 8th to June 3rd, 2018

Rembrant

The exhibition features portraits of Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit in wedding attire, painted by the renowned artist Rembrandt. These precious works were acquired from the Rothschild family in 2015. In 2016, the Rikjksmuseum and the Louvre purchased them for $160 million. These two museums have been displaying them to visitors, and this will be the first opportunity for the public to admire the works after a considerable period. The exhibition also includes portraits from four centuries, featuring master painters such as Cranach Elder, Veronese, Velázquez, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Sargent, and Manet.

Ticket prices17.5 €

Time:Open from 9 am to 5 pm daily. (See Rijksmuseum.nl)

Rembrandt's $160 million artwork.

Artist Grayson Perry in Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland

Time| April 13 - September 2

FocusKenilworth AM1

If you missed Grayson Perry's exhibition at the Serpentine (London) last year, now is the time to visit Kiasma, Finland's leading contemporary art gallery, to see it again. The exhibition will feature ceramics, sculptures, tapestries, and costumes by Perry addressing issues of gender, race, class, and religion. Perry's journey on his pink Harley Davidson Kbucklehead motorcycle, which he named "Kenilworth AM1," with its vibrant pink color scheme and a teddy bear on the back, has garnered significant attention. Following this, the exhibition will move to 11Conti at the Monnaie de Paris from October 19th to February 3rd.

Ticket price: €14.

Time: Free on the first Friday of each month, opening hours vary, closed on Mondays. See kiasma.fi for details.

The Upper Class at Bay, 2012 by Grayson Perry

Picasso, 1932 – Tate Modern, England

Time Until September 9th

Focus|Marie-Thérèse Walter nudes

This is the highly anticipated exhibition, “Picasso 1932: Love, Fame, Tragedy.” 1932 was one of the most successful years for this great abstract painter. The exhibition features over 100 works. The most notable is “Girl Before the Mirror,” which tells the story of how, in 1927, while still married, the painter met and fell in love with a 17-year-old girl named Marie Therese Walter. The image of Marie-Therese in the "surrealist period" expresses a gentle, pure femininity. Replacing the tense, fragmented emotional flow (Dance – 1925) are rounded, complete lines. The female form in Picasso's paintings is now both strong and gentle, clearly depicted in works such as: "The Dream," "Woman and Flowers," "Nude on a Chair," "Mirror," "Girl Before the Mirror"... Picasso's nude paintings of his lovers are appearing simultaneously for the first time in 85 years. Notably, "Girl Before the Mirror" rarely leaves the MoMA museum in New York, and "The Dream" has never been exhibited in England.

Ticket price: 22 pounds.

Time:From 10am to 6pm, except Fridays and Saturdays when it extends to 10pm. (See tate.org.uk for more information.)

Many rarely seen nude paintings by Picasso

The renowned painter Delacroix (1798-1863),Louvre Museum, Paris

Time | March 29 – July 27

Focus | Liberty Leading the People

This is the first exhibition of the renowned painter Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) since 1963 at the Louvre Museum. Along with Gericault, he is considered a "rebel" with works expressing tragedy, misfortune, intense emotion, and a strong lyrical romanticism. His signature works such as "Liberty Leading the People," "Dante's Ark," "The Death of Sardanapales," "The Massacre of Chios," and "The Woman of Algiers" will be exhibited at the National Gallery (UK), the Met (New York), and the National Gallery (Canada).

Ticket price: €15.

Opening hours: 9am-6pm; Wednesdays and Fridays: open until 9:45pm. Closed on Tuesdays. Reference: Louvre.fr

Louvre Museum, Paris. Photograph: Helen Ross/Getty Images

Rembrandt | Discover the masters of painting, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Time | July 7 - October 14

Focus | Portrait.

This exhibition is a research report on the masters of the 18th-century Enlightenment. It offers insight into the painter Rembrandt, from the origins of his works and his ideas to portraits of the artist from his teenage years.

Ticket price: £13.50

Opening hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., except Thursdays when it runs until 7 p.m. See Nationalgalleries.org for more information.

The Scottish National Gallery with Edinburgh Castle

Sculptor Alberto Giacometti,Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Period | October 19, 2018 - February 24, 2019

Topic: Femme de Venise

If you missed the exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Tate Modern in London, now is your chance to admire the works of the renowned Swiss artist. The new exhibition on Jean Paul Sartre, dubbed the “perfect contemporary artist,” includes sculptures and paintings depicting his life, from Cubism to Surrealism, up to his death in the mid-1960s.

Ticket prices: 9 - 16€, free for children under 12.

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am-8pm. Reference: Guggenheim-bibao.eus

Photo: Murdo Macleod/Guardian

Wanderlust |Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Dates | May 10 - September 16

Focus | The Wanderer on the Sea of Fog by the renowned painter Caspar David Friedrich

Wandering through nature, across the Alps, and through life itself are the central themes of this inspiring exhibition. Travel and journeys were a significant theme in 19th-century European art. The exhibition features 100 works by renowned painters such as Caspar David Friedrich, Johan Christian Dahl of Norway, Ferdinand Hodler, Paul Gauguin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and many others.

Ticket price: 12 €

Opening hours: 10am-6pm. Open until 8pm on Thursdays. Closed on Mondays. See: smb.museum.

The painting "The Englishmen in Campagna" by the renowned artist Carl Spitzweg. Photo: Jorg P Anders/ Alte Nationalgalerie.

The painter Bruegel,Kunst Historisches Museum, Austria

Time | October 2 - January 13, 2019

Focus | Two Monkeys

Next year marks the 450th anniversary of the death of the renowned painter Pieter Bruegel Elder. He left behind only 40 masterpieces, 12 of which are owned by the Kunst Historisches Museum, including "The Tower of Babel." The exhibition will feature other valuable works borrowed from museums and private collections. Many of these pieces have never been exhibited before.

Ticket price: €20.

Opening hours: 10am-6pm, except Thursdays when open until 9pm. Closed on Mondays. See: khm.at

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

New Berlin, 1912-1932 |Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Belgium.

Time | October 5 - January 27, 2019

Focus | Otto Dix

The collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium encompasses works from the 15th to the 21st centuries, providing a broad panorama of Western art, including outstanding collections by Belgian artists and those from the former South Netherlands. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and more, notably works depicting the horrors of World War I, the exuberance of the twenties, and the subsequent crises. Social change and movements are also highlighted through the works of artists such as Otto Dix, Raoul Hausmann, Kazimir Malevich, and others. A centerpiece of this prestigious exhibition is the work of Otto Dix, an artist who participated in World War I and is renowned for his paintings depicting the brutality of war. His style is raw and uncompromising. He was a key member of the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) school in Germany.

Ticket price: €14.50

Opening hours: 11am-5pm; weekends 11am-6pm. Closed on Mondays. See fine-arts-museum.be

Georg Scholz's Nighttime Noise. Photo: Private Collection. Courtesy of Sotheby's.

Artist Gabriele Münter | Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark

Time | May 3 - August 19

Focus | Portrait of Marianne von Werefkin

The German artist Gavrie Munter and her husband Wassily Kandinsky are one of the most influential couples in the world. They built upon modern art movements such as Expressionism. The exhibition features 130 works at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Munter is also a photographer and stained glass creator. Many of her works have never been exhibited before.

Ticket price: £15.

Opening hours: 11 AM – 10 PM. Weekends from 6 PM. Closed on Mondays. See en.louisiana.dk for details.

Photo: Bjarke Orsted.

Dada is Dada | Bildmusseet, Umea, Sweden

Date | Until May 20th

Focus | Sonia Delaunay

There's still time for you to visit the Dada exhibition at Bildmuseet in Umea, Northern Sweden. The works include paintings and collages, sound recordings, and films by dozens of Dada artists, including Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, along with several female artists such as Sonia Delaunay, Sophie Taeuber Arp, and Beatrice Wood.

The program is free.

Opening hours: 10 am to 5 pm, Friday until 9 pm. Closed on Mondays. See: bildmuseet.umu.se.

Photo: Johan Gunseus

Andy Warhol - After Munch |Munch Museum, Oslo

Period | May 26 - August 26

Focus | The Scream (After Munch)

If "The Scream" is Edvard Munch's masterpiece, then artist Andy Warhol was a fan of the painter. He visited the Munch Museum in 1983 and was inspired to create "After Munch," an interactive collection of Munch masterpieces including drawings, silkscreen prints, and paintings. The interactive pieces include versions of "The Scream," a self-portrait with a Skeleton Arm and Madonna, and the film Kiss (1963).

Ticket price: £3.

Opening hours are from 10 am to 5 pm daily (during the summer). See: munchmuseet.no

Andy Warhol's 1984 painting "The After Munch". Photo: Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts.

Ideas for the North | Baltic, Gateshead Bridge

Time | May 11 - September 30

Focus| Sirkka Liisa Konttinen

This is part of a larger exhibition in the North, during the summer holidays in Newcastle and Gateshead of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, notable for its imagination and assertiveness. A series of model-playing and film projects range from Hadrin's Wall (one of the largest defensive fortresses on the northwestern border of the ancient Roman Empire) to images of Cumbria caves in the 1990s. A photography exhibition by female artists is curated by Sirkka Liisa Konttinen.

The program is free.

Opening hours: 10am-6pm daily; Tuesdays: from 10:30am. See: getnorth2018.com

Frida Kahlo |Hungarian National Exhibition, in Budapest.

Time | 6/7-4/11

Focus | Frida Kahlo's Broken Column.

Over 30 works by renowned Mexican artists will be on display at the Hungarian National Gallery this summer. Many pieces are on loan from the Dolores Olmedo Art Museum. The portraits include a signed portrait by Kahlo from 1926, among others. If you visit in October, you can admire works by Bacon, Freud, and The School of London.

Ticket price: £5

Opening hours: 10am-6pm, closed on Mondays. Reference: mnf.hu

Frida Kahlo's painting, The Broken Column, 1944. Photo: Erik Meza/Otaola.

Sculptor Miró, a wild soul | Miró Mallorca Fundacío, Palma

Timeframe | Up to 2019

Focus | TBC

The exhibition features the artist Joan Miró, from prehistoric cave paintings to Japanese art. Before focusing on the creative work he produced in Mallorca after settling there in 1956, Cala Major – where he lived and worked until his death in 1983 – includes his house, museum, and a sculpture garden. From June, the area will reopen after renovations. Fans can take a trip to Valletta (Malta) to see the Picasso/Miró Exhibition from April 7th to June 30th.

Ticket price: $7.50.

Opening hours: 10am-7pm; Sundays open until 3pm. Closed on Mondays. See miromallorca.com for more information.

Photo: Pep Escoda