We spotlight our top international exhibitions to add to your list, each one addressing something truly urgent about our complex, contemporary moment.

This year’s winning artist is Rene Matić, recognised for “raw and honest photographs” that “bring a story of Britain today to audiences outside the UK.” 

These must-see shows place monumental names, like Henry Moore, Lynn Chadwick and Yayoi Kusama, in direct dialogue with the natural environment.

Museum für Fotografie, Berlin’s new exhibition features more than 300 photographs, which showcase the influence of Female Bauhaus-artists. 

Here is Aesthetica’s run-down of national pavilions – paying attention to timely themes like connection, communication, ecology, identity and legacy.

V&A, London’s latest display features works by 40 artists from 25 countries from Asia Pacific region, celebrating 30 years of the Asia Pacific Triennial.

MoMA presents a major show examining modern architecture from the 1950s to the 1980s in the context of political independence in Western Africa.

How can ideas transform into a visuals? How does engineering and technology intersect with art? These questions are at the heart of Manlin Zhang’s practice.

Black Bricolage at MEP in Paris brings together photographs, notebooks and documents that bear witness to Black experiences in Europe and beyond.

The summer season at Fotografiska Tallinn begins with two exhibitions that celebrate the biggest names in photography, and the next generation.

KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival returns for its 14th edition, bringing together innovative artists from around the world.

Photo London marks an exciting milestone this May, by making a new home at Olympia in Kensington. Discover what’s new at this year’s photography fair.

Sainsbury Centre brings together work by artists Kalliopi Lemos, Marina Abramović and Gillian Wearing to reflect on the passage of time

The 2026 winner of the Max Mara Prize for Women is Yogyakarta-based artist Dian Suci, whose work was selected from an impressive shortlist of finalists.

John Baer: The Extraordinary Ordinary is a remarkable collection of images of postwar Europe and 1950s New York City, bursting with new optimism.

The 14th edition of Portrait(s) in Vichy, France brings together David LaChapelle, Paul Graham, Yohanne Lamoulère, Julia Gat and Patrick Tournebœuf.

A new book from Damiani celebrates the youth culture of Mexico, where individuals are reimagining expression, gender, identity, culture and tradition.

Vancouver Art Gallery is now home to the work of Stephen Shore, offering audiences the chance to explore his most iconic series, Uncommon Ground.

Harewood House presents over 60 photographs which explore how Beaton reshaped 20th-century portraiture across monarchy, stage and screen.

Renature, presented at Bildhalle Zürich, explores the shifting relationship between nature, perception and materiality in contemporary lens-based art.