On May 9, 2026, the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens in Venice. This year’s edition includes a significant Polish presence, with projects by Polish artists and curators presented across three national pavilions as well as within the official collateral program – from the Polish Pavilion in the Giardini to exhibitions in the historic heart of the city.
During the first-ever Poland–France summit in Gdańsk, an agreement was signed between the Institut Français, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, and the Polish Institute in Paris on the organisation of the France–Poland Season 2027 (Saison Pologne–France 2027). Culture emerged as one of the key topics alongside defence, security, and energy cooperation – pillars of a new phase in relations between Warsaw and Paris.
Manifesta 16 Ruhr has announced the artists taking part in this year’s edition – and the Polish presence is especially strong. Nine artists from Poland have been invited by an international curatorial team that includes Anda Rottenberg and Krzysztof Kościuczuk. The exhibition will run from 21 June to 4 October 2026, and will take place across 12 abandoned churches in Germany’s Ruhr region.
From March 14, visitors to the Polish Pavilion at Malta Biennale 2026 can see Weronika Zalewska’s project “Archive of Hesitations” – a video installation curated by Ada Pie-karska. The project shows how, in a world that demands immediate and definite answers, hesitation can become a form of resistance. The exhibition will run until May 29, 2026.
On 12 March 2026, the gallery of the Polish Institute in Berlin will transform into a Transsanatorium, hosting a new edition of the exhibition “A Brief Vacation / Ein kurzer Urlaub”. The project was first presented at the Polish Pavilion at the Triennale di Milano in 2025. The Berlin presentation goes beyond a simple adaptation of the exhibition for a new venue.
Poland and France are set to mark a pivotal moment in their shared cultural history with the Poland–France Season, coming in 2027. The first initiative of its kind to run simultaneously in both countries, the season will bring together artists, institutions and audiences across borders in a programme still taking shape – one that promises to be as bold and surprising as the partnership behind it.
On March 11, the Polish Pavilion will open in Valletta as part of the second edition of Mal-ta Biennale. Poland will be represented by Weronika Zalewska’s project Archive of Hesita-tions – a video installation curated by Ada Piekarska. The project examines how knowledge, memory, and political imagination are shaped in an era of continuous 24/7 information flow. The exhibition will run until May 29, 2026.
On 28 February 2026, Kunstmuseum Luzern will open Switzerland’s first comprehensive retrospective of Maria Pinińska-Bereś the pioneering Polish feminist artist.
The most important works by Yuriko Sasaoka from recent years will be presented at her solo exhibition at the Shiga Prefectural Museum of Art. The exhibition “Paradise Dungeon”, opening on 17 January 2026, will feature both the artist’s early works – made available to the public for the first time – and a completely new, large-scale installation.
The first-ever bilateral Poland-Romania and Romania-Poland Cultural Season 2024-2025 was a groundbreaking initiative in relations between the two countries.
