Santiago Is Getting a Major New Contemporary Art Museum
Santiago is set to gain NuMu, a major new contemporary art museum built around a private collection of more than...
July 8, 2026Section
Art and Culture
Art and Culture News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Vik Muniz Gets His Biggest-Ever Retrospective, Free in Central Rio
The Vik Muniz retrospective at CCBB Rio gathers nearly two hundred fifty works, free until September seven, with a pterosaur...
July 7, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Wins 2028 Global Architecture Forum
Rio de Janeiro will host the 2028 UIA architecture forum, the first held in the Americas, drawing more than 5,000...
July 6, 2026
Frida Kahlo’s Return to Mexico City Ends This Month
A rare gathering of ten Frida Kahlo oils leaves Mexico City on July fifteenth, closing a show that drew crowds...
July 6, 2026
Mexico City’s Jumex Turns Football Into Fine Art
A free exhibition at Mexico City's Museo Jumex treats football as contemporary art, running through late July as the World...
July 6, 2026
Buenos Aires’s Great Latin American Museum Turns 25
MALBA marks its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2026 with a sweeping collection show in Buenos Aires and its first major exhibition...
July 6, 2026
Two São Paulo Art Institutions Join Forces This Year
A rare collaboration between MAM São Paulo and the Instituto Tomie Ohtake marks a landmark year for two of the...
July 6, 2026
Vivian Suter Brings Her Hanging Canvases to Buenos Aires’s MALBA
Vivian Suter, who paints in the open air by a Guatemalan volcano lake, hangs dozens of loose canvases through MALBA...
July 3, 2026
Brazilian Funk: How Rio’s Favela Sound Took Over Global Playlists
Once banned and policed, Brazilian funk is now the country's loudest cultural export, filling global playlists and carrying stars like...
July 3, 2026