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Exhibitions

New encounters with historical art, in museums and galleries around the world.

A man in a bowler hat faces a cloudy landscape, while a baguette and a glass appear to float behind his back. — René Magritte, L’Ami Intime (The Intimate Friend), 1958. Oil on canvas, 72.6 × 64.9 cm. Reuben Collection.© 2026 ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London. Image published by the Courtauld. Source.

24 September 2026 · Exhibitions

Courtauld loans bring a £33.66m Magritte back into public view

Man Ray and Picasso join the Reuben Collection display. Auction records clarify the history of Magritte’s L’ami intime, while its route into the lending collection remains unconfirmed.

A wall-mounted assemblage of weathered red and yellow corrugated metal, with a hanging grid of chains. — Robert Rauschenberg, Rasputin’s Revenge Early Winter Glut, 1987. On display at Tate Modern.© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Photo: Ron Amstutz. Source.

24 September 2026 · Exhibitions

Rauschenberg’s donated Gluts bring scrap metal and dance to Tate

Three Foundation gifts anchor the ARTIST ROOMS display. One appeared in a dealer’s priced preview last year, leaving its route from commercial offer to donation unexplained.