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Whatever sort of holiday you want in 2026, Time Out has a list for it. Want to party at a music festival overseas? Check out all of the best ones here. Up for soaking up the sun from one of the world’s most beautiful beaches? Take your pick from these stunners. And if no trip is complete for you without a wander around local art galleries, you’re in the right place.
Time Out’s global network of expert editors and writers have put together a guide to the most unmissable art exhibitions happening across the world in 2026. Among them is the Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art’s celebration of Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the Art Institute of Chicago’s Matisse retrospective and Tate Britain’s homage to the gamechanging art, fashion and photography of the ’90s. Another major exhibition to look forward to here in the UK this year? The Royal Scottish Academy’s landmark 200 Years showcase.
In case it’s not clear from the exhibition’s title, the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) turns 200 years old in 2026. Of course, such a milestone demands a huge celebration. The esteemed institution will bring together Scotland’s greatest museums and galleries to put on a mega year-long festival of contemporary Scottish art. There are loads of showcases lined up as part of the RSA’s biggest exhibitions programme ever, but 200 Years is the one we’re most excited for.
200 Years opens at the RSA in Edinburgh in October and promises to ‘celebrate the rich history of Scottish art in all its forms’. It’ll feature paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints by Scotland’s foremost artists from the last two centuries, but it’s not been revealed exactly whose work will be on show yet.
As for the rest of the bicentenary celebrations, the headline event will be a bumper edition of the RSA Annual Exhibition. That’ll be open from May 9 until June 14 and present works by established and upcoming artists curated by internationally renowned sculptor Annie Cattrell. Other showcases include a major new exhibition by Dame Barbara Rae, an exploration of Scottish printmaking and a Joyce W. Cairns retrospective.
200 Years will take place at the Royal Scottish Academy from October 17 until November 15.
See Time Out’s full guide to the world’s best exhibitions in 2026 here.
Plus: A world-famous immersive light and sound show is coming to Edinburgh this month.
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