Exhibitions

Record numbers for museum festival

While outdoor festivals suffered from the bad weather over the weekend, Luxembourg's museums attracted record numbers during the “Invitation aux Musées”.

Contemporary art meets metal at Casino Luxembourg

New exhibition Altars of Madness opens at the Casino Luxembourg on Friday evening, showing how metal music and its subculture influence contemporary artists.

Luxembourg's culture vultures

Luxembourg is a country of culture vultures it would seem after more than three quarters of adult residents polled claimed they had recently visited a museum, historic monument or gallery.

Open doors at Luxembourg museums this weekend

Museums across Luxembourg will offer free entry and a programme of special events as part of the annual “Invitation aux Musées” festival this weekend.

A (s)mile for Luxembourg City’s museums

Along the Museumsmile in Luxembourg City, visitors can explore the capitals major museums and discover exhibitions ranging from the Grand Duchy’s history to contemporary art.

ABBA fever hits Stockholm at museum opening

ABBA fever hit Stockholm on Tuesday when a museum devoted to the Swedish pop legends opened, filling a void in the hearts of millions of fans since the group disbanded three decades ago and likely to fill the pockets of Sweden's tourism industry too.

Casino Luxembourg - A playground for contemporary art

Built in the 19th Century, the Casino Luxembourg in the City centre has been an art centre since the cultural year 1995, with its finger on the pulse of the latest in contemporary art in Luxembourg and beyond.

Bent, Not Broken - Assan Smati at Galerie Bernard Ceysson

Assan Smati's bold sculptures and paintings piqued people’s curiosity during a vernissage at Galerie Bernard Ceysson. The exhibition runs until June 15.

Luxembourg artist selected for International Art Expo in Italy

Luxembourg artist, Sultana Raza (also a regular reporter for wort.lu)  is one of forty-six artists selected for an International Art Festival.

Metal, memories and guilty secrets at Casino Luxembourg

The contemporary art forum Casino Luxembourg has unveiled its programme for the rest of the year and the beginning of 2014, with a calendar including metal madness and contemporary artists from around the globe.

The Curious, The Pros, and The Serious Investors

Curious visitors, serious collectors and investors flocked to Brussels Expo last weekend to see what’s on offer at Art Brussels, on from April 18 to 21.

Family of Man exhibition to open following restoration

The famous “The Family of Man” exhibition, curated by Luxembourg native Edward Steichen, will re-open its doors on July 5 at the Clervaux château.

Florin Balaban - the man behind the caricatures

While audiences are more familiar with his caricatures printed daily in the Luxemburger Wort, few know that Florin Balaban is a man of many talents.

Mudam collection goes on display in Seoul

Some 30 works of art from the Luxembourg Museum of Modern Art's collection have travelled to the other side of the globe for a special exhibition in South Korea's capital Seoul.

Bangladesh''Urban Survivors'' photos on display in Roodt/Syre

Renowned photojournalist Stanley Greene is to exhibit in Luxembourg his collection of stills taken in Bangladeshi slums as part of the ''Urban Survivors'' project.

Beaufort Renaissance castle opens its doors to visitors

While the medieval castle ruins in Beaufort have been accessible for years, the adjoining Renaissance château will open its doors to the public for the first time on Thursday.

Exhibition reopening coincides with photographer's anniversary

An exhibition hosted in the Dudelange water tower has reopened the same day as the anniversary of a major artist who curated it.

Mudam launches into Spring with new exhibits

Spring cleaning at Mudam - visitors of the Luxembourg Museum of Modern Art in Kirchberg will be able to enjoy not just one but four new exhibitions from March 23.

Luxembourg artist makes international competition shortlist

For the first time art from Luxembourg has been shortlisted for an international art competition held in America.

Canadian artist exhibits Aquarium project at Casino Luxembourg

Canadian contemporary artist Sophie Bélair Clément is set to exhibit her latest work in the Grand Duchy, an exhibition project for the Aquarium at Casino Luxembourg.

A chance for Luxembourg to get “up close” to Turkey

“Culture-Art Days” in Luxembourg began on March 15, with an open-air photographic exhibition entitled “Istanbul: City of Light and Shadows.” attracting diplomats and politicians, organised by the Turkey-Luxembourg Business Club (TLBC).

Energy museum to highlight Luxembourg's industrial past

Tourism Minister Françoise Hetto-Gaasch visited Differdange on Monday to monitor the progress of the new Museum of Industrial Energy.

Record year for Luxembourg City museums

Over 280,000 visitors flocked to the museums of the capital in 2012, a record number surpassing even the first time Luxembourg was the capital of culture in 1995.

High quality art on Luxembourg's doorstep

Art collectors in Luxembourg should earmark March 15 to 24 in their diaries when Maastricht hosts one of world's most important art fairs - the TEFAF.

Lofty exhibition venue in Dudelange closed due to water damage

The Dudelange water tower, which opened in September 2012 as an exhibition venue after extensive renovation, will remain closed for the forseeable future due to water damage in a technical control room.

Explore Kirchberg's best kept sculpture secrets

Take a walk and explore Kirchberg's collection of urban art and sculpture

Calligraphy artist to showcase work at Luxembourg's mediArt centre

Luxembourg's centre for the promotion of culture ''mediArt'' invites the public to an exhibition of caligraphy, paintings and sculptures by artist Seiji Kimoto in March. 

Villa Vauban reopens its doors with new exhibition

Luxembourg City's Art museum Villa Vauban reopens its doors after the winter break with an exclusive exhibit of 60 engravings providing a history of this technique as well as showing the stunning use of light and darkness to create small works of art.

Woman vandalises famed Delacroix painting in Louvre

France's Louvre museum shut down one of its galleries Friday after a woman vandalised an iconic painting by Delacroix by writing on it with a black marker.

'Bionic man' goes on show at British museum

A "bionic man" costing one million dollars went on display on Tuesday at Britain's Science Museum, complete with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robot limbs.

Vienna museum to welcome art buffs in the buff

Vienna's Leopold Museum said Friday that visitors are welcome to strip off at a special nudist night later this month and admire its popular "Nude Men" exhibition as nature intended.

Modernisation plans of MNHA advance

Construction work for the modernisation of Luxembourg's National Museum of History and Art (MNHA) is set to be completed later this year, with a complete reorganisation of the museum to follow.

Casino Luxembourg looking for contemporary artists

Artists living in Luxembourg or of Luxembourg nationality are encouraged to submit their portfolios to the Casino Luxembourg, as the Grand Duchy's contemporary art forum is looking to expand its InfoLab library.

Mudam goes global in 2013

Luxembourg's Museum of Modern Art is gearing up for an exciting year, as it brings artists from around the world to the Grand Duchy, as well as taking the Mudam's collection and Luxembourg artists abroad.

CNA awards grants to aspiring photographers

Luxembourg's “Centre National de l'Audiovisuel” has awarded grants to six photographers to support their artistic endeavours, from publications to exhibitions.

Luxembourg artist garners international acclaim

Luxembourg artist Philippe Lamesch has been named one of “10 artists you need to know now” by New York art gallery “at60inches”.

Luxembourg royals visit contemporary art workshops

The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess were joined by Prince Guillaume and Princess Stéphanie on their tour of the Casino Luxembourg and its current installation of contemporary art workshops.

A bit of Venice for the Grand Ducal couple

Luxembourg's Grand Duke and Grand Duchess continued their tour of Luxembourg's museums and stopped by the Mudam for a guided tour of The Venice Biennale Projects 1988-2011 exhibition.