Immersive Light & Art Exhibitions in 2026
Immersive exhibitions and installations on view in 2026 — light art, projection, and experiential shows worth traveling for.
52 shows · updated weekly · see the full calendar
MALAM Projection Mapping Competition, The Cathay — Photo: Tan Geng HuiThe Cathay — Singapore, Singapore
MALAM Projection Mapping Competition
Through · final day
Tales of Earth and Sea, National Museum of Singapore — Photo: Tan Geng HuiNational Museum of Singapore — Singapore, Singapore
Tales of Earth and Sea
Through · final day
The Fox, The Folks
Doug Aitken, Lightscape — courtesy Victoria MiroThe Shed — New York, USA
Doug Aitken: Lightscape
Through · 8 days left
Doug Aitken
Renaissance — courtesy Hall des LumièresHall des Lumières — New York, USA
Hall des Lumières: Renaissance
Through · 8 days left
Miguel Chevalier, Post natural: living plankton — Island of Light, SmögenIsland of Light, Smögen — Smögen, Sweden
Post natural: living plankton — Miguel Chevalier
Through · 8 days left
Miguel Chevalier
FORTUNES by Iregular, Great Hall — courtesy Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit Institute of Arts — Detroit, USA
FORTUNES
Through
Iregular
Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO — Missouri Botanical GardenMissouri Botanical Garden — St. Louis, USA
Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO
Through
HYBYCOZO
The Assault of Illusion — Santa Mònica, Barcelona (press image via e-flux)Arts Santa Monica — Barcelona, Spain
The Assault of Illusion
Through
A.A. Murakami
Es Devlin at Casa Bradesco — photo: Nelson KonCasa Bradesco Gallery — São Paulo, Brazil
Es Devlin: Sou O Outro do Outro
Through
Es Devlin
Leo Villareal, BUCKYBALL — courtesy Meatpacking District14th Street Square — New York, US
Leo Villareal: BUCKYBALL at 14th St Square
Through
Leo Villareal
Ocean, Bassins des Lumières — Photo: © Culturespaces / Vincent PinsonBassins des Lumières — Bordeaux, France
Ocean (Bassins des Lumières)
Through
AMIANGELIKA & 1100, BLCK SUN — via Rendah MagSaint Petersburg, Russia
AMIANGELIKA — BLCK SUN
Through
FLOW by D'STRICT, reSOUND New York — Photo courtesy of d'strict and MATTE Projects (c) d'strict 2026HERO at Rockefeller Center — New York, USA
reSOUND New York
Through
MASARY Studios · D'STRICT · Katie Scott · Shoplifter · Children of the Light · Eric Gunther · Fillip Studios · Liam Lee
Anish Kapoor, Hayward Gallery 2026 — via South Bank LondonHayward Gallery — London, UK
Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery
Through
Anish Kapoor
Nivola, Colombo e lo spazio intorno — Museo Nivola, OraniMuseo Nivola — Orani, Italy
Nivola, Colombo e lo spazio intorno
Through
Gianni Colombo · Costantino Nivola
Jesús Rafael Soto, Pénétrable BBL Jaune, Serpentine 2026 (installation view)Serpentine South (outdoor) — London, GB
Soto: Pénétrable BBL Jaune at Serpentine
Through
Jesús Rafael Soto
Evelyne Axell, Ice Cream 1 (1964) — Fondation CarmignacVilla Carmignac — Porquerolles, France
Sea, Pop & Sun (Villa Carmignac)
Through
Studio Olafur Eliasson
ENESS, Modern Guru — via Kalmar SlottKalmar Castle — Kalmar, Sweden
Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness
Through
ENESS
Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey — MCAD ManilaMCAD Manila — Manila, Philippines
Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey (MCAD Manila)
Through
Studio Olafur Eliasson
Danziger Studio (Frank Gehry) — Marta HerfordMarta Herford — Herford, Germany
Mindset Los Angeles: Gehry and the Cool School
Through
Larry Bell
Jennifer Steinkamp, site rendering — courtesy SFMOMAHumboldt Bank Building, 785 Market Street — San Francisco, USA
Jennifer Steinkamp: It's a nice day for a white wedding
Through
Jennifer Steinkamp
HOST: Laura Lit — courtesy The Contemporary AustinThe Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria — Austin, USA
HOST: Laura Lit
Through
Laura Lit
Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light, The Light DurhamThe Light Durham (Aykley Heads) — Durham, UK
Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light
Through
Refik Anadol Studio, Machine Dreams — Dataland, via ARTnewsDataland — Los Angeles, USA
Machine Dreams: Rainforest
Through
Refik Anadol
Tomás Saraceno: Ancestral Futures — key visual, Haus der Kunst 2026Haus der Kunst — Munich, Germany
Tomás Saraceno: Ancestral Futures
Through
Tomás Saraceno
Visual System, Nimbus — Atomium, BrusselsAtomium — Brussels, Belgium
Nimbus
Through
Visual System
Glow: A Cinematic Moodscape — courtesy Academy Museum of Motion PicturesAcademy Museum of Motion Pictures — Los Angeles, USA
Glow: A Cinematic Moodscape
Through
A Sky Full of Hope – Earthtime 1.78 Frankfurt, Konstablerwache — Photo: Holger Menzel, © Stadt Frankfurt am MainKonstablerwache — Frankfurt, Germany
A Sky Full of Hope – Earthtime 1.78 Frankfurt
Through
Janet Echelman
Astrographics (The Adler Planetarium) — courtesy Art on THE MARTArt on THE MART — Chicago, USA
Astrographics
Opens — through
The Adler Planetarium
Where Data Becomes Light (Argonne National Laboratory) — courtesy Art on THE MARTArt on THE MART — Chicago, USA
Where Data Becomes Light
Opens — through
Argonne National Laboratory · Electronic Visualization Laboratory
Tacita Dean, FILM, 2011 (Still) — courtesy the artist and Marciano Art FoundationMarciano Art Foundation — Los Angeles, USA
Tacita Dean: FILM
Opens — through
Tacita Dean
WaterWork — Photo: Ryan Conway, courtesy Design AustinSeaholm Intake Facility — Austin, USA
WaterWork
Opens — through
Beili Liu
Minnie Park, The Meta Rose: Shared Resonance — courtesy Melbourne FringeMelbourne, Australia
Minnie Park — The Meta Rose: Shared Resonance
Opens — through
Minnie Park
Larry Bell: Improvisations, installation view — courtesy SITE Santa FeSITE Santa Fe — Santa Fe, USA
Larry Bell: Improvisations
Opens — through
Larry Bell
Larry Bell, Cube 25A, 2006 — courtesy 203 Fine ArtEncore Gallery at Taos Center of the Arts — Taos, USA
Larry Bell and Michelle Cooke: Pure Clear Thoughts
Opens — through
Larry Bell · Michelle Cooke
WNDR Museum ChicagoWNDR Museum — Chicago, USA
WNDR Museum Chicago
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf Denver, Convergence Station — Photo: Eric ScireMeow Wolf Denver — Denver, USA
Convergence Station
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Night Lights Denver — courtesy Denver Theatre DistrictDaniels & Fisher Tower — Denver, USA
Night Lights Denver
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf Grapevine, The Real Unreal — Photo: Arturo OlmosMeow Wolf Grapevine — Grapevine, USA
The Real Unreal
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf Houston, Radio Tave — Photo: Kailye NayMeow Wolf Houston — Houston, USA
Radio Tave
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf Las Vegas, Omega MartMeow Wolf Las Vegas (AREA15) — Las Vegas, USA
Omega Mart
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room — courtesy The BroadThe Broad — Los Angeles, USA
Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms
Permanent installation
Yayoi Kusama
Courtesy Superblue MiamiSuperblue Miami — Miami, USA
Superblue Miami: Every Wall Is a Door
Permanent installation
teamLab · Es Devlin · James Turrell · Rafael Lozano-Hemmer · Random International
Courtesy FilmGate MiamiFrost Planetarium, Frost Museum of Science — Miami, USA
FilmGate Fusion
Permanent installation
Le Clair Obscur
Studio Lemercier, Lightfall, 2024 — courtesy Superblue, © Mind The FilmSuperblue Miami — Miami, USA
Lightfall
Permanent installation
Studio Lemercier (Joanie Lemercier)
Vince Fraser, Ancestral Odyssey — courtesy New Orleans African American MuseumNew Orleans African American Museum — New Orleans, USA
Ancestral Odyssey
Permanent installation
Vince Fraser
Courtesy Edge at Hudson YardsEdge at Hudson Yards — New York, USA
Edge NYC Immersive Experience
Permanent installation
Moment Factory · SOFTlab
Courtesy ARTE Museum New YorkArte Museum New York — New York, USA
Arte Museum New York
Permanent installation
d'strict
The Bay Lights by Leo Villareal — courtesy IlluminateSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge — San Francisco, USA
The Bay Lights
Permanent installation
Leo Villareal
Meow Wolf Santa Fe, House of Eternal Return — via Wikimedia CommonsMeow Wolf Santa Fe — Santa Fe, USA
House of Eternal Return
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Laser Dome — courtesy Pacific Science CenterPacific Science Center Laser Dome — Seattle, USA
Pacific Science Center Laser Dome
Permanent installation
Pacific Sun and Glasshouse — courtesy Chihuly Garden and GlassChihuly Garden and Glass — Seattle, USA
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Permanent installation
Dale Chihuly