Monet, Munch, Hockney: Tate Announces Major Shows for 2027

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Exhibitions dedicated to Thomas Gainsborough, Claude Monet and Edvard Munch will headline Tate’s 2027 programme, the gallery announced today, alongside two shows celebrating David Hockney’s 90th birthday.

Contemporary artists Sonia Boyce and Lynda Benglis will also open exhibitions at Tate’s London spaces, while Tate Liverpool will host Chila Kumari Singh Burman, and the Turner Prize will head to Tate St Ives for the first time in its 23-year history. 

Karin Hindsbo, who is heading up Tate on an interim basis until a replacement for departing director Maria Balshaw is found, said in a statement: “This is an exhibition programme that only Tate could deliver.

“It spans the centuries, from the 1500s to the present day, and it spans the globe, from Europe to Asia, Africa and America. Even more importantly, the programme reflects a deep appreciation of artists themselves.”

Tate Modern will begin its 2027 programme in February with Monet: Painting in time, followed in April by Ink. The former will be the gallery’s first exhibition devoted to the painter and will include several rarely seen works, while the latter will explore the practice of ink painting through the practices of 20th century artists in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In summer, the Bankside gallery will showcase a David Hockney installation, with projections of the artist’s work on sets and costumes for the opera appearing on vast screens around the Turbine Hall. 

A show by contemporary Algerian artist Baya will run into autumn (10 June–17 October 2027) , while the largest show of works to date by multidisciplinary artist Nalini Malani will carry the gallery into the new year (1 July 2027–3 January 2028) .

Also running into 2028 will be a presentation on Munch (11 November 2027–23 April 2028), which will examine his paintings through the lens of cinema and visual storytelling, using input from filmmakers to shine a new light on the artist’s radical tales of identity and desire.

At Tate Britain, the 2027 programme will begin in March with Sonia Boyce, whose 40-year career will be explored via large-scale installations, photography, collage, drawing, film and sculpture. The show will trace Boyce’s collaborative and improvisational techniques, navigating questions of collective memory and the boundaries between private and public experiences.

Thomas Gainsborough will last till autumn (20 May–10 October 2027), marking the 300th anniversary of the artist’s birth via 120 works, while a David Hockney retrospective (7 October 2027–20 February 2028) will span the full breadth of his seven-decade career via 200 works

In Liverpool, Tate is due to reopen in February following a large-scale renovation and transformation, with a career-spanning solo exhibition of Chila Kumari Singh Burman.

Meanwhile Tate St Ives will hold Gulnur Mukazhanova’s first UK museum survey (May–September 2027), and will host the Turner prize from 21 October 2027 to 23 January 2028.