Multisensory art exhibitions from around the world – 2024

Multisensory Exhibitions to Experience in 2025

Multisensory art exhibitions are innovative showcases designed to engage more than just the visual sense, offering a holistic experience that can include touch, sound, smell, and sometimes even taste, alongside sight. These exhibitions aim to create a more immersive and interactive environment for visitors, allowing for a deeper connection with the artwork. By incorporating various sensory elements, artists and curators seek to evoke stronger emotional responses, enhance accessibility, and foster a more engaging and memorable experience.

The concept stems from the understanding that the traditional art-viewing experience is predominantly visual, which might not fully communicate the artist’s intention or the depth of the artwork. Multisensory art transcends these limitations by incorporating elements such as textured surfaces that invite touch, soundscapes that contextualize visual pieces, scents that evoke specific atmospheres or memories, and interactive installations that respond to the audience’s movements or actions. Such exhibitions are also particularly inclusive, making art more accessible to people with visual impairments by offering alternative ways to experience and enjoy art. Additionally, by engaging multiple senses, these exhibitions cater to diverse learning and cognitive styles, enhancing educational opportunities and understanding of the art.

Multisensory exhibitions reflect a broader trend in contemporary art toward experiential and immersive works, where the boundary between the artwork and the viewer is blurred, making the audience an active participant in the creation of the artistic experience. This approach to art presentation has been adopted by galleries, museums, and art festivals worldwide, reflecting a growing recognition of the importance of sensory engagement in the appreciation of art.

Multisensory art exhibitions from around the world

• Donna Huanca: VENUS DEL CAPULLO at Sean Kelly, New York (through December 23, 2023) – This immersive exhibition features large-scale paintings, sculptures, and installations, incorporating scent and sound to invite visitors into a multisensory journey. The site-specific installation uses a recyclable “membrane” to transform the gallery space, focusing on the creative process over the finished product.
• DALÍ ALIVE – The US Tour – An immersive, multisensory experience celebrating the life, art, and accomplishments of Salvador Dalí. Presented by Grande Experiences and The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, this exhibition employs large-scale projections, sounds, and curated musical scores to transport visitors into Dalí’s surreal visions.
• Experiments in Art, Access & Technology (E.A.A.T.) – This exhibition showcases work by artists exploring the interconnections between disability, technology, and art. Featured works include Josephine Sales’ exploration of disability and telecommunication, Andy Slater’s sound-based science fiction worldbuilding, and Olivia Ting’s immersive projections that intertwine piano, conducting, and sign language. The exhibition aims to promote accessibility and innovation in art through multisensory installations.
• Mika Tajima’s “Energetics” at Pace Gallery, Chelsea (2024) – This exhibition includes monumental textile works from Tajima’s “Negative Entropy” series, visualizing sound waves as intricate weavings. A key sculpture, “Sense Object (January 1, 2023, United States),” contains a “Superman memory crystal” storing every post made on Twitter on January 1, 2023, juxtaposed against the natural longevity of a large rose quartz stone. The exhibition explores the tension between digital ephemerality and the tangible, enduring aspects of our existence.
• Astra Lumina at Queens Botanical Garden, New York  – An enchanted night walk that combines light, sound, and projection technologies to create a multisensory experience under the stars. Visitors are immersed in a vibrant kaleidoscope of colours and shapes, with dynamic projections and soundscapes transforming the botanical garden into an otherworldly space.
• Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern, London (Until April 28, 2024) – This exhibition offers a chance to experience two of Kusama’s famed Infinity Mirror Rooms. The installations create endless reflections of light and colour, inviting visitors into Kusama’s unique, immersive worlds of endless space.
• Delinking and Relinking at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven – Focused on accessibility, this exhibition is designed to offer multisensory experiences tailored for disabled audiences. It includes tactile objects, fragrances, audio compositions, and an app designed to navigate visually impaired visitors through the museum, making art accessible to all.
• Studio Dreamachine in Hackney, London offers an intimate experience guided by light and music, leading participants through unique patterns and landscapes created by their brain’s power. Post-experience, visitors can express their journey through drawings in the Dreamachine Exhibition.
• Dalí Cybernetics: The Immersive Experience in London immerses visitors in Salvador Dalí’s universe through a 360º digital art exhibition. This show explores Dalí’s work from a perspective that combines art with scientific thought, allowing visitors to step into an interdimensional digital art portal.
• Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience in London allows visitors to explore over 300 of Van Gogh’s works in an engaging way, including sketches, drawings, and paintings, alongside a VR experience that offers an interactive exploration of Van Gogh’s life.
• Twist Museum in London is an immersive experience that explores the joy and wonder of illusion through more than 60 exhibits and interactive illusions, developed with artists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and mathematicians.
• David Hockney: Bigger & Closer in London presents an immersive journey through Hockney’s world, featuring a dedicated score by American composer Nico Muhly, and commentary narrated by Hockney himself, showcasing how the artist continues to embrace new media.
• Illusionaries in London is an experiential art hub where contemporary digital art creates a spectacle where light, sound, and motion unite. This immersive experience aims to inspire a deeper understanding of reality, consciousness, and our unconscious.
• OSGEMEOS: ENDLESS STORY at the Hirshhorn Museum is one of the largest displays of Brazilian twin artists Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, reflecting their iconic use of street graffiti and urban art.
• Singular Views: 25 Artists and Alexandre Diop: Jooba Jubba, l’Art du Defi at The Rubell Museum in D.C. showcase contemporary artists and Franco-Senegalese Vienna-based artist Alexandre Diop’s work inspired by colonialism and diaspora.
• Dopamine Land: A Multisensory Experience in D.C. is an exhibit designed to trigger your senses in unique ways, from stunning visual light displays to a room dedicated to pillow fights.
• Beyond Seeing: A Multisensory Art Project is an innovative initiative that challenges the traditional ways of experiencing art by emphasizing non-visual sensory engagement. It’s a reminder of the vast possibilities in art beyond visual perception.
• Sebastião Salgado at Flowers Gallery, London, showcases dramatic black and white photography spanning nearly five decades. Salgado’s work captures stunning landscapes, intimate portraits, and man’s impact on the environment, offering a visually immersive experience.
• Milk at Wellcome Collection, London, delves into the science and marketing of milk within our cultural history, examining narratives from “breast is best” to the shift towards plant-based alternatives.
• Titanosaur at Natural History Museum, London, introduces a cast of the largest creature to have ever walked the Earth, offering insights into the giant’s life and allowing visitors to touch a recreation of its skull.
• In Copenhagen, Denmark, the SMK National Gallery will present “Alberto Giacometti – What Meets the Eye,” an extensive exploration of Giacometti’s work, in collaboration with the Fondation Giacometti in Paris. This exhibition, running from February 10 to May 20, 2024, will delve into the artist’s transformative period during the 1920s and 1930s, showcasing around 90 works.
• The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will spotlight the Dutch Golden Age with “Frans Hals,” featuring around 50 of Hals’s paintings, including the return of “The Laughing Cavalier” to the Netherlands for the first time in over 150 years. This exhibition, from February 16 to June 9, 2024, will highlight Hals’s lively and impressionistic painting style.
• Vienna’s ALBERTINA Museum celebrates Roy Lichtenstein’s centennial with a retrospective of over 90 of his works. The exhibition, from March 8 to July 14, 2024, covers Lichtenstein’s iconic ’60s pieces and explores his influence on pop art.
• Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi will showcase “Anselm Kiefer: Fallen Angels” from March 22 to July 28, 2024. This exhibition highlights Kiefer’s multi-layered paintings that reflect post-war Germany, offering both celebrated and previously unseen works.
• Paris’s Musée d’Orsay commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Impressionism movement with “Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism,” running from March 26 to July 14, 2024. This landmark show will bring together some 130 artworks, juxtaposing Impressionist works with those from the same year’s Salon.
• Alberto Giacometti – What Meets the Eye at the SMK National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen (10 February – 20 May 2024) – This exhibition delves into the artistic journey of Alberto Giacometti, featuring around 90 works including sculptures, paintings, graphics, and drawings from pivotal decades of his career. The showcase is in collaboration with the Foundation Giacometti in Paris, offering an in-depth exploration of his transformative period during the 1920s and 1930s.
• Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind at Tate Modern, London, UK (15 February – 1 September 2024) – Spanning seven decades, this extensive exhibition presents over 200 artworks by Yoko Ono, including installations, films, scores, music, and photography. It highlights Ono’s radical works and her unconventional approach through ‘instruction pieces’ that engage visitors in unique ways.
• “Nancy Holt: Circles of Light” at Gropius Bau, Berlin (March 22—July 21, 2024) – This comprehensive survey exhibition in Germany showcases Nancy Holt’s works spanning five decades, including film, video, photography, poetry, sculptures, and installations. Holt, known for her site-specific installations and moving images, explores our place on earth, blending art with the natural and built environments.
• “Histórias indígenas / Urfolkshistorier” at Kode Art Museum, Bergen (April 26—August 25, 2024) – This exhibition explores Indigenous experiences across South America, North America, Oceania, and Scandinavia through 285 works by over 170 Indigenous and Indigenous-descent artists. The show acknowledges the complex and individual experiences of Indigenous people, accompanied by publications that delve deeper into the research behind the exhibition.
• “Passions of the North” at Kunstsilo, Norway (Opening May 11, 2024) – Highlighting Nordic modernism, this exhibition features a mix of avant-garde artists from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland, housed in a unique 1930s silo building converted into a state-of-the-art museum. It offers a comprehensive look at Nordic modernism through the expansive collection of Norwegian collector Nicolai Tangen.
• “When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting” at Kunstmuseum Basel (May 25—October 27, 2024) – This exhibition provides a deep dive into a century of Black figuration in painting, showcasing a wide range of artistic expressions that reflect diverse narratives and perspectives. It’s an exploration of identity, representation, and the complexities of the Black experience through the medium of painting.
• “Caspar David Friedrich: Infinite Landscapes” at the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin (April 19 – August 04, 2024) – Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birth, this exhibition showcases 60 paintings and 50 drawings by the artist, including world-famous works. Friedrich’s romantic and mystic landscapes invite viewers into profound contemplations of nature and the sublime.
• Philippe Parreno at Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul (February 28 – July 7, 2024) – This extensive exhibition, marking Parreno’s first major presentation in South Korea, will involve data sequencing, DMX, and artificial intelligence to create a synesthetic experience, expanding the ways of experiencing art.
• “Ephemeral” at WestK FunFest, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong (Until April 7, 2024) – An award-winning, large-scale immersive art installation that features the Hong Kong-specific “Colossal,” a collection of gigantic rainbow-hued bubbles. This family festival highlight is free to the public and offers an immersive sensory experience.
• Hiroshi Senju, Singapore: Between Movement and Stillness at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, running until April 27, 2024, presents Senju’s works that navigate the serene balance between kinetic energy and tranquillity.

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