The Louvre in the U.S.

Art Institute of Chicago
February 28–June 20, 2027

Zurbarán: Divine Light is the first major U.S. retrospective of Francisco de Zurbarán in nearly four decades, bringing together more than 100 paintings and drawings from leading museums and private collections across Europe and the United States. Organized by the National Gallery, London, the Musée du Louvre, and the Art Institute of Chicago, the exhibition traces the full arc of the seventeenth-century Spanish master’s career, from monumental religious commissions to intimate still lifes. Renowned for his luminous realism, dramatic use of light and shadow, and profound spiritual intensity, Zurbarán’s works reveal a painter whose quiet, contemplative vision secured his place among the greatest artists of the Spanish Baroque.

As a co-curator, significant works from the Louvre’s collection will travel to Chicago for this exhibition.

The Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
September 26, 2026–January 18, 2027

From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art marks the first time an exceptional selection of works from the Louvre’s renowned Department of Islamic Art has traveled to the United States. Co-organized by the Musée du Louvre and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, the exhibition brings together twenty-six masterpieces spanning the seventh through nineteenth centuries and originating from Spain to India. Through extraordinary objects in metalwork, ceramics, textiles, and sculpture, the exhibition traces the journeys of these works across cultures and empires, revealing how diplomacy, trade, collecting, and artistic exchange transformed them into enduring symbols of the rich and interconnected history of the Islamic world.

Legion of Honor, San Francisco
May 2–September 20, 2026

The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy is the most comprehensive exhibition on Etruscan civilization presented in the United States in recent decades, bringing together nearly 200 exceptional works from leading museums in Italy and beyond. Spanning nearly a millennium, the exhibition explores the rich artistic, technological, and cultural achievements of the Etruscans, whose innovations profoundly shaped ancient Rome and Western civilization. Featuring exquisite bronze and terracotta sculptures, gold jewelry, ceramics, architectural elements, and the longest surviving Etruscan inscription, the exhibition draws on the latest archaeological discoveries and scholarship to illuminate one of the ancient Mediterranean’s most influential yet often overlooked civilizations.