Architecture

June 29, 2026

The Dolores Olmedo Museum, Home to the Largest Collection of Kahlo Paintings, Reopens Its Doors

In the southern outskirts of Mexico City, a treasure trove lies within a beautiful 16th century hacienda. The Dolores Olmedo Museum, which recently reopened after a six-year closure, features 3,000 works of pre-Hispanic art, Mexican folk art, and modern art. But most notably, it boasts the largest collection of paintings by Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

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June 18, 2026

Immersive ‘Balloon Museum’ Lands a Permanent Home and New Exhibition in NYC

Come August 5th, 2026, New York City will have a new reason to be called the “City of Dreams.” Since 2021, the iconic Balloon Museum inflatable art exhibition has immersed viewers in the magical world of air-filled art installations. Originally launched in Italy, the exhibition has traveled the globe, from Miami to Madrid to Paris, and 20 other cities globally.

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June 11, 2026

Inauguration for Sagrada Família’s Tallest Tower Dazzles With Touching Light Show Depicting Gaudí

In a moment that has been 144 years in the making, Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Sagrada Família’s Tower of Jesus Christ, its final and highest tower. The structure, completed in February, turned the Barcelona temple into the tallest Christian church in the world at 566 feet. To mark the occasion, a light show took place, featuring a touching tribute to Antoni Gaudí, the man who designed the Sagrada Família.

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May 27, 2026

Architects Reimagine a Lost Belgian Abbey as a Transparent Steel Cathedral

For centuries, the church at Herkenrode Abbey stood as one of Belgium’s most important religious landmarks. The Gothic structure formed the heart of a wealthy Cistercian abbey near Hasselt before war, fire, and demolition erased it from the landscape. Today, almost nothing of the original church survives. Belgian architectural practice Gijs Van Vaerenbergh has now revived the vanished structure in a striking new form.

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