Exhibitions

Exhibitions are an important part of historical research as they display artefacts, artwork, architecture, and highlight the valuable contribution of historical research. Many of the Society’s members have contributed to the development and delivery of exhibitions. This section offers a list of upcoming exhibitions around the world that pertain to the field of court studies. These exhibitions are updated quarterly and are also published in the Society’s quarterly newsletter.

(Exhibitions listed alphabetically by city)

Berlin, Charlottenburg Palace, The Silver Vault, permanent exhibition. 

Berlin, Charlottenburg Palace, Frederick the Great, permanent exhibition.

Berlin, Jagdschloss Grunewald, The Court and the Hunt, permanent exhibition.

Berlin, Schönhausen Palace, Traces of Time from 350 Years of History, permanent exhibition.

Bilbao, CaixaForum Madrid, I am Ashurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria, until 4 October 2026.

Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Masks and Crowns: Festive Culture and the Representation of Power at the Saxon Court, 1 November 2025 to 31 December 2026.

Hong Kong, Palace Museum, Brilliance: Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum, until 9 May 2026.

Hoorn, Westfries Museum, Virtual Exhibition: Pala – Nutmeg Tales of Banda (ongoing). 

Kyoto, Kyoto National Museum, The Tale of Genji: Radiant Culture of the Japanese Imperial Court, 6 October 2025 to 29 November 2026.

London, British Museum, Hawaiʻi: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans, 15 January to 25 May 2026.

London, British Museum, Samurai, 3 February to 4 May 2026.

London, British Museum, The Bayeux Tapestry, September 2026 to July 2027.

London, Kensington Palace, The Last Princesses of Punjab, 26 March to 08 November 2026.

London, Philip Mould Gallery, Pall Mall, Elizabeth I: Queen and Court, 14 May to 10 July 2026.

London, The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, 10 April to 18 October 2026.

London, Science Museum, The Two Georges, Spring 2026.

London, Sir John Soane Museum, Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture, 4 March to 28 June 2026.

Madrid, Prado, Antonio Raphael Mengs (1728–1779), 5 November 2025 to 1 March 2026.

Madrid, Prado, Queen Isabella Farnese (1692–1766) and the Museo del Prado, 1 December 2025 to 24 May 2026.

Maisons-Laffitte, Château de Maisons, Le Comte d’Artois: la jeunesse d’un prince, 14 November 2025 to 12 March 2026.

Morlanwelz, Musée de Mariemont, Mary of Hungary, Art & Power in the Renaissance, 22 November 2025 to 10 May 2026.

Munich, Alte Pinakothek, Liaisons Françaises, French Art in Bavaria From Claude Lorrain To François Boucher, 26 November 2026 to 4 April 2027.

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Raphael: Sublime Poetry, 29 March to 28 June 2026.

New York, Morgan Library and Museum, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Treasures from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg, until 3 May 2026.

Paris, Archives Nationales, Le Testament de Napoléon Ier, 4 March to 29 June 2026.

Paris, Archives Nationales, La Fayette, entre France et Amérique, Histoire et légendes, 1 April to 14 July 2026.

Paris, Hôtel de la Marine, Dynastic Jewels: Power, Prestige and Passion, 1700–1950, 10 December 2025 to 6 April 2026.

Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Great Mughals: Art, Power & Opulence, 9 May to 23 August 2026.

Rome, Palazzo Barberini, Bernini and the Barberinis, 12 February to 14 June 2026.

St Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, The Art of the Portrait: Personality and Epoch, 10 December 2025 to 29 March 2026.

St Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, Empress Catherine I, until 27 September 2026.

Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Sergel, until 9 August 2026.

Tokyo, Mitsui Memorial Museum, National Treasure. A Diary Recording Emperor Gotoba’s Pilgrimage to Kumano and Calligraphy by Fujiwara no Teika, 6 December 2025 to February 2026.

Versailles, Château de, 1725: Native American allies at the court of Louis XV, 25 November 2025 to 3 May 2026.

Versailles, Château de, Pierre Mignard, 2026.

Versailles, Château de, Jardins Anglo-Chinois, 2027.

Versailles, Grand and Petit Trianon, Gardens of Enlightenment, 1750–1800, 5 May to 20 September 2026.

Washington DC, Thomas Jefferson Building, The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an age of Revolution, 28 March 2025 to 21 March 2026.