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19 new galleries, museums, theatres and cultural destinations to visit in 2025

From long-awaited reopenings in Australia to the first contemporary art museum in Central Asia, here are the top places to check out.
9 Jan 2025 19:06
Celina Lei
Artist impression of Fenix, a new gallery and migration museum in Rotterdam. A shiny steel spiral architecture beside a riverside.

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Artist impression of Fenix, a new migration museum in Rotterdam. Image: MAD Architects.

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New galleries and museums are opening in 2025 across global art hubs, with ambitious builds and innovative features, alongside notable theatres and public projects. Here is ArtsHub‘s list of things to mark on your calendars this year.

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Celina Lei

Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_

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