Art travel guide: here are the best times to visit these five Asian cities in 2025

Go beyond the sightseeing with these art events that bring together the best in the city.
Visitors exiting a traditional Japanese building in Tokyo with Art Week Tokyo banners. Art travel guide.

We’re nearly halfway into 2025 but the global art calendar never stops. If you’re bored of simply sightseeing or food-hunting and want a new perspective on a city’s culture, check out these art travel destinations that present the perfect time to experience works by the best artists and galleries they have to offer.

“I believe Gallery Weekend Beijing has been a driving force behind the development of the art ecosystem in Beijing and across China… As home to the largest number of artists in China, Beijing is a uniquely important city for art and culture, and this new initiative [Beijing Art Season] will further expand the original context of Gallery Weekend Beijing.“

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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_