Recurring event · Biennial
Manifesta, European Nomadic Biennial
International Foundation Manifesta (Amsterdam), with the host city or region
Art and territoryArt festival or triennialEuropean
European biennial of contemporary art that has moved to a different city or region at every edition since 1996 (Rotterdam). The Amsterdam-based foundation behind it settles in the host city years ahead and builds, with local artists and associations, an education and mediation programme grounded in field research. It matters to those following art with a territorial vocation: Barcelona 2024 was called Barcelona Metropolitana and Ruhr 2026 used disused post-war churches. Tension: cities apply to host it, which exposes it to working as urban marketing.
- Organised by
- International Foundation Manifesta (Amsterdam), with the host city or region
- Since
- 1996
- Frequency
- Biennial · usual months: June, July or September
- Continuity
- Still held
- Languages
- English
- Website
- manifesta.org ↗
- Last reviewed
- 21 October 2026
Editions on record
Editions announced by the organiser are recorded. What is expected is deduced from the frequency and the usual months, and marked as an estimate.
- Manifesta 16 Ruhr: This is not a Church · 21 June to 4 October 2026
- Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana · 8 September to 24 November 2024 · Barcelona
Verification
Verified
Dates, venue and organiser are backed by at least one primary source (the organiser's website) and one secondary source, with consultation dates in sight.
Sources
- Manifesta: editions ↗ · primary source · consulted on 21 October 2026 · International Foundation Manifesta
- Manifesta (home) ↗ · primary source · consulted on 21 October 2026 · International Foundation Manifesta
- Manifesta ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 21 October 2026 · Wikipedia