- Manifesta 16 Ruhr has come to a close!Manifesta 16 Ruhr
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After 15 weeks of transforming churches across the Ruhr Area into spaces for community engagement, Manifesta 16 Ruhr has officially …
- First activities take place for Manifesta 17 Coimbra …Manifesta 17 Coimbra x Anozero
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Last week, international members of the Manifesta team and Supervisory Board joined the Anozero team in Coimbra for three days …
- Join a day trip from Amsterdam to Manifesta …Manifesta 16 Ruhr
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On Saturday the 3rd of October 2026, we invite visitors from the Netherlands to experience Manifesta 16 Ruhr during the …
- Bercan Günel appointed Chair of the IFM Supervisory …
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The International Foundation Manifesta welcomes Bercan Günel as the new Chair of its Supervisory Board, beginning in September 2026. Her appointment …
- Reactivation of the Centre for Narrative Practice in …Manifesta 14 Prishtina
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During Manifesta 14 Prishtina in 2022, the former Hivzi Sylejmani Library was renovated and transformed into the Centre for Narrative …
- Hedwig Fijen Recognised for Three Decades of Leadership
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After more than three decades of leadership, Manifesta's Founding Director Hedwig Fijen will step down in October 2026. During the …
Founding Director Hedwig Fijen Steps Down as Manifesta Appoints New Leadership
After more than three decades shaping Manifesta into one of Europe’s most influential cultural platforms, Founding Director Hedwig Fijen will step down in October 2026.
“I am deeply thankful that Manifesta has helped shape a generation of curators and cultural practitioners, contributing to a vast body of more than 1,000 newly commissioned, site-specific works. It is especially rewarding that many artists realised their first major commissions within Manifesta, even under challenging geopolitical conditions. […] I am proud to have transformed Manifesta into a hybrid, interdisciplinary platform focused on experimentation and transformative processes as an incubator for change.”
— Hedwig Fijen
A new generation will take over to lead the future of the European Nomadic Biennial. From October, Manifesta will adopt a co-leadership model, with Deputy Director Emilia van Lynden appointed as General Director and curator Catherine Nichols as Artistic Director. Together, they will develop future editions of the biennial, starting in Coimbra, Portugal in 2028.
Read the full statement here
