The Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational has revealed its programme for the 2026–27 period, which will encompass an Annual Symposium, seminars, performances, and workshops. Launched in 2019, the Centre aims to expand art historical knowledge through international collaborations, with its research informing activities across Tate's galleries, including upcoming exhibitions on ink painting and street art. This programme is supported by a long-term partnership with Hyundai Motor, extended until 2036.
The Transnational Resistances Annual Symposium, a two-day event in collaboration with IMMA and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, begins on 6 November 2026. It will bring together artists, academics, and activists, including Bernadette Devlin, Zeina Maasri, Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, and Dr Isobel Harbison, to explore resistance through art. A satellite programme includes outdoor screenings at IMMA and an online reading group. The 2027 symposium will focus on art and spirituality.
The Centre's research directly supports Tate's exhibitions and displays. This includes current support for the Ana Mendieta exhibition at Tate Modern, open until 17 January 2027, and the collection display Teach by Example. In 2027, research will underpin Tate's first exhibition dedicated to ink painting, featuring seven modern artists from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This will coincide with A Year in Art: Lebanon 1990, exploring conflict and displacement.
Further events include Theatre of the Street at Tate Modern on 5 December 2026, exploring street art, and Ink as Method on 24 April 2027. The online event Lessons in Spiral Time on 25 November 2026 will examine how African and African diasporic traditions carry knowledge. To mark the end of Zineb Sedira’s Tate Britain Commission on 16 January 2027, Café Alger, a lecture-performance by Nabil Djedouani, will be presented. Photosynthesis, a residency programme into ecological concerns, will be staged at Tate St Ives on 3 July 2027. In autumn 2027, Breathing Through Technology at Amos Rex in Helsinki will examine technology's embodiment of nature and progress.
The Centre also supports adjunct curatorial posts in fields such as indigeneity, ecology, and the Africa and Caribbean diaspora, with a new role in art and spirituality to be established in 2027. These positions will contribute to illuminating diverse global perspectives and artistic practices.
