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Manifesta originated in the early 1990’s in response to the political, economic and social changes following the end of the Cold War and the subsequent steps towards European integration. Since that time, Manifesta has developed into a traveling platform focusing on the dialogue between art and society in Europe.

So far, Manifesta counts 15 editions, spanning over 28 years and involving 983 participants

Manifesta 16 Ruhr, upcoming
A joint initiative of local institutions and cultural practitioners from the Ruhr Area wrote the Bid for Manifesta 16. The initiators, among them well-known curators, institutions and foundations …
14 January 2025
Casa Gomis Acquired by Ministry of Culture: A Legacy of Manifesta 15 …
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
Yesterday, Spanish Minister of Culture Ernest Urtasun announced the Ministry’s acquisition of Casa Gomis, ensuring its preservation as a cultural centre. This milestone underscores …
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
8 September 2024 – 24 November 2024
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana took on the challenge of expanding from one single Host City to an extended regional scale of more than 5 million inhabitants. The ambition …
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18 November 2024
Final Days of Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
With just one week remaining, Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana has almost reached 250,000 visits. Spanning 15 unique venues across 12 cities in Barcelona’s metropolitan …
11 October 2024
Manifesta 16 Ruhr 2026 announces urbanist Josep Bohigas as First Creative Mediator
Manifesta 16 Ruhr
Manifesta 16 Ruhr, taking place in 2026 in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia, has selected the Catalan architect and urbanist Josep Bohigas as its First Creative …
12 June 2024
Tickets for Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana are now available!
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
Running from the 8th of September to the 24th of November 2024, Manifesta 15 invites you to rediscover the region through emblematic buildings presenting …
4 April 2024
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana announces participants!
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
At today's press conference, Manifesta 15 unveiled its forthcoming programme, revealing 43 participants hailing from diverse disciplines and corners of the globe.
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12 February 2024
Manifesta 16 Ruhr 2026 Job Openings Announced!
Manifesta 16 Ruhr
We are thrilled to unveil the first job opportunities for key positions including Education Coordinator, Business Coordinator, and Production Coordinator. These roles are pivotal …
14 December 2023
Manifesta 15 Barcelona announces Artistic Team
Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana
The Artistic Team includes 11 representatives from the different cities of the metropolitan region, Manifesta’s Artistic Creative Mediator and the biennial’s Director. The representatives …
21 September 2023
Manifesta 16 Ruhr
Manifesta 16 Ruhr
The International Foundation Manifesta (IFM) and the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR) signed the articles of association on Thursday the 17th of November 2022 and founded …
6 December 2022
Update: Centre for Narrative Practice
Manifesta 14 Prishtina
The Centre for Narrative Practice was built as a permanent institution by Manifesta 14 Prishtina, and held over 100 events during the biennial period. …
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Manifesta 14 Prishtina
22 July 2022 – 30 October 2022
Prishtina, one of the youngest capital cities of Europe and the capital city of Kosovo, has become the epicentre of an alternative biennial model. Manifesta’s 14th edition rethinks …
Our 100-day interdisciplinary programme of artistic and urban interventions, performances, events and education workshops took place in Prishtina and saw thousands of people from across the world come to the youngest country in Europe to see all it has to offer. With an estimated total of 807,000 visits, we are overjoyed with the outcome of 14th edition of Manifesta.
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Manifesta 13 Marseille
28 August 2020 – 29 October 2020
The 13th edition of Manifesta was an unprecedented enterprise, marked by Covid-19 and its two different national French lockdowns which prevented almost any visits from our international audience. …
Manifesta 12 Palermo
16 June 2018 – 4 November 2018
The city of Palermo was chosen to host Manifesta 12 because of its representation of two important themes that identify contemporary Europe and have an enormous impact on …
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Manifesta 11 Zurich
11 June 2016 – 18 September 2016
The site for Manifesta 11 was the City of Zürich, the heart of a dynamic and ever-changing urbanity. Once an agricultural country, Switzerland developed into an international centre of …
At the heart of Manifesta 11 was the the Pavillon of Reflections, a floating woorden platform erected on Lake Zurich and built in collaboration with the participants of Tom Emerson's Studio at the ETH Zürich and the local wood industry.
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Manifesta 10 St. Petersburg
28 June 2014 – 31 October 2014
Celebrating the biennial’s second decade, Manifesta 10 was hosted by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg on the occasion of its 250th birthday. The museum was an appropriate …
As part of his project, Francis Alÿs was seen crashing his Lada into a tree in the courtyard of the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
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Manifesta 9 Genk
2 June 2012 – 30 September 2012
The 9th edition of Manifesta took place in Genk and fostered a complex dialogue between disciplines and generations, rooted in the city’s history, heritage and collective imagination. This …
Manifesta 8 Murcia – Cartagena
9 October 2010 – 9 January 2011
The biennial focused on the historical relationship between Europe and Northern Africa through both the colonial and the post-colonial periods, as well as in the context of communist …
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Manifesta 7 South Tyrol – Trentino
19 July 2008 – 2 November 2008
For the first time an entire region, instead of a city, hosted a Manifesta edition - the Autonomous Provinces of Trentino and Alto Adige in South Tyrol, Italy. …
Manifesta 6 Nicosia, cancelled
Manifesta 6 was planned to be hosted in the divided city of Nicosia, the culturally and politically divided Turkish-Greek capital of Cyprus, geographically isolated from Europe and located …
Manifesta 5 Donostia-San Sebastian
11 June 2004 – 30 September 2004
Moving away from the original aim to build bridges between East and West in post-communist Europe and its historically isolated artistic communities, Manifesta 5 focused on the historical …
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Manifesta 4 Frankfurt/Main
25 May 2002 – 25 August 2002
Frankfurt was selected to host the fourth edition of Manifesta, with over 90 international artists and collectives, on account of its excellent cultural infrastructure, the city’s role as …
Manifesta 3 Ljubljana
23 June 2000 – 24 September 2000
Manifesta’s 3rd edition was hosted by Ljubljana, a city belonging to the former territory of the Republic of Yugoslavia. This was the first Manifesta to be explicitly thematic. …
Manifesta 2 Luxembourg
28 June 1998 – 11 November 1998
The city of Luxembourg hosted the second edition of Manifesta, thereby asserting its presence on the European and international cultural scene. Manifesta 2 included works by 47 artists …
Manifesta 1 Rotterdam
1 June 1996 – 19 August 1996
Manifesta 1 was founded by the Dutch art historian Hedwig Fijen as a platform for bringing together artists and curators from both Eastern and Western Europe in the …
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In the summer of 1996, the city of Rotterdam witnessed a groundbreaking moment in the world of contemporary art as it hosted the inaugural edition of Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art. This ambitious event, which unfolded from June 9th to September 19th, marked the beginning of a dynamic journey through the realms of artistic expression, cultural exchange, and social commentary.
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