The concept of artwork museum is usually associated with something classical and static. Yet, the museum world is also dynamically developing and vibrant. This year, the global art community has witnessed several grand openings that made splashes, impressing viewers with scale and innovation in new projects. Here are the main 2025 events worth mentioning.

Best Artwork Museum Openings of 2025

Grand Egyptian Museum

The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum opened in July 2025 to give the attendees of Cairo an unprecedented opportunity to view over 100,000 ancient artifacts from the country’s extensive collection. The cradle of an advanced ancient civilization, Egypt offers an exciting tour of the pharaonic art and household. The new museum occupies the territory of 117 acres, with immersive galleries and a hi-tech glass pyramid atrium presenting a creative blend of tradition and modernity. The museum’s unique highlight is a full collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures shown to the public for the first time in history.

Naoshima New Museum of Art

May 2025 was marked by another audacious event in the art world. Naoshima, an island in the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, was already famous for groundbreaking site-specific installations. This spring, it welcomed a new museum opening, the Naoshima New Museum of Art, designed by Tadao Ando. The island has undergone major transformations since the start of the Benesse Art Site Naoshima project in the 1980s, turning from a declining industrial location into an attraction point for global art lovers. This place has been equipped with many art venues for eco-conscious art tourism, and the new museum’s opening is expected to solidify this brand image.

Fenix Museum of Migration

Another major event in the museum world is the opening of the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam. The project is officially named the Museum of Migration Stories, which gives it a unique voice in the world of art. The museum’s building is a former warehouse, repurposed under the creative guidance of Beijing-headquartered MAD Architects. A special architectural twist of the new museum is the striking Tornado spiral made of polished steel, rising upward through the museum’s center to symbolize the disorienting experience of migration to unknown places.

What Else Happened in the Museum World in 2025?

2025 was rich in artwork museum openings across the globe, with only a couple of notable events covered in this blog. More events in this field include the opening of the Studio Museum by Adjaye Associates in New York, the long-awaited reconfiguration of London’s National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing, and the relocation of the Foundation Cartier to a grand Haussmanian building in the center of Paris.