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Event Publications Talks Berlin Art Weekend Talk: The Future of Art at Neue Nationalgalerie
April 2026
In a time of accelerating change – fueled by ongoing geopolitical and economic crises, shifting discourses and audience expectations, strained cultural funding systems and the implementation of artificial intelligence to name but a few parameters – arts institutions and markets are looking to adapt to new realities. But how? Drawing on András Szántó’s book, The Future of the Art World: 38 Dialogues, this panel discussion will launch Gallery Weekend and explore an art world in flux, posing new challenges for its institutions as they chart a path to the future. Panelists: Marion Ackermann, President of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz; Grace Yao, Founder and CEO of ARTLAS; and Thomas Girst, Global Head of BMW Group Cultural Engagement, in conversation with András Szántó.
Event Publications Talks SALON: The Future Of Art
April 2026
Hosted by Sree and Roopa, cultural strategist András Szántó joins Carrie Rebora Barratt to discuss the future of art in a context shaped by rapid technological, commercial, and institutional change, including the growing impact of artificial intelligence on cultural production and interpretation. Drawing on themes from Szántó’s The Future of the Art World: 38 Dialogues, the conversation explores how museums, artists, and cultural organizations are responding to shifting expectations, new modes of engagement, and evolving frameworks for value and relevance in the contemporary art world.
Event Museum Initiative Talks Popular Memory and Cultural Institutions
March 2026
In Ingrid Guardiola’s recent essay for ARA, she reflects on the evolving role of museums as sites where collective memory and cultural identity are actively constructed and contested. Drawing on a talk delivered by cultural strategy advisor András Szántó at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), he discusses how museums have undergone more transformation in the past two decades than in the previous century, shifting from object-centered institutions toward people-centered spaces focused on experience, knowledge, and social connection. Read More call_made
Corporate Art Initiative Talks Art Basel Conversations | Building the future of the art world
December 2025
On December 5, during Art Basel in Miami, András Szántó acted as moderator for Art Basel Conversation “Building the future of the art world”, addressing market downturns, institutional strain, climate change, political pressures, and demographic shifts reshaping the landscape. Featuring speakers Dr. Larissa Buchholz, Associate Professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Pablo León de la Barra, Curator, Guggenheim, New York , and Mia Locks, Executive Director, Museums Moving Forward, Los Angeles. Read More call_made
Publications Talks Futurespaces Session “About the Book: Inside The Future of the Art World with András Szántó”
December 2025
Join us for this Futurespaces session — a special conversation with András Szántó, as he takes us inside the final volume of his newly completed trilogy on the future of art museums: The Future of the Art World: 38 Dialogues. Building on The Future of the Museum (2020) and Imagining the Future Museum (2022), this concluding book turns outward, examining the cultural, technological, organizational, and market forces shaping the art ecosystem in which museums now operate. In this 30-minute, no-slides talk, Szántó will reflect on what the trilogy reveals when taken as a whole: how museums are reimagining their missions, what futures are opening for cultural institutions, and how the art world’s shifting conditions are reshaping the possibilities ahead. Read More call_made
Event Talks Art Basel Conversations: Building the Future of the Art World, moderated by András Szántó
November 2025
With market downturns, institutional strain, climate change, political pressures, and demographic shifts reshaping the landscape, how should the art world evolve? Drawing on voices featured in András Szántó’s latest book, The Future of the Art World: 38 Dialogues, this panel gathers Larissa Buchholz, Pablo León de la Barra, and Mia Locks for an open conversation on the state – and prospects – of the art industry writ large. Moving beyond problem-diagnosing, the discussion will focus on bold proposals, practical strategies, and opportunities for reinvention. Introduced by Noah Horowitz, and moderated by András Szántó. The conversation will take place on Friday, December 5 at 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, followed by a book signing at the Art Basel Shop Read More call_made
Event Museum Initiative Talks Artificial Museum? Exploring the Ethical and Creative Future of Museums with AI
November 2025
In collaboration with ICOM Mexico and Museo Tamayo, the event brought together professionals from museums, cultural institutions, technology and academia. Over two days of lectures, dialogues and case studies, participants examined how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping museum management, preservation, mediation, education and communication. The opening day featured presentations by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Javier Pantoja, Horacio Lecona and András Szántó, who explored connections between art, innovation and contemporary thought. Sessions analyzed the creative possibilities of AI and the ethical implications of its integration into cultural institutions.
Talks András Szántó at the Museum of Art And Photography (MAP) Bangalore
September 2025
On September 10-11, Andras Szanto, a member of the US Board of the Museum of Art And Photography (MAP) Bangalore, moderated a workshop with senior museum leaders from India and the Southeast Asia region. Participants included Keri Ryan (Associate Director, Learning and Interpretation, M+), Lourdes A Samson (Deputy Director, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila), Meera Curam (Director, Hampi Art Labs), Priyanka Mary Francis (Director, NGMA, Bangalore), Roobina Karode (Director and Chief Curator, KNMA, Delhi), Ruchira Das (Artistic Director, Arthshila), Sharmini Pereira (ChiefCurator, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Colombo), Stephanie Rosenthal (Project Director, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi), Dr. Alkindi Aljawabra (Director, Car Museum, Doha), Hari Marar (CEO, BIAL), and the Senior Team at MAP. At a time of accelerated change for museums, and as museum activity is scaling up across the region, the discussion examined the unique challenges and opportunities of arts institutions — particularly private museums — in India and the surrounding region. Read More call_made
Event Museum Initiative Talks Second Museums of Tomorrow Roundtable Participants Announced
April 2025
The San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts has announced the 2025 participants of the Museums of Tomorrow Roundtable (MTR). Fourteen international museum directors will join five art museum directors from the Bay Area to participate in a weeklong series of closed-door meetings and discussions focusing on museum leadership and in particular how museum can engage with emerging technological innovations. ASLLC co-developed the program with FAMSF, and Andras Szanto will moderate the MTR as its consulting director. A public session is planned on Tuesday, May 13, on the theme of “Future Proofing the Museum,” to include a public conversation with AI artist Refik Anadol. Read More call_made
Event Talks András Szántó As Moderator at Acciona Cultura’s NEXT IN Summit
April 2025
András Szántó moderated four sessions at the NEXT IN Summit 2025, hosted by Acciona Cultura in Madrid, April 23–24. The two-day forum convened leading cultural figures from around the world to exchange insights, showcase pioneering initiatives, and explore how public spaces can shape and enhance visitor experiences. The conversations with influential voices from museums, design, and architecture explored recent innovations at the intersection of culture, technology, and public engagement. Read More call_made
Event Talks András Szántó as Speaker on “The Future of the Museum, Part Two” at the School of Visual Arts
February 2025
For the second panel in this special in-person series of discussions, cultural strategist András Szántó, author of The Future of the Museum, Sara Reisman, Chief Curator and Director of National Academician Affairs at the National Academy of Design and MA Curatorial Practice faculty member at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and Ruba Katrib, Chief Curator at MoMA PS1, consider new models for museums, touching on politics, ecology, economic inequity, inclusion, ethical funding, curating, and more. Moderated by Işın Önol, Director of Curatorial Research of the MA Curatorial Practice program. The panel will take place on Wednesday, February 19, from 6:30 – 8pm ET, in-person at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and via Zoom. Read More call_made
Museum Initiative Talks András Szántó at the MIT Museum
January 2025
On February 6 at 2 PM, join András Szántó and Michael John Gorman, Director of the MIT Museum, in a conversation about how visual-arts institutions are working to assert their relevance in the 21st century through new approaches to exhibitions, programming, audience engagement, organizational innovation, and architecture and design. The event is free with museum admission. Read More call_made