Art That Unites
From February 10 to March 29, 2026, the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum is hosting an international exhibition entitled VII Textile Art of Today: Art that Unites. The exhibition presents works by 50 artists from 16 countries of the European Union.
Threads dancing on the screen, scenic installations that provoke all the senses, interspersed photographs, but also tapestries evoking painted images. From February 10, the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum has been transformed into a place full of colors, ideas, and stories woven from threads.
Today, artistic textiles open up topics that affect us all – identity, memory, the environment, but also social justice. Thanks to modern technologies such as digital embroidery, optical fibers, and interactive surfaces, the works are transformed into “living” objects that react to light or the viewer’s movement. Today, textile art can be found in the world’s most prestigious galleries – from MoMA in New York to Tate Modern in London to LACMA in Los Angeles.
Once perceived as marginal, today it stands at the center of attention as an equal partner to painting and sculpture. The central motto, “Art that connects,” expresses the idea of connecting cultures, generations, and values. The exhibition features 50 artists from 16 EU countries whose work reflects the principles of dignity, freedom, equality, and human rights.
The exhibition, which had its successful premiere at Hlohovec Castle, has a considerable ambition—to shift the perception of classical textile art toward a reflection of the modern era, full of modern technologies and artists’ responses to the global and local problems of today’s world.
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