At the MuCEM, artists use this forgotten island as a metaphor for much larger questions: migration, borders, belonging, memory. What remains when something is gone? And what stories do we keep telling ourselves about place and identity?
It’s art that doesn’t shout.
It lingers.
Much like the island itself.
This section is dedicated to the quiet art of saying a lot by saying very little. British humour rarely raises its voice. It prefers understatement to drama, irony to explanation, and self-mockery to self-importance. It smiles politely while touching uncomfortable truths — about life, relationships, work, emotions, and the human tendency
If Gustav Klimt were alive today, he would probably not have Instagram. Or perhaps he would — but with a single image. No caption. Comments disabled. And yet everyone would still spend hours discussing what he meant. Klimt would have enjoyed that. Quietly. From a distance. From model student to elegant
If Michelangelo Buonarroti were alive today, he would probably despise social media, refuse interviews, argue endlessly with patrons by email, and create his greatest work at three o’clock in the morning — completely alone. And yet, he would still be the same man he was five hundred years ago: difficult,
Europe is quietly stepping back onto the cultural stage — not loudly, not dramatically, but with confidence. In 2026, cities like Oulu in Finland and Trenčín in Slovakia have become Europe’s new cultural capitals. No glitter overload, no forced spectacle — instead, art woven into everyday life: music in public spaces,