# Statue of Liberty commemorative art exhibitions

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> Updated: 2026-09-18T09:21:29.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 3.

In late 2026, major art institutions in the United States and France launched exhibitions centered on the Statue of Liberty and its creator, Auguste Bartholdi.

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art opened ‘The Statue of Liberty from Bartholdi to Warhol’, an exhibition co-organized with the Denver Art Museum. The show examines the monument’s image in American visual culture from the 1870s to the present through nearly 100 artworks by artists such as Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol. A key feature is a rare bronze reduction of Bartholdi’s ‘Liberty Enlightening the World’.

Concurrently, the Musée d’Orsay in France hosted ‘Auguste Bartholdi. La Liberté éclairant le monde’. This exhibition commemorates the 140th anniversary of the statue’s inauguration and explores the monument’s history, including the technical contributions of Gustave Eiffel and the funding campaigns led by Bartholdi. Developed in collaboration with the Bartholdi Museum in Colmar, the showcase runs until January 31, 2027. It highlights the monument’s conception as a gift from France to the United States and includes archives and a virtual reality experience depicting the construction process and the sculptor’s journey through the realization of the project.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-18: Musée d'Orsay hosts exhibition on Statue of Liberty origins

The Musée d'Orsay is hosting an exhibition on the Statue of Liberty and sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, tracing the monument's French origins through January 2027.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/muse-dorsay-hosts-exhibition-on-statue-of-liberty-origins

### 2026-09-13: Musée d’Orsay hosts exhibition on Statue of Liberty creator Auguste Bartholdi

The Musée d’Orsay is hosting an exhibition dedicated to Auguste Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty, featuring archives and virtual reality experiences through January 2027.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/muse-dorsay-hosts-exhibition-on-statue-of-liberty-creator-auguste-bartholdi

### 2026-08-15: Amon Carter Museum opens Statue of Liberty art exhibition

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is hosting ‘The Statue of Liberty from Bartholdi to Warhol’, an exhibition featuring nearly 100 artworks exploring the icon's cultural evolution.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/amon-carter-museum-opens-statue-of-liberty-art-exhibition

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