EUROPE (NORTH)
France
Musée d’Orsay, Paris – Without doubt the best museum of impressionist and 19th century French painting in the world. Features masterworks from Monet, van Gogh, Renoir, Degas...
Musée Picasso, Paris – The world’s greatest collection of works by Pablo Picasso, also exhibits important paintings by Cézanne, Degas and Rousseau
Musée Marmottan-Monet, Paris – Houses a small but important collection of Impressionist works (mostly by Claude Monet)
Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris – Located in the Place de la Concorde, exhibits an important collection of Impressionist works, including several examples of Monet’s series of “Nympheas”
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence – An interesting collection of European painting, including a very good selection of works by Paul Cézanne
Musée des Beaux-Arts André Malraux, Le Havre – Considered one of the best collections of Impressionist Art in France, with works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Sisley or Delacroix
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen – Houses a good collection of European painting, including works by Delacroix, Corot, Gustave Moreau, Degas or Monet
Czech Republic
Národní Galerie (National Gallery of Art), Prague – Czech national Art museum, with an important collection of Western painting, including “Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin” by Paul Gauguin.
Finland
Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki – Its collection of international art includes works by Delacroix, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Munch or Modigliani
Germany
Kunsthalle, Bremen – One of the best art collections in Germany, its collection includes works by impressionist artists like Cézanne, Monet or Van Gogh, and modern masters like Picasso
Neue Pinakothek, Munich – Offers an overview of European art from classicism to art nouveau, including Gauguin and van Gogh
Ireland
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin – Exhibits an important collection of European paintings, including “Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat” by Claude Monet
Netherlands
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam – The finest collection of the artist’s works in the world, including several of his self-portraits.
Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo – A large collection of impressionist and modern paintings, with an excellent collection of works by Vincent van Gogh.
Museum Folkwang, Essen – Features paintings by van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin and Matisse, as well as works from the German Expressionism
Russia
Pushkin Museum, Moscow – The best collection of European Art in Moscow, its most famous works are those from its collection of Impressionism, including Monet, Cézanne, Degas or van Gogh
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg – the largest Art collection in the world. Among its highlights are included Van Gogh’s ‘White house at night’ or Matisse’s ‘The Dance’
Switzerland
Kunstmuseum, Bern – A very important collection of European painting, including ‘Maestà’ by Duccio di Buoninsegna, and works by Manet, Cézanne, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir or van Gogh
Beyeler Foundation, Basel – This small but rich museum exhibits the art collection of Hildy and Ernst Beyeler, with works by van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Bacon and Warhol, among others
Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur – Owns a good collection of old masters, and an excellent group of impressionist paintings (Cézanne, van Gogh, Monet…)
Kunsthaus, Zurich – A good collection of European paintings from many eras, including impressionist masterpieces by Monet (“Irises”), Gauguin, Cézanne (“Montagne Sainte-Victoire”) or van Gogh
Foundation E.G. Bührle, Zürich – Exhibits a very good collection of impressionist and modern paintings (van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin…)
United Kingdom
National Gallery, London – houses one of the world’s finest collection of European painting, including Renoir’s ‘Umbrellas’ and Van Gogh’s ‘Vase with Sunflowers’
Courtauld Institute Galleries, London – One of the best collections of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings in the world, with masterworks by Manet, Cézanne, Rousseau, Monet…
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham – A very important collection of European paintings, with works by Monet, van Gogh and Picasso, among others
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge – The collection of the Cambridge University is one of the most important in England, with works by Monet and Moore, among others
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool – Houses a large and important group of European paintings from 14th to 20th centuries, including works by Renoir and Bacon
National Museum, Cardiff – Established in 1912, this museum exhibits a good collection of Impressionist works, including Monet and Renoir
EUROPE (SOUTH)
Italy
Museo Ca’ Pesaro, Venice– An important collection of modern Art, this museum exhibits works by Matisse, Klimt or Chagall
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice– Arguably the best collection of modern and contemporary art in Italy, includes works by Picasso, Kandinsky or Pollock
Portugal
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon – Exhibits the Art collection of philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian, with works by Renoir and Monet
Spain
Thyssen Museum, Madrid – houses one of the finest private collection of Western painting ever collected, exhibiting works by Van Gogh, Monet and Picasso
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa – Exhibits one of the greatest collections of paintings in North America, with works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Picasso and Pollock
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto – Houses a great collection of Canadian Art, as well as a good selection of European paintings, including Rubens and Van Gogh
United States
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York – Arguably America’s greatest museum. Its collection includes dozens of works by Monet and Picasso, and two self-portraits by Van Gogh.
Museum of modern Art (MOMA), New York – Houses the world’s best collection of modern and contemporary Art, featuring Van Gogh’s Starry Night and Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon
Guggenheim Museum, New York – Designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The Guggenheim Fundation has also important galleries in Bilbao, Venice, Berlin and Las Vegas.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – is one of the most respected Art institutions of America. One of its highlights is Gauguin’s ‘Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going?
National Gallery of Art, Washington – features a complete collection of painting from the 13th to the 20th century. Exhibits a fabulous self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh
Phillips Collection, Washington – Exhibits a great selection of American paintings and one of the best collections of Impressionist Art in America
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown – The highlight of its collections are the works by the impressionists, such as ‘Rouen Cathedral’ by Monet
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia – One of the greatest Museums in North America, its most beloved works are Cézanne’s ‘Large Bathers’ and Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia – One of the best collections of impressionist Art in America, including Cézanne’s “La Montagne Sainte-Victoire” and Rousseau’s “Surprise”
The Art Institute of Chicago – houses one of the most outstanding Art collections of the US, featuring masterpieces such as Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland – One of the most complete art collections in America, from Egyptian antiquities to modern masterpieces, such as Picasso’s ‘La Vie’
High Museum of Art, Atlanta – Exhibits a great collection of European Art, including Monet and Rodin, in a building by architect Richard Meier
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit – One of the greatest Museums in North America, with a great collection of European Art, including van Eyck, Rembrandt, Delacroix and a self-portrait by van Gogh
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City – One of the best Art collections in America, including paintings by Bellows and Van Gogh
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth – A great building by Louis Kahn housing an exceptional collection of Art, including a few but important selection of impressionist and modern paintings, from Caillebotte to Mondrian
Dallas Art Museum, Dallas – Exhibits a good collection of Asian Art, Egyptian Art and European painting, including works by van Gogh, Gauguin and Monet
J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu – arguably the world’s wealthiest Museum, with an important collection of antiquities, paintings, and manuscripts. Works exhibited includes van Gogh’s Irises
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) – includes a small collection of impressionist and modern paintings, such as a “Nympheas” by Monet and a Blue-period Picasso
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena – Houses a collection of Art from Egyptian culture to Impressionist and modern Art, including works by Degas or Van Gogh
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA), Buenos Aires – It’s most important Art collection in Argentina, with a good collection of European paintings (Van Gogh: “Moulin de la Gallette”)
Brazil
Sao Paulo Museum of Art, Sao Paulo – The greatest Art collection in South America, exhibits a great selection of paintings, with works by Van Gogh and Picasso
AFRICA
South Africa
Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg – Arguably the best collection of European paintings in Africa, with works by Monet and Picasso
ASIA
Iran
Museum of Contemporary Art, Teheran – Houses the best collection of European paintings in Middle East, including works by Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso and Warhol
Japan
Museum of Western Art, Tokyo – Exhibits a great collection of European paintings, from old masters to the impressionist and modern Art (Monet, Picasso, Pollock…)
Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo – Houses a brilliant collection of impressionist painters, including several works by Claude Monet
AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA
Australia
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra – The most important Art Museum in Australia, exhibiting a large and good group of paintings, including Claude Monet’s “Haystacks”
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney – Houses a good collection of European painting, with works by Braque or Beckmann
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