EUROPE (NORTH)
Belgium
S.M.A.K. Museum of Contemporary Art, Gent – The best collection of contemporary Art in Belgium, with works of Karel Appel and Valerio Adami
Finland
Kiasma Museum of contemporary Art, Helsinki – Opened in 1998, it’s Finland’s National Museum of contemporary Art, housed in a building by Steven Holl
France
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris – France’s national museum for modern and contemporary Art, housed in an important contemporary building by Rogers and Renzo Piano
Germany
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin – This important building by Mies van der Rohe houses an important collection of modern and contemporary Art
Ireland
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin – This Museum of contemporary Art is housed in a 17th century building, and concentrates in works by living artists
Liechtenstein
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz – Opened in 2000, this museum houses a good collection of modern and contemporary Art, and some works from the collection of the Prince of Liechtenstein
Netherlands
Groningen Museum, Groningen – This controversial building by Coop Himmelblau houses the most innovative Art collection in Netherlands, and one of the most exciting museums in Europe
Russia
Museum of Modern Art, Moscow – This recent Museum (opened in 1999) exhibits works by modern and contemporary artists, including Picasso, Lèger and Malevich
United Kingdom
Tate Modern, London – arguably the most important collection of modern and contemporary Art in Europe. It houses works of artists such as Lichstentein, Pollock or Francis Bacon
Tate Liverpool – Established in 1988, it’s one of the most important collections of contemporary Art in the U.K., including an important triptych by Francis Bacon
Gallery of modern Art (GOMA), Glasgow – The most important Museum in Glasgow houses temporary exhibitions and workshops in a 18th century building
EUROPE (SOUTH)
Serbia
Museum of contemporary Art, Belgrade – Established in 1958, this gallery exhibits more than 30,000 contemporary works, mostly by Serbian artists
Spain
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid – Spain’s national Museum of modern and contemporary Art, well known for exhibiting Picasso’s masterpiece, “Guernica”
Museo de Arte contemporáneo de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona – a quite recent collection of contemporary Art exhibited in a famous building by Richard Meier
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao – A good collection of contemporary Art, housed in a building by Frank Gehry. The most famous piece is “Puppy”, a sculpture of a dog by Jeff Koons
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Canadian Photography Institute, Ottawa – comprises over 160,000 photographic works, from the early 1960s to the present
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver – This dynamic and original Museum exhibits a large group of contemporary Art in a beautiful Neoclassical building
United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York – Arguably America’s greatest museum. Its spectacular collection is especially strong in American painting and Egyptian Antiquities.
Museum of modern Art (MOMA), New York – Houses the world’s best collection of modern and contemporary Art, featuring masterworks as Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – one of the oldest and most respected Art institutions of North America. It has a sister museum in Japan, the Nagoya Boston Museum of Fine Arts
National Gallery of Art, Washington – features a complete collection of Western painting from the 13th to the 20th century. Its “star sections” are the early Renaissance and the American painting
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo – Exhibits one of the best collections of modern and contemporary Art in the United States
The Art Institute of Chicago – houses one of the most outstanding Art collections of the United States, featuring masterpieces such as Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles – One of the best Art collections in the country, exhibited in a building recently transformated by Renzo Piano
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle – The collections of this Museum have drastically grown in the last decades, and now include contemporary works by Andy Warhol or Richard Serra
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil
Museu de Arte Contemporanea da Universidade, Sao Paulo – It’s arguably the most important collection of contemporary art in South America, including works by Picasso or Léger
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
Israel
Museum of Art, Tel Aviv – Established in 1932, houses the best collection of Western Art in Israel, including works by Tanguy and Matta
Japan
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo – Open in 1952, this gallery houses a nice collection of contemporary paintings, as well as modern ceramics and textiles
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 Jackson Pollock’s masterpiece “Blue Poles”
Queensland Gallery of contemporary Art, Brisbane – Part of the Queensland Art Gallery, it houses one of the best collections of contemporary Art in Australia
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