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# Art&TravelGuide

A guide to art museums, independent galleries, art fairs and other cultural events

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- [Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)](https://artandtravelguide.com/los-angeles-county-museum-of-art-lacma/) - Inspired by breakthroughs in industry and technology, visual culture in France in the last quarter of the 19th century expanded well beyond the traditional media of painting, sculpture and drawing to include advances in printmaking, photography, decorative arts and fashion. Yet, 150 years later, only French Impressionism defines this period in American art museums. Unpacking
- [Banksy Museum](https://artandtravelguide.com/banksy-museum/) - While the world’s most renowned street artist has never left his mark in Lisbon, many of his works can be seen in the Banksy Museum in the form of copies by local artists, some of works which are no longer in existence, along with details on the backgrounds and locations of the originals and reaction
- [National Art Gallery](https://artandtravelguide.com/national-art-gallery-2/) - The New Display of Lithuanian Art is a permanent exhibition of works in the national collection dating from the beginning of the 20th century to WWII. Divided into four thematic sections – Reality, Expectations & Visions, Art & State, Who Are We? and Tensions – it looks at the legacy of artists working in both
- [Palazzo Reale](https://artandtravelguide.com/palazzo-reale/) - Since the beginning of Anselm Kiefer’s career in the early 1970s, a recurring theme in his work has been the depiction of the creative and redemptive powers of women throughout history. Kiefer. The Women Alchemists (Feb 7-Sep 27) brings to light what has been buried, as faces and bodies emerge from his canvases like apparitions,
- [Mucha Museum](https://artandtravelguide.com/mucha-museum/) - Visitors to the spectacular Czech capital can now visit not one, but two museums dedicated to one of the leading lights of the Art Nouveau movement, Alphone Mucha. Joining the long established museum on Panska Street, a second Mucha Museum is now open in the sumptuous Savarin Palace – this one ‘official’ in that it
- [National Art Gallery](https://artandtravelguide.com/national-art-gallery/) - The New Display of Lithuanian Art is a permanent exhibition of works in the national collection dating from the beginning of the 20th century to WWII. Divided into four thematic sections - Reality, Expectations and Visions, Art and State, Who Are We? and Tensions – it looks at the legacy of artists who worked in

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- [Glasgow](https://artandtravelguide.com/glasgow/) - Mackintosh and more Glasgow’s status as an arts centre has grown over the last three decades since its year in the spotlight as the 1990 European City of Culture kick-started a shift from declining heavy industry to thriving creative industries. In artistic terms the change had already begun thanks to the New Glasgow Boys, a
- [Basel](https://artandtravelguide.com/basel/) - From medieval masters to ‘metamatics’ Tucked into the ‘three countries triangle’ where France, Germany and Switzerland interlock, Basel is known throughout the art world for hosting Art Basel, the leading global event connecting galleries, collectors and artists, which also lends its name to fairs in Miami, Hong Kong and Paris. It’s part of a thriving
- [Geneva](https://artandtravelguide.com/geneva-2/) - From medieval to modern, Geneva covers the history of art Cradled in the southern tip of Switzerland’s biggest lake (Lac Leman to locals, Lake Geneva to the rest of us) and straddling the River Rhone which flows out of it, Geneva is the biggest city in the French region and the country’s most cosmopolitan. Host
- [Tokyo](https://artandtravelguide.com/tokyo/) - The world’s most populous city has something for art-lovers of every taste By Alice Wollocombe In a city of vast tower blocks and unmarked doors, navigating the art scene in this city of 37 millions souls can sometimes feel like entering a labyrinth. This guide breaks down the Tokyo art scene by neighbourhood, highlighting the
- [Graz](https://artandtravelguide.com/graz/) - Alien encounter Sometimes referred to as Austria’s “third city” after Vienna and Salzburg (it is actually the second by population after the capital), Graz seems comfortably understated. Both a UNESCO City of Design and a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its historic city centre (only Berlin can also boast both titles), it has just
- [Zurich](https://artandtravelguide.com/zurich/) - With over 50 museums and 100 galleries, Zurich is a great cultural destination. Frequently named the world’s No. 1 city for standard of living, Switzerland’s economic centre is a ‘little big city’ of some 400,000 inhabitants. The quaint, compact old town is split in two by the River Limatt, which flows out of Lake Zurich
- [Weimar](https://artandtravelguide.com/weimar/) - The provincial town with 'charming worldliness' According to the great writer Goethe, one of Weimar’s many famous residents: “Where else can you find so much that is good in a place that is so small?” Today home to no fewer than twelve UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Weimar has an enormously rich cultural history. The list
- [Vilnius](https://artandtravelguide.com/vilnius/) - National art museums in Vilnius celebrate native-born artists of the past, while contemporary galleries reveal new talents Vilnius is a fine looking city which wears its mix of late Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture well. Its Old Town, the largest in Eastern Europe, has witnessed dramatic and traumatic events over the centuries, changing hands between
- [Vienna](https://artandtravelguide.com/vienna/) - The Austrian capital is one of the world’s great cultural cities Few city names in the world are as evocative as Vienna. The birthplace of dynamic artistic and intellectual movements, the city of Haydn, Klimt, Freud, Strauss and Beethoven (born in Bonn, but called Vienna home for 30-odd years) was for a century or more
- [Venice](https://artandtravelguide.com/venice/) - There are art museums of every kind along Venice’s Grand Canal We have Attila the Hun to thank for Venice. When his rampaging hordes entered northeast Italy in the 5th century AD upon the collapse of the Roman Empire, the locals took refuge on a hundred or so flat, marshy islands out in the lagoon
- [Utrecht](https://artandtravelguide.com/utrecht/) - Utrecht is more than a "mini-Amsterdam" The centre of cultural, political, economic and religious activity in the Low Countries in the Middle Ages, Utrecht is a charming city mercifully free of the tourist hordes which flock to the capital. With some 70,000 students, it has the youngest population of any Dutch city. Utrecht’s Oudegracht (Old
- [The Hague](https://artandtravelguide.com/hague/) - From the Dutch Golden Age to the country’s biggest contribution to modern design, art in The Hague spans five centuries. The Netherlands’ seat of government (although not the capital, which is Amsterdam), The Hague (the only city in the world with 'The' in its name) seems more spacious than other Dutch cities, with open squares,
- [Tallinn](https://artandtravelguide.com/tallinn/) - Baltic state of art Visitors to Tallinn will be charmed by its main attraction, the chocolate box pretty Old Town, considered the best preserved medieval city in northern Europe. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, its Gothic church spires, winding cobblestone streets, grandiose merchant houses and huge warehouses, all enclosed by a largely intact city wall
- [Stockholm](https://artandtravelguide.com/stockholm/) - Stockholm syndrome* *a proposed condition in which hostages (visitors) develop a psychological bond with their captors (host city) Stockholm’s art museums can boast seven centuries of art, from the country’s biggest museum of 16th to 21st century art and design to one of Europe’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art. The top two museums
- [San Francisco](https://artandtravelguide.com/san-francisco/) - Art by the Bay It is one of the most evocative city names in the world. Born of the 1840s Gold Rush, which drew fortune-seekers to the city by the bay from around the world, San Francisco went on to spawn two of the most important cultural movements in modern creative endeavour. The 1950s beatnik
- [Salzburg](https://artandtravelguide.com/salzburg/) - With some 4,000 cultural events a year, Salzburg's motto - "The World's Stage" - is no idle boast Great Festival Hall The name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is synonymous with Salzburg. While the maestro himself had few kind words to say about his home town (he resented that the local musical community did not rate his
- [Ruhr Area](https://artandtravelguide.com/ruhr/) - Culture has transformed a once blighted region of Germany. Germany’s ‘Ruhrgebiet’ (Ruhr Area, named after the river which runs through it) is one of many cities and regions around Europe which has reinvented itself through culture. The region comprises over 50 cities and over five million inhabitants, making it the third largest conurbation in the
- [Rotterdam](https://artandtravelguide.com/rotterdam/) - Europe’s biggest port city has a thriving art scene Rotterdam is not a typical Dutch city. Emerging from extensive WWII bomb damage - the ‘fire boundary’ is still marked today by small lights in the pavement in the shape of red flames - reconstruction began just two weeks after the war ended. Rather than rebuilding
- [Rome](https://artandtravelguide.com/rome/) - Art in Rome spans 3,000 years Once the cultural centre of one of the largest empires in history, Rome has museums dedicated to virtually every aspect of humanity. There are archaeological museums, historical museums, religious museums, military museums, scientific museums, anthropological museums – and, of course, art museums. While in few cities are traces of
- [Prague](https://artandtravelguide.com/prague/) - One of Europe's most beautiful cities has a long art history Charles Bridge leads into the Old Town It is easy to agree with the commonly held view that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe. Damage by WWII bombing was minimal compared to the ruinous state of many other cities, so a centuries-long
- [Philadelphia](https://artandtravelguide.com/philadelphia/) - Philadelphia is becoming a “must see” for art-lovers The famous “Rocky steps” leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art are decked out for a Dali exhibition Once the largest city in “British North America”, Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by the English Quaker William Penn, who gave it the Greek name for ‘city of
- [Pays de la Loire](https://artandtravelguide.com/pays-de-la-loire/) - Cultural hot-spots in the west of France Straddling the lower stretches of the River Loire, France’s longest river, the Pays de la Loire (The Lands of the Loire) is an area of rolling countryside dotted with bustling towns and quiet villages linked by arrow-straight roads which would have swelled Roman chests with pride. While many
- [Paris](https://artandtravelguide.com/paris/) - So many galleries, so little time Offering a comprehensive round-up of the top Paris art galleries may seem a Herculean task, but several visits to the “city of light” have enabled us to give it a go. The brainchild of Bernard Arnault, chairman of the luxury brand conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Sephora, Dom Perignon,
- [Oslo](https://artandtravelguide.com/oslo/) - The Norwegian capital is now firmly on the art world map National Museum, Photo: Iwan Baan In recent years Oslo has made an historical investment in art and culture. The new National Museum (opened in June 2021) joins the Munch Museum (2020), the Astrup Fearnley Museum (2012) and the Opera House (2007) to form a
- [Oberammergau](https://artandtravelguide.com/oberammergau/) - How a small town in the Bavarian Alps captured the world’s attention Nestling in an emerald plain surrounded by soaring mountains, Oberammergau (Ober = Upper, Ammer = name of a river, Gau = district) is a pretty cluster of giftshop–lined streets which thrives from a unique blend of commercialised Christianity and the centuries-old tradition of
- [NewcastleGateshead](https://artandtravelguide.com/newcastlegateshead/) - The cultural revolution continues in the Northeast of England Once symbolic of the ‘grim north’ portrayed in gritty films and TV dramas, the conurbation of NewcastleGateshead (on the north and south banks respectively of the River Tyne) has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years. Where once stood rotting relics of the long gone shipbuilding
- [Nantes](https://artandtravelguide.com/nantes/) - How a city was reborn through culture One newspaper’s description of Nantes as ‘the loopiest city in France’ belies a serious, long-term strategy: To reinvent a city through art and culture. In Nantes this has been a great success. From being laid low in the 1980s with the collapse of its ship-building and freight industries
- [Munich](https://artandtravelguide.com/munich/) - Bavarian Rhapsody Germany’s third largest city after Berlin and Hamburg, Munich has been voted the one most Germans would prefer to live in. Most of the top art museums are clustered together in the ‘Kunstareal’ (Art Area), a two square kilometre district around the Königsplatz (King’s Square). Between them they cover more or less the entire
- [Milan](https://artandtravelguide.com/milan/) - Long before it became the world’s fashion centre, Milan was the capital of the art world In the 15th century the Duke of Milan, Ludovico il Moro, decided to surround himself by the most important artists of the period. Leonardo da Vinci was appointed ‘pictor ducalis’ (the duke’s painter) and created the greatest work of
- [Miami](https://artandtravelguide.com/miami/) - There's more to Miami than beaches and nightlife Miami has one of the most diverse populations in the United States, with its confluence of Caribbean, North American and South American cultures reflected in the arts. In the last few years the city has seen the opening of a new, multi-million dollar art museum, the Institute
- [Marseille](https://artandtravelguide.com/marseille/) - France’s oldest city has a long cultural history Born around 600BC as the Greek trading post of Massalia, Marseille through the centuries has seen itself transformed into a Roman city, an early centre of Christianity, a focal point of the French Revolution (France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", acquired its nickname after being sung by revolutionary
- [Manchester](https://artandtravelguide.com/manchester/) - "Madchester" is one the UK's most creative cities The world’s first industrial city, a pioneer in transport by canal and rail, early advocate of free trade and women’s suffrage, home to Britain’s longest running soap opera (that’s Coronation Street for the initiated), renowned worldwide for music from the Hollies to the Happy Mondays, enticer of
- [Malaga](https://artandtravelguide.com/malaga/) - Ignored by many tourists heading for the Costa del Sol, Picasso's birthplace has major cultural attractions For most people, Malaga is the gateway to a 100 kilometre-long stretch of beaches and highrise hotels. To art-lovers, it is the birthplace of Pablo Ruiz Picasso. The beautiful museum dedicated to the life and work of the city’s
- [Madrid](https://artandtravelguide.com/madrid/) - The Paseo del Arte is an art walk par excellence A stroll along one of Madrid's most elegant boulevards links three world class art museums in a ‘golden triangle’ barely ten minutes from one another and all in beautiful buildings adapted for cultural purposes. Along with a couple of relative newcomers, they form perhaps Europe’s
- [Lyon](https://artandtravelguide.com/lyon/) - Only in Lyon The Orange Cube is a design showroom and office building at the confluence of the Rhone and Saone rivers. France’s third largest city, Lyon prides itself on its cultural accomplishments and attractions. From its early days as a Roman settlement, it went on to become a leading printing centre in the Renaissance,
- [Luxembourg City](https://artandtravelguide.com/luxembourg-city/) - Known mainly for its financial institutions and EU offices, Luxembourg is also a great art destination Cosmopolitan and welcoming, Luxembourg is a multi-national, multi-lingual country with a population made up of almost 170 different nationalities. Estimated to have over 70 per cent non-native residents, the capital of the country with Europe’s highest per capita income
- [Lugano](https://artandtravelguide.com/lugano/) - Picture perfect Lugano combines great art with spectacular scenery Tucked into a southern salient of Switzerland about 25 kilometres from the Italian border, the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino enjoys a stunning lakeside location, with the surrounding mountains plunging into the water. Much of the city’s cultural life revolves around Lugano
- [Lucerne](https://artandtravelguide.com/lucerne/) - The picturesque lakeside city has attracted artists for two centuries. Lucerne is the capital of the Swiss canton, or state, of the same name. Famous for one of the world’s leading festivals of classical music, its idyllic lakeside setting with the Alps for a backdrop makes it one of Switzerland’s most popular destinations. The picturesque,
- [Los Angeles](https://artandtravelguide.com/los-angeles/) - LA Up Close With more museums than any other city in the United States, Los Angeles is a magnet for art-lovers. We begin our art tour in Downtown LA at the top of Bunker Hill, where two of the city’s most popular art museums are almost directly opposite each other on Grand Avenue near the
- [London](https://artandtravelguide.com/london/) - London is one the world’s great art capitals The Great Gallery in the Wallace Collection With blockbuster exhibitions, cosmopolitan art colleges and major art fairs and auctions drawing attendees from all over the world, London is a booming art city. From slick Mayfair galleries to student pop-ups, residents and visitors across the social spectrum are
- [Loire Valley](https://artandtravelguide.com/loire-valley/) - Beaux chateaux Starting just over a hundred miles south of Paris, the valley of the River Loire is home to a series of magnificent chateaux which began to spring up in the early 1500s in an outburst of extravagance by royalty and nobility to herald the end of the Hundred Years War and the beginning
- [Liverpool](https://artandtravelguide.com/liverpool/) - The home of pop music legends also has Britain’s first arts centre and some of the country’s finest Victorian-era art museums The Three Graces, (l. to r.) the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building, dominate the city’s waterfront Liverpool’s industrial past still echoes in restored, red brick warehouses, which
- [Lisbon](https://artandtravelguide.com/lisbon/) - The real city of light is one of Europe’s best value destinations for art-lovers Named several times as the best value city break destination in the Eurozone and described by CNN as "the coolest city in Europe", Lisbon enjoys a pleasant year-round climate, including the warmest winters of any European metropolis. Sitting at the mouth
- [Limousin](https://artandtravelguide.com/limousin/) - Deep in rural France, or ‘la France profonde’, the Limousin region is a centre of ancient crafts The region’s capital, Limoges, has a charming old town of cobbled streets and stone and granite houses with timber-framed facades. There is also a splendid 16th century Gothic cathedral. Railway travellers arrive at the imposing 1920s station, with
- [Leiden](https://artandtravelguide.com/leiden/) - This charming Dutch town gave the art world the pre-eminent artist of the Dutch Golden Age In the 17th century Leiden was the largest city in Holland after Amsterdam and second only to the capital as the Dutch city with the most canals – 28 kilometres of them. Today it remains full of Dutch charm,
- [Lausanne](https://artandtravelguide.com/lausanne/) - Swiss delight The capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, Lausanne tumbles down an incline from its lofty cathedral to the shores of Lake Geneva. Luckily, the metro – the only one in Switzerland, making Lausanne the smallest city in the world with a rapid transit system – takes passengers up
- [Helsinki](https://artandtravelguide.com/helsinki/) - Finland’s cool capital is a hot destination for art-lovers. The fastest growing capital city in the EU, Helsinki is a compact city of around 650,000 residents spread out from Senate Square, the official centre of town, where steep steps lead up to the Cathedral, gleaming brilliant white under its turquoise onion domes and glittering gold
- [Hamburg](https://artandtravelguide.com/hamburg/) - With its 'Art Mile' linking some of Germany’s top art museums and the spectacular new HafenCity (Harbour City), Hamburg is a great cultural destination Hamburg is centred around two inland lakes divided by the Lombard and John F. Kennedy bridges. The ‘Aussenalster’, Europe’s biggest urban lake, is rimmed by some of the city’s most impressive
- [Gent](https://artandtravelguide.com/gent/) - The Belgian city is home to the most famous artwork by one of the greatest Flemish Masters Style note: For the purposes of this article the Flemish spelling ‘Gent’ has been used and not the English spelling ‘Ghent’. Jan Van Eyck (c.1390-1441) was Europe’s leading artist during his lifetime. So revolutionary was his work that
- [Friesland](https://artandtravelguide.com/friesland/) - The northern Dutch province gave the world several major artists Previously awarded only to cities, in 2018 European Capital of Culture status was given for the first time to an entire province, when Friesland in the Netherlands took the opportunity to shed its self-image as small and isolated and celebrated the Friesian tradition of ‘mienskip’,
- [French Riviera](https://artandtravelguide.com/french-riviera/) - The French Riviera has drawn countless artists over the years. Nice Nice is second only to Paris for the most galleries and museums in France. This bustling city has the Riviera’s finest ocean-front boulevard, La Promenade des Anglais, and one of the best city views on the coast from La Colline du Chateau (Castle Hill).
- [Frankfurt](https://artandtravelguide.com/frankfurt/) - A Tale of Two Cities Known mainly as a major financial hub with thrusting skyscrapers akin to a mid-size US city, Frankfurt is also a major arts centre. Equally, the mini-metropolis that is the city’s financial district stands in contrast to the beautifully reconstructed Altstadt (Old Town), with its half-timbered buildings and neo-medieval atmosphere. Uniquely,
- [Eindhoven](https://artandtravelguide.com/eindhoven/) - And now for something...completely innovative You’ve got to love a city which claims in its official guide book ‘We are the future’, and in defence of its aesthetic limitations reminds us that ‘interesting is the new pretty’. In fact, Eindhoven is being modest. Bombed twice in WWII, once by the invading Germans and again by
- [Edinburgh](https://artandtravelguide.com/edinburgh/) - Scotland's festival city Edinburgh is home to the world’s largest arts festival, a three-week summer jamboree of music, theatre, dance, visual art and comedy which plays out in hundreds of permanent and temporary venues throughout the city. It is said that Edinburgh has more art museums and independent galleries per head of the population than
- [Düsseldorf](https://artandtravelguide.com/dusseldorf/) - With around twenty museums and a hundred independent galleries, the city on the Rhine is a great cultural destination The glamour days of the Düsseldorf art scene were in the 1970s and ’80s, when artist Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter lived and worked there and taught at the prestigious Art Academy. The city lost many
- [Dublin](https://artandtravelguide.com/dublin/) - From the Book of Kells to a 3,500-work modern collection, art in Dublin spans twelve centuries. Known throughout the world for its steady stream of creativity, Ireland has made huge contributions to music, theatre, film – and, of course, visual art. A healthy dose of some of the world’s most renowned artists have excelled in
- [Dresden](https://artandtravelguide.com/dresden/) - Renaissance City Style note: Since there is no ‘umlaut’ in the English language (that’s those double dots which appear above some vowels in German), we have decided here not to use them, but instead to add an ‘e’ after the vowel – for example, ‘Duerer’ instead of ‘Dürer’ . Dresden’s rise to a political and
- [Cyprus](https://artandtravelguide.com/cyprus/) - Everybody’s been to Cyprus: (deep breath) Neolithic hunter-gatherers, the Mycenaeans, the Achaeans, the Phoenicians, the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Venetians, the Ottomans, the French, the Brits – and now international holiday-makers ready for some r ‘n’ r on the island which famously boasts over 300 days of
- [Costa Dorada](https://artandtravelguide.com/costa-dorada/) - When it comes to the art, architecture and music of the 20th century, this region of Catalonia has produced its share of creative geniuses, writes David White. Reaching inland from Spain’s northeastern flank and extending south from the region’s capital, Barcelona, the Mediterranean-facing Costa Dorada encompasses an area that artists Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro,
- [Copenhagen](https://artandtravelguide.com/copenhagen/) - Like the song says – Wonderful Copenhagen! From internationally recognised museums covering the most important periods in art to experimental, artist-run spaces, Copenhagen caters to all tastes. It is also the capital of a country which has long been a front-runner in design and architecture. And best of all, most of the museums are within
- [Cologne](https://artandtravelguide.com/cologne/) - The city on the Rhine has art for all tastes Cologne is best known for its soaring Gothic cathedral, the tallest twin-spired church in the world and a World Heritage Site. It is Germany’s most popular attraction with 6.5 million visitors a year. Look out for the German artist Gerhard Richter-designed windows in the south
- [Chicago](https://artandtravelguide.com/chicago/) - From Renaissance treasures to modern masterpieces, Chicago has something for every art-lover Art and design are woven into the fabric of Chicago. Monumental sculptures by top names dominate its downtown plazas. It boasts one of the world’s blockbuster art museums. Its contemporary art gallery has a long record of ‘firsts’. A revered architecture pioneer made
- [Chemnitz](https://artandtravelguide.com/chemnitz/) - A European Capital of Culture in 2025, Chemnitz invites you to discover its overlooked treasures. In its heyday, Chemnitz was referred to as the “Manchester of Germany” for its textiles, mining and engineering industries. With the prosperity they brought came a flourish in architecture, arts and culture. Wealthy industrialists built ostentatious homes, resulting in one
- [Budapest](https://artandtravelguide.com/budapest/) - Renaissance, Baroque contemporary and 'op' art - you'll find all this and more in the capital of Hungary. Hungary’s capital is actually two cities in one facing each other on opposite banks of the mighty Danube. On the hilly west side, Buda was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Hungary built around the magnificent
- [Bucharest](https://artandtravelguide.com/bucharest/) - When in Romania Three decades after Romania freed itself of Communism, its capital, Bucharest, still shows signs of neglect under that regime, with many of its beautiful Beaux-Arts and Art Deco buildings, once the pride of the “little Paris of the east”, in need of repair and refurbishment. (Only recently was a law passed requiring
- [Brussels](https://artandtravelguide.com/brussels/) - From Flemish Masters to a pantheon to plastic, the Belgian capital has seven centuries of art and design Museum of Ancient Art A bit French but not France, a little Dutch but not Holland, Belgium has historically marked the transition from Latin to northern cultures, making Brussels a fitting centre for the European Union. With
- [Bruges](https://artandtravelguide.com/bruges/) - Pretty as a picture In the 15th century the Low Countries were a magnet for artists and craftmakers, and Bruges was at the forefront. The city had become a commercial powerhouse and home to wealthy merchants. This in turn attracted artists and artisans keen to decorate their grand homes, while the church emerged as a
- [Brabant](https://artandtravelguide.com/brabant/) - Vincent van Gogh spent his early early years in the rural Dutch province Together, three heritage centres and dozens of official Van Gogh monuments highlight the artist’s love of the landscape, lifestyle and people which permeated his works. There are also many information points and guided walks by local Van Gogh experts. If you’re feeling energetic,
- [Bordeaux](https://artandtravelguide.com/bordeaux/) - Famous for its wines, the capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine also has a lot to offer art-lovers The Miroir d'Eau (Water Mirror) is the largest reflecting pool in the world The world's largest urban World Heritage Site, Bordeaux has been voted by the French as their favourite city and named European Capital of Smart Tourism based on
- [Bonn](https://artandtravelguide.com/bonn/) - Beethoven's home town celebrates the arts Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was born in Bonn and spent the first 22 years of his life there. A child prodigy (he played the organ at morning mass aged ten and published his first piano sonatas at twelve), he went on to become the foremost European classical musician of
- [Berlin](https://artandtravelguide.com/berlin/) - With around 3,000 exhibitions a year, Berlin has the biggest art scene in Europe. Since German reunification, a massive redevelopment programme in Berlin has resulted in perhaps the world's densest concentration of art institutions. A former railway station now shows art installations where trains once came and went, important new art museums have appeared and
- [Bergen](https://artandtravelguide.com/bergen/) - Norway’s second city has first class art Visitors entering Bergen by road pass through one of the long tunnels bored through the surrounding mountains, of which there are the magic number of seven, if you ignore a few adjoining hills. (Can’t let Rome have all the fame.) Bergen old town is nestled around its port,
- [Barcelona](https://artandtravelguide.com/barcelona/) - From antiquity to contemporary art, Barcelona museums cover the spectrum of western art. Is there a more magnificently situated museum anywhere in Europe than the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC)? Housed in the Palau Nacional (National Palace), the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) sits magnificently atop Montjuic hill, its dome inspired by St
- [Athens](https://artandtravelguide.com/athens/) - From ancient artefacts to contemporary works, Athens museums cover the history of art Athens is Europe’s oldest city and while its ancient past dominates much of its art and craft, it has also had an enduring influence on modern work. It is hardly imaginable, for example, that 4,000 years separate a Neolithic figurine from the
- [Arles](https://artandtravelguide.com/arles/) - The charming Provence town will forever be linked with a troubled Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh travelled to Provence in February 1888 in search of “a different light”, and the fifteen months he spent there proved to be the most prolific period of his life, when he produced over 300 paintings and drawings, many of
- [Antwerp](https://artandtravelguide.com/antwerp/) - The city of Rubens also has Bruegel, Baroque and beyond Art meets architecture in the Zaha Hadid-designed Port House Once upon a time a giant standing on the bank of the River Scheldt as it flowed towards the North Sea demanded a toll from passing boatmen. He would sever a hand of anyone who failed
- [Amsterdam](https://artandtravelguide.com/amsterdam/) - Dutch master A visitors snaps Rembrandt’s 'The Milkmaid' in the Rijksmuseum. In a country with more art activity per capita than any other in the world, Amsterdam leads the way. Explaining why the city puts substantial resources into marketing itself as an art capital, a former Deputy Mayor said: “It’s an investment not only in
- [Aix-en-Provence](https://artandtravelguide.com/aix-en-provence/) - The Provencal favourite is still home to the artist Picasso called “the father of us all” A scene from “Cezanne in the Aix region”, a film screened to visitors at the Hotel de Caumont Centre d’Art © Culturespaces “When you’re born here, it’s hopeless, nothing compares…The whole future of art is to be found here
- [Abu Dhabi](https://artandtravelguide.com/abu-dhabi/) - With major museums and institutions making their home in Abu Dhabi, the emirate is quickly becoming a major hub for arts and culture. Multiculturalism is at the heart of Abu Dhabi’s thriving arts scene. Over 200 nationalities live and work in the UAE, where 80 per cent of the population are ex-pats. This has created
- [Leipzig](https://artandtravelguide.com/leipzig/) - From the New Leipzig School to new art hubs in old industrial buildings. Historically, Leipzig’s standing was as a medieval mercantile centre at the crossroads of major trade routes in the middle of Europe. Today the city continues to host major fairs and has become a distribution hub for both Amazon and DHL. Politically, the
- [Bratislava](https://artandtravelguide.com/bratislava/) - Gerard Rancinan, ‘Wonderful World – The Banquet of Idols’, photoprint on plexiglass (Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum) The capital of Slovakia is a great destination for art-lovers. Straddling the Danube about 75 kilometres along that mighty river from Vienna, Bratislava has a compact Old Town packed with historical buildings, pretty squares, cobbled streets and plenty attractions
- [Hauts-de-France](https://artandtravelguide.com/hauts-de-france/) - France’s charms are legendary, including mediaeval cities, classical art museums and a fascinating history. It’s all there in its northernmost region, Hauts-de-France, writes David White. Lille The region’s capital, Lille has one of the largest art museums in France, the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Palace of Fine Arts). Purpose-built under Napoleon Bonaparte, its collection of art
- [Bern](https://artandtravelguide.com/bern/) - Capital art The de facto capital of Switzerland as the seat of the country’s federal government, petite Bern (pop. 120,000) – or more exactly Old Bern, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – has preserved more of its medieval appearance than any other Swiss city. Modernity ? in the outskirts, where the jutting, angular Westside shopping
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