Best art museums…

The Louvre – France:

An icon in Paris, oldest art museums since 1793. Priceless collection of 38,000 artefacts, an enriching experience. Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa wins hearts.

Van Gogh Museum – Netherlands:

Dedicated to Vincent Van Gogh in Amsterdam, 1,300 pieces, iconic paintings of Sunflowers, Self-Portrait, The Potato Eaters.

State Hermitage – Russia:

Over 700,000 sqft, State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, 2nd to Louvre in size. Opened in 1764, 3 million pieces from artists like Picasso, Da Vinci, Rembrandt.

Vatican Museum – Italy:

Located in religious landscape of Vatican City since 1506 in Rome. Originally papal palaces, now series of galleries, 70,000 artefacts. Monumental works like Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, Borgia Apartment.

British Museum – U.K:

Largest collection of artefacts (8 million), opened in 1759 in London. Pieces from Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Rosetta Stone, Mummy of Katebet.

Musée d’Orsay – France:

Largest collection of impressionist, post-impressionist masterpieces, in Paris. A vast collection from artists like Monet, Van Gogh, Munch.

Museo Del Prado – Spain:

Located in Madrid, Museo del Prado houses Spanish paintings from 11th-18th centuries, masterpieces from artists like Van Dyck, Rembrandt. 8,200 drawings, 7,600 paintings, 4,800 prints, 1,000 sculptures.

National Gallery – U.K:

Located in London, houses 2,300 paintings dating from 13th century to 1900. Artists like Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Monet. A copy of Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.

Metropolitan Museum of Art – USA:

In New York, 2 million artefacts, vast artefacts from Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh.

Tate Modern – U.K:

Based in London, artworks from 1900 onwards. Boasts artists like Lichtenstein, Dali, Picasso, Andy Warhol.

Museum of Modern Art – USA:

New York’s museum holds best collection of contemporary art. 150,000 pieces of work. Artists like Picasso, Warhol, Dali, Rohtko, Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting.

Uffizi Gallery – Italy:

Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence holds world’s finest collection of Renaissance paintings. All famous Italian art is here, not only Renaissance masters but early medieval, baroque, Mannerist days. The Birth of Venus, Botticelli is spectacular.

Guggenheim Museum – USA: 

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York is an architectural icon of 20th century. Collections of Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Franz Marc, Robert Delaunay, Marc Chagall, Fernand Léger. More than 6,000 works.