For every art enthusiast or critic, vacations mean travelling to places that appeal to their aesthetic sensibilities and promise a stimulating experience. While most of you would know which cities to head out to, but for those of you who’re amateurs and developing a taste for it, this compilation of must-see places, at least one in your lifetime, will help you zero down on where to go next! Get your gears ready, fellas!
2. A fine juxtaposition of
contemporary art forms , fine
antiquities and timeless
masterpieces that adorn
museums.
PARIS
Musée du Louvre, Les Nymphéas at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Halle Saint Pierre and Gardens at Rodin
Museum (no entry fee to any of these museums on every first Sunday of every month!)MUST SEE
3. An eclectic mix of contemporary
and classic art works to some
shocking installations.
LONDON
National Gallery at Trafalgar Square, National Portrait Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Britain,
Tate Modern and Saatchi GalleryMUST SEE
4. The ‘birthplace of Renaissance’, a
stunning heritage of paintings,
sculptures, frescoes and
museums.
FLORENCE
Galleria degli Uffizi, Galleria dell’ Accademia that houses Michelangelo's David, Duomo and Basilica of
Santa Croce and the Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina.MUST SEE
5. Superlative European art venues
and architecture, now also famous
for its graffiti scene.
BERLIN
Museuminsel (Museum Island), Hamburger Bahnof Museum, Gemaldegalerie Art Museum, Berlin Wall for graffitiMUST SEE
6. Houses some of the best known
art institutions of the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
National Gallery of Art that has the 15th century-old oil portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci by Leonardo da Vinci
and the Corcoran GalleryMUST SEE
7. Popular in the art circuit for its
exhibitions, fests and parades that
are a regular feat.
CHICAGO
The Art Institute of Chicago has the world’s finest Impressionist paintings, works of popular artists like Salvador
Dali, Warhol and Pablo Picasso; the Museum of Contemporary Art.MUST SEE
8. Historical monuments, Art Noveau
buildings, culture and work of arts
by the world’s greatest painters
like Monet, Kokoschka and Klimt.
VIENNA
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Belvedere Gallery, Leopold Museum, Kunst Haus Wein, Vienna’s Museum of
Natural History 21er Haus, MAK (Museum for Applied Arts), Museum of TechnologyMUST SEE
9. There are museums to mesmerize
you and chances are that you’ll be
returning to the city for more.
NEW YORK CITY
The Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, New Museum of
Contemporary Art and Whitney Museum of American Art.MUST SEE
10. Kyoto, Japan's capital city for over
100 years, is fast emerging as every
art connoisseur’s dream
destination.
KYOTO
National Museum of Modern Art, Immuara Art Gallery, Mori Yu Gallery, En Arts, Kyoto International Manga
MuseumMUST SEE
11. Home to some of the best of Dutch
and Flemish paintings, sculptures,
tapestries et al.
AMSTERDAM
Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk MuseumMUST SEE
12. A treasure trove for art lovers, you
will find yourself amidst
impeccable architecture, piazzas,
tastefully done gardens and
sculptures.
ROME
The Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Pyramid of Cestius, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Galleria
Borghese, Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte AnticaMUST SEE