In the heart of Midtown Detroit, you can find one of the most impressive collections of paintings in the United States. The Detroit Institute of Arts was established in 1885 and is housed in a remarkable building. It features over 100 galleries and houses over 65,000 objects. The museum moved to a new building in …
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The largest and most popular museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, holds an amazing collection of over 240,000 objects. The Philadelphia Museum of Art was founded in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in 1876. This was the first World Fair to be held in the United States and commemorated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the …
Most visitors to the Louvre Museum in Paris are going there to admire the amazing collection of paintings. The collection of paintings consists of over 7,500 works by over 1,400 artists who were born before 1900. This means it’s only a fraction of the museum’s collection of well over 600,000 items of which over 35,000 …
When you think about museums in New York City, then the first ones that come to mind are probably either the MET or the MoMA. That’s because these are two of the largest and most famous museums in the world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the largest collections of paintings and other …
If you want to admire modern artworks then you can hardly find a better museum than the MoMA or “Museum of Modern Art” in New York City. It’s one of the largest of its kind in the world and an extremely influential one as well. It features a large number of modern artworks ranging from …
What are the odds of finding the Petit Palais (Small Palace) right across a massive structure called the “Grand Palais” (Big Palace) right? Both buildings in Paris were built for the same purpose in the early 20th century and both are still being used today. This alone is quite remarkable, but there’s a lot more …
Not all museums in the world are dedicated to fine art conceived by endless human creativity. Some focus solely on the darker side of human beings. There’s nothing glorious about a demented serial killer or an unscrupulous gangster. Even though their actions freak us out, they somehow intrigue us as well. That’s why crime museums …
One of the most popular art museums on the East Coast of the United States can be found in Boston, Massachusetts. The Museum of Fine Arts has a collection size of well over 8,000 paintings and over 450,000 works of art. This makes it one of the most extensive collections of any art museum in …
One of the most amazing buildings in Milan is home to the city’s most famous museum, the Pinacoteca di Brera. The Palazzo di Brera, which houses both the museum and the Brera Academy, was constructed on the site of a 12th-century monastery and former Jesuit college. This is just north of the historical heart of …
The J. Paul Getty Museum is often just referred to as “The Getty” and is one of the most famous art museums on the west coast of the United States. It’s housed in 2 different locations in Los Angeles known as the “Getty Villa” and the “Getty Center.” The Getty Villa is located in the …