Spain · Regional
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Barcelona's national art museum in the Palau Nacional on Montjuïc, known for its Romanesque mural paintings, Gothic and Renaissance panels, modern Catalan art, and a notable photography collection.
Art forms
Painting
Oil, mural, ink, drawing, and works on paper.
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Spain · Regional
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Barcelona's museum of contemporary art in the Raval, focused on post-war Catalan and Spanish art, international experimentation, and living artists, with a strong temporary exhibition programme.
Spain · Regional
Fundació Joan Miró
The Fundació Joan Miró on Montjuïc, in a building by Josep Lluís Sert, holds Miró's paintings, drawings, and sculpture, plus temporary shows and a research centre.
Spain · Regional
Museu Picasso Barcelona
Barcelona's Picasso Museum occupies five medieval palaces in the Born and is strongest on the artist's early training and Blue Period works, including the Las Meninas series.
Spain · Regional
Museo Picasso Málaga
Museo Picasso Málaga, in the Palacio de Buenavista, returns the artist to his birthplace with family-donated paintings, drawings, ceramics, and prints, and a strong temporary exhibition programme.
Spain · Regional
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla
Seville's Museum of Fine Arts, housed in a former convent, centres on Golden Age religious painting by Murillo, Zurbarán, and Velázquez, with Andalusian sculpture and decorative arts.
Spain · Regional
Museu de Belles Arts de València
Valencia's Fine Arts Museum, in the former San Pío V college, is strong in Valencian Gothic and Renaissance panels, plus works by Ribera and Velázquez.
Spain · Regional
IVAM
Valencia's Institute of Modern Art focuses on twentieth-century avant-gardes, photography, and design, with large installations, interdisciplinary exhibitions, and a public programme in a converted art-deco building.
Spain · Regional
MUSAC
MUSAC in León shows Spanish and international contemporary art, photography, and large-scale installation in a building by Mansilla and Tuñón, with a notable artist-project programme.
Spain · Regional
Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
Bilbao's Museum of Fine Arts spans European old masters, Basque painting, and modern art across a nineteenth-century building and a contemporary extension; its collection runs from the twelfth century to today.
Netherlands · Regional
Kröller-Müller Museum
The Kröller-Müller Museum in De Hoge Veluwe National Park holds a major Van Gogh collection, modern paintings, and a sculpture garden in the woods; its setting is part of the experience.
Netherlands · Regional
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam is known for European old masters, prints, and design, with its collection visible in the publicly accessible Depot and a public research space.
Netherlands · Regional
Frans Hals Museum
The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem centres on seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age portraiture, with additional modern art and ceramics; its two venues are in historic buildings.
Netherlands · Regional
Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven focuses on twentieth-century and contemporary art, conceptual practice, and large installations, with a strong collection of modern classics and a public programme.
Belgium · Regional
Mu.ZEE
Mu.ZEE in Ostend focuses on Belgian modern art, especially James Ensor and the coastal painters, with a collection spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and post-war art.
Belgium · Regional
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle, near Ghent, collects Belgian modernism and post-war art in a riverside setting, with a collection centred on the Latem School; its garden rewards a slow visit.
Belgium · Regional
M Leuven
M Leuven combines old masters, Belgian and international modern art, and contemporary shows in a converted town hall in the historic centre, with a collection ranging from the Middle Ages to today.
Switzerland · Regional
Kunstmuseum Bern
Kunstmuseum Bern holds one of Switzerland's leading modern art collections, from Hodler and Klee to Giacometti and international contemporary work, with a broad old-master and print cabinet.
Switzerland · Regional
Aargauer Kunsthaus
Aargauer Kunsthaus in Aarau focuses on Swiss art from the eighteenth century to today, with strong landscape painting, drawings, and photography; its collection is a national reference for Swiss art.
Switzerland · Regional
Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne
The Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, at Plateforme 10, holds Vaud and western Swiss art alongside international modern and contemporary exhibitions; its collection spans the eighteenth century to the present.
Austria · Regional
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, on the Danube, collects twentieth-century and contemporary art with a focus on Austrian and Central European modernism; its glass facade is a Linz landmark.
Austria · Regional
Neue Galerie Graz
Neue Galerie Graz, part of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, covers nineteenth- to twenty-first-century art with a strong Austrian modern and contemporary holding; it is a key venue in Styria.
Austria · Regional
Museum der Moderne Salzburg
Museum der Moderne Salzburg, on the Mönchsberg, collects twentieth- and twenty-first-century art with strengths in photography, installation, and Austrian contemporary work; a second venue is in the Altstadt.
Greece · National
National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
Athens's National Museum of Contemporary Art, in the former Fix brewery, collects Greek and international contemporary art, including installation, video, and performance archives; it is a central venue for the Athens art scene.
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