Articles in Art Museums

Visit Europe and you are bound to be fascinated by the innumerable arenas of art that greet you here. It seems as if you are in an open land of pleasurable delights and pleasing sights. So while you are here in the region of the best art displays, Spain wouldn't come as a surprise considering the fact that you are in the art paradise of the world. Museums in Spain are the mainstay of tours here and the Museo Del Prado is one such very popular national art museum in Spain. Situated in the central part of Madrid, this has some of the best collections of art from Europe belonging to the 12th century and to the 19th century. It is totally based on the earlier Royal Collection and also has the best collections of Spanish art. It was founded as a museum of sculpture and paintings and also  [...]

London is a land of art, museums and architecture. The British Museum in this city is supposed to be one of the greatest museums across the world, and is an icon of culture and history in this part of the world. There is a permanent collection here  of the best works and is the largest in existence. It exhibits objects from all the continents and it shows the story of how human culture evolved from the beginning to the present day. The British Museum was found in the year 1753 and is mainly based on the works and collections of Sir Hans Sloane who was a great scientist and physician. This museum was open to public in the year 1759 on 15th January, in the Montagu House in Bloomsbury. In the last 250years it has expanded  and it is mainly due to the contributions of the British colonial  [...]

Situated in Rome, Vaticans Museums are one of the remarkable museums where visitors can explore the exceptional, noteworthy sculptures and the great paintings made during the renaissance period. This large museum is the center of attraction and is visited by millions of visitors every year. Whether you want to see Caravaggio’s Entombment or great paintings like St. Jerome in the wilderness made by Leonardo da Vinci, you can capture this entire classic works in your camera at Vaticans Museum. The fascination and desire to see the classic sculptures and paintings captivates several visitors to visit this place repeatedly and study the rare, finished and unfinished artworks made by prominent personalities like Raphael, Nicolas Poussin, Titian, Fra Angelico and Giotto. These museums were founded  [...]

Milwaukee Art Museum is situated at Lake Michigan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This museum’s authority is known for collecting and preserving art, which they finally put on display for visitors to see. The art works showcased in this art museum inspire and educate the aspiring artists flocking here vividly. Milwaukee Art Museum houses over 20,000 art works and plays host to more than 300,000 visitors every year coming from different corners of the globe. This museum boasts a 120 year old history of collecting artworks. It started first in the year 1988 as the only art gallery in Milwaukee of that era. After existing for more than a century, the Milwaukee Art Museum is now not only one of the highlights of the city of Milwaukee, but also a valuable resource for entire Wisconsin. The museum  [...]

Albertina is an art museum located at Vienna’s Innere Stadt or First District. This print room of this museum is rated among the largest and the most significant ones of this world. The print room houses around 1million old master print materials and 65,000 drawings. Other than that, the collection of the print room also includes several contemporary graphic works, architectural drawings and photographs. The Monet to Picasso is one of the 2 permanent collections owned by the Albertina. Under this title, the museum showcases a vast collection of paintings belonging to the age of Modernism. This collection primarily contains works from Batliner Collection. The Monet of Picasso includes a wide range of art work ranging from German Expressionism to Fauvism and Impressionism. You will also come  [...]

If you are in Amsterdam, Netherlands, you should never miss visiting the Van Gogh Museum; more so if you are a lover of art. This museum primarily features works of famous Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh; however, you will also get to see paintings of contemporaries of Van Gogh. No other place on this earth boasts such a wealthy collection of Van Gogh’s drawings and paintings as this one. The drawings and painting displayed at this museum will offer you the opportunity of understanding the pathway of Vincent’s development as an artist. On the other hand, you will also be able to compare his works with the works of his contemporaries. The paintings of Van Gogh displayed at this museum are arranged chronologically into 5 periods. Each of these 5 periods represents different phases of the  [...]

In the previous article, we had a look on some of the most famous departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Continuing with the tour of historical marvels, in this article, we shall look on some more wonderful departments of this museum in Manhattan. The museum is an architectural wonder, and has a huge number of collections that are worthy of interest for aficionados of sculpture and art from various parts of the world. European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Regarded as among the largest departments, this collection is the venue of over 50,000 objects right since the 15th century. Focusing more on the Renaissance sculpture, the department also is the home of a plethora of glass and ceramic pieces, jewelry, tapestries, furniture, textiles, and mathematical tools. You will get a chance  [...]

Regarded as the pride of St. Petersburg, Russia; the State Hermitage Museum is dedicated to art and culture and is the home of the largest painting collection on the planet. Established in 1764 and opened to public in 1852, the museum is among the most ancient as well as largest ones in the world, which boasts some 3 million objects of which only a few are a part of permanent display. Such a huge amount of collection naturally cannot fit in one edifice and so occupy a set of six legendary buildings of which only four are open for a visit and that too partially. These are the Winter Palace, Old Hermitage, New Hermitage, and Small Hermitage; which are open. The remaining ones are the Reserve House and Hermitage Theatre. All of these stand along the Palace Embankment. The first two floors of  [...]

Tucked in the Palazzo degli Uffizi that is referred to as a palazzo in Italy, the Uffizi Gallery is among the most celebrated as well as ancient art museums in the western globe. This 16th century edifice is now the home of some 49 rooms of which 45 are on the second floor all of which show the paintings chronologically right from 13th until 18th century. Among these, the most valuable set of paintings in the Uffizi gallery are indicated by the Italian Renaissance artists despite the fact that many rooms are dedicated to the other artists’ works including French, Dutch, Flemish, and German. Besides the paintings, you will even come across a great display of Roman sculptures showing emperors, portraits, and religious themes in the adorned corridors of frescoes as well as carved ceilings. Talking  [...]

Welcome to US’ great historic as well as artistic home! Regarded as one of the largest of its kind in U.S, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the home of praised exhibitions, prominent collections, and inspiring programs in the Fairmount Park. Nestled at the western tip of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the museum was also known as School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania museum previously. The building of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is so appealing that it is nicknamed as Parthenon with its pediment decorated with many sculptures of Greek deities. Today, there are more than 2,00,000 items in this art museum all scattered systematically in over 200 galleries. The Philadelphia Museum of Art showcases some 15 to 20 exhibitions each year for which more than 800,000 visitors come here.  [...]

Also known as the Alexandrian library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a great manifestation of the old library in Alexandrina. The old one since 288 B.C. was the home of the world’s largest manuscript collection as well as was the learning center for more than 500 years until the 3rd century. In comparison with this one, the new dramatic Bibliotheca Alexandrina featuring a great sundial or an angled discus since 2002 holds four museums as well as art galleries for temporary displays, a planetarium, 15 permanent exhibitions, a manuscript restoration laboratory, and libraries of multimedia, maps, youngsters, children, and visually impaired. This Alexandrian library also holds religious significance as it was a temple in olden days, was closely related with the Christian theologians, and had  [...]