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Glyptotek
The Collection of Ancient Art follows the development of sculpture from its beginnings in Egypt c. 3000 BC to the end of the Roman imperial period in the 5th century AD. The Modern Collection contains Danish and French paintings and sculpture from the 19th century onwards.
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russa.
Irish Museum of Modern Art
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art.
Jüdisches Museum Wien
The Museum of Jewish Art in Wien.
Kunstmuseum Bern
Die Sammlung des Kunstmuseums Bern umfasst Werke aus sieben Jahrhunderten, mit Schwerpunkten auf dem italienischen Trecento, bernische Kunst seit dem 15. Jahrhundert (Manuel, Anker, Hodler), französische Kunst von Delacroix und Courbet bis Dalí und Masson, dem deutschen Expressionismus um Kirchner, Klee sowie neuere Kunstrichtungen von Pollock bis in die Gegenwart.
Musee Jacquemart-Andre
http://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com
This outstanding museum, housed in a magnificent Second Empire mansion, contains a remarkable collection of rare paintings and furnishings worthy of the greatest museums.
Often compared to New Yorks Frick collection, the Museums residential mansion setting makes it unique in Paris.
MUSEEN DER STADT KÖLN
A site with information about museums in KÖLN:Museum Ludwig
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
Agfa Photo-Historama
Römisch-Germanisches Museum
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst
Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Museum Schnütgen
and others.
National Galleries of Scotland
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/
Welcome to the National Galleries of Scotland, home to the nation’s greatest collection of European painting, sculpture and graphic art from the Renaissance to the present day.
Royal Academy of Arts
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
Founded in 1768, the Royal Academy is the oldest fine arts institution in Britain. Today our exhibitions attract more than a million people each year, putting the Academy among the top ten attractions for paying visitors in London.
Setagaya Art Museum
http://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/index.htm
The Setagaya Art Museum is located in a corner of Kinuta Park, one of Tokyo's most beautiful public parks with broad lawns and luxuriant vegetation reflecting the changes of the seasons.
The museum provides a variety of programs including exhibitions, performances, and lectures covering a wide range of artistic expression, giving the public extensive opportunities to encounter art and ponder its meaning in a relaxed environment that fully utilizes the beauties of nature.
The Bauhaus Archive
The Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design in Berlin is concerned with the research and presentation of the history and impact of the Bauhaus (1919-1933), the most important school of architecture, design, and art of the 20th century.
It is the most complete existing collection focused on the history of the school and all aspects of its work and is accessible to all. The collection is housed in a building drafted by Walter Gropius, the founder of the school.
The Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum ranks among the great benefactions which have enriched the material assets of the Greek state. At the same time, it is the oldest museum in Greece.
The British Museum
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Welcome to the British Museum web-site
This site will help you find out more about the collections of the British Museum, it will help you plan a visit to the Museum or find out the answers to questions about the collections.
The Kunsthal Rotterdam
The Kunsthal Rotterdam stages some 25 exhibitions a year. The Kunsthal presents culture in the widest sense of the word: old art, new art, design, photography - from elitist to popular.
The Louvre Museum
Established in 1793 by the French Republic, the Louvre Museum is one of the earliest European museums.
The Collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
One of the World's best collections of art.
The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe
The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, founded in 1877, is one of the leading art galleries in Europe.
It enjoys a worldwide reputation because of its outstanding collections and varied exhibitions. The Museum presents applied European arts from the ancient world to the present, and important collections of East Asian works as well as modern design, graphic work and photographs by international artists.
The Museum of London
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Welcome to the Museum of London, the largest, most comprehensive city museum in the world, telling the fascinating story of London from prehistoric times to the present day.
The National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) was formally established by Act of Parliament in 1934 and opened to the public by King George VI on 27 April 1937. It includes the 17th-century Queen’s House and, from the 1950s, the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. There is also a small museum at Cotehele Quay on the Tamar, Cornwall, with the NMM/National Trust sailing barge Shamrock, and the ‘Valhalla’ ships’ figurehead collection on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. The collections comprise about two million items, many on loan to museums elsewhere in Britain. The public galleries at Greenwich display a thematically arranged selection and the remainder are accessible for public interest and research in various ways.