Museo Thyssen BornemiszaIn 1992, the Museo Thyssen Bornemisza pioneered a new formula for art museums - private management of public assets. The Thyseen-Bornemisza’s Foundation's strategy is to achieve a streamlined administrative management, seeking to maximize revenues and control the costs involved in organizing an intense program of cultural activities while maintaining optimum gallery conditions, facilities [...]
The Scottish National Gallery houses a collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. For a nation of Scotland’s size, the collection is rightfully regarded as one of the best in the world. The Royal Scottish Academy, which is an independent organization, provides a premier venue for international [...]
The Van Gogh Museum opened in 1973. A visit to the Van Gogh Museum provides the unique opportunity to track Van Gogh's developments and to compare his paintings to works by other artists from the 19th century in the collection. The museum also holds an extensive offer of exhibitions on various subjects from 19th-century [...]
Philadelphia Museum of Art began as a legacy of the great Centennial Exhibition of 1876, held in Fairmount Park. At the conclusion of the celebrations, the Exhibition's art gallery - remained open as a Museum of Art and Industry "for the improvement and enjoyment of the people of the Commonwealth." Hours Tuesday through Sunday: 10:00 [...]
The J. Paul Getty Museum has two locations. The Getty Museum's primary location is the Getty Center in Los Angeles which houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European and American photographs. The Getty Museum's secondary location is at the Getty Villa in Malibu. As a museum and educational center dedicated to [...]
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities. Established in 1910 as part of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, in Exposition Park, in 1961, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was established as a separate, art-focused institution which attracts [...]
The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum and school for the fine arts in 1879. In 1893, the Art Institute moved to its permanent home with the entry guarded by the two famous bronze lions built for the World's Columbian Exposition. Today, the Art Institute of Chicago has approximately 300,000 works [...]
The Brooklyn Museum is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. Its collections range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art. The Museum is part of a complex of parks and gardens which include Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park Zoo, Mount Prospect Park, the Central Library of the Brooklyn, and the [...]
Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors to the public on July 4, 1876 in Copley Square. In 1909, the Museum moved to its current home on Huntington Avenue. Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world. The collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art. We welcome more than [...]
The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. The National Gallery of Art serves the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and [...]
