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museum San Juan, Puerto Rico

Galería Nacional

National gallery in Old San Juan's historic Convento de los Dominicos, presenting rotating exhibitions of Puerto Rican art from the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

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museum 🇨🇿 Zlín, Czech Republic

Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlín

Art gallery in the Baťa skyscraper showcasing Czech and Slovak modern art. The iconic Functionalist building by Vladimír Karfík is itself a monument to modernist architecture.

modern art Functionalism Baťa

gallery 🇮🇪 Cork, Ireland

Lewis Glucksman Gallery

Award-winning gallery at University College Cork presenting contemporary art exhibitions in a striking modern building designed by O'Donnell + Tuomey.

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museum 🇮🇳 Chennai, India

DakshinaChitra Museum

Living heritage museum showcasing the art, architecture, and crafts of South India with reconstructed traditional homes and artisan workshops.

South Indian craft folk art heritage

museum 🇬🇧 Dundee, United Kingdom

V&A Dundee

Scotland's first design museum in a striking Kengo Kuma-designed building on the Dundee waterfront, presenting exhibitions of art, design, and architecture.

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museum 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

Tank Shanghai

Contemporary art center in five converted aviation fuel tanks on the West Bund waterfront. The OPEN Architecture-designed space hosts exhibitions, performances, and art events.

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museum Georgetown, Guyana

Umana Yana Art Gallery

Art gallery in the iconic conical Amerindian-style thatched structure presenting indigenous and contemporary Guyanese art exhibitions.

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museum 🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, India

Amdavad ni Gufa

Underground art gallery designed by B.V. Doshi with a mural by M.F. Husain, blending architecture and painting in organic cave-like form.

M.F. Husain B.V. Doshi architecture underground gallery

museum 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Zaha Hadid-designed cultural complex hosting design exhibitions, fashion shows, and art events in a neo-futuristic structure.

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museum Štip, North Macedonia

Bezisten Gallery Štip

Art gallery in the restored Ottoman covered market of Štip, presenting exhibitions of eastern Macedonian art and contemporary visual works.

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museum 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, Thailand

Wat Rong Khun (White Temple)

Contemporary art temple by Chalermchai Kositpipat, combining traditional Buddhist temple architecture with contemporary art and surrealist imagery.

temple art contemporary Chalermchai

museum 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

CaixaForum Barcelona

Cultural centre in a converted Modernista textile factory by Puig i Cadafalch at the foot of Montjuïc. Hosts major international art exhibitions and an active programme of cultural events.

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museum Algiers, Algeria

Bastion 23 - Palais des Rais

Ottoman-era palace on the Algiers waterfront restored as an art and cultural exhibition space with rotating visual art shows.

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museum Galle, Sri Lanka

Galle Fort Art Galleries

Collection of art galleries within the UNESCO-listed Galle Fort, presenting contemporary Sri Lankan and international art in historic Dutch colonial buildings.

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museum 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen Art Museum New Venue

Major new art museum designed by KSP Architects presenting Chinese and international contemporary art in a landmark building.

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museum 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung

Museum dedicated to the Bauhaus school of art, design, and architecture. Houses the world's largest collection of Bauhaus-related objects and documents.

Bauhaus design architecture

venue 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Parque de Bonaval

A beautifully landscaped park designed by Alvaro Siza Vieira on the grounds of the former Santo Domingo de Bonaval convent. Features mature chestnut trees, old cemetery gardens, and contemporary art installations. The park connects the old town to the CGAC contemporary art centre and the Museum of the Galician People.

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museum 🇨🇳 Beijing, China

Red Brick Art Museum

Private contemporary art museum in a Dong Yugan-designed campus of curved red brick buildings in northeast Beijing. Features Chinese and international contemporary art in a meditation-inspiring setting.

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museum Akron, United States

Akron Art Museum

Museum focusing on modern and contemporary art with a distinctive Coop Himmelb(l)au-designed expansion featuring a cantilevered gallery.

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museum 🇨🇳 Wuhan, China

Qintai Art Museum

Striking contemporary art museum designed by Atelier Deshaus with cantilevered galleries in the Qintai Central Cultural District.

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museum 🇪🇸 Seville, Spain

Espacio Santa Clara

Exhibition space in the restored Convento de Santa Clara, one of Seville's oldest convents. Hosts contemporary art exhibitions alongside the building's remarkable mudejar architecture.

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museum 🇫🇷 Orléans, France

FRAC Centre-Val de Loire

Regional art fund uniquely focused on the relationship between art and architecture, housed in Les Turbulences designed by Jakob + MacFarlane in Orléans.

contemporary art architecture Jakob + MacFarlane

museum 🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia

Museo Miguel Urrutia (MAMU)

Banco de la República's art museum in a restored colonial house in Bogotá's La Candelaria district. Presents Colombian and international art alongside the bank's important art collection.

Colombian art colonial architecture Banco de la República

museum Djenne, Mali

Mission Culturelle de Djenne

Cultural mission in Djenne with exhibitions of traditional architecture, decorative arts, and Islamic art from the ancient city.

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gallery 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal

Fundação de Serralves

Porto foundation presenting contemporary art, architecture, and landscape in a park setting.

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museum 🇨🇳 Suzhou, China

Suzhou Museum (I.M. Pei Wing)

Museum designed by I.M. Pei combining traditional Suzhou garden aesthetics with modern architecture. Houses Chinese painting, calligraphy, and decorative arts.

Chinese art I.M. Pei garden architecture

museum 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey

SALT Galata

Art and cultural research institution in a former Ottoman bank building presenting exhibitions on art, architecture, and design.

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museum 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)

Melbourne's leading contemporary art space in a distinctive rusted steel building in Southbank, presenting ambitious exhibitions by Australian and international artists.

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museum Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Casa Rodrigo de Bastidas Art Space

Exhibition space in the restored house of conquistador Rodrigo de Bastidas presenting Dominican and Caribbean contemporary art.

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gallery Kansas City, United States

Kemper Museum Gallery

Kansas City gallery at the Kemper Museum presenting contemporary art exhibitions in a Gunnar Birkerts building.

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museum Boston, United States

Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Dynamic contemporary art museum in a cantilevered building on Boston's waterfront.

contemporary art waterfront architecture

museum Colombo, Sri Lanka

Geoffrey Bawa Gallery

Exhibition space celebrating the architectural and visual arts legacy of Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's most influential architect. Displays drawings, models, and photographs.

architecture design Geoffrey Bawa

museum 🇯🇵 Naoshima, Japan

Benesse House Museum

Museum and hotel on Naoshima with contemporary art integrated into Tadao Ando architecture.

Naoshima Tadao Ando site-specific art

museum 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Museo do Pobo Galego

The Museum of the Galician People, housed in the stunning former convent of Santo Domingo de Bonaval (13th-18th century). Features ethnographic collections covering traditional Galician life, crafts, music, costume, fishing, and agriculture. The triple helicoidal staircase by Domingo de Andrade is an architectural masterpiece.

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museum 🇫🇷 Orléans, France

FRAC Centre-Val de Loire – Les Turbulences

Unique FRAC dedicated to the relationship between art and architecture, in a Jakob + MacFarlane building. The collection includes architectural models, drawings, and art exploring spatial practices.

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museum 🇳🇱 Groningen, Netherlands

Groninger Museum

Postmodern art museum on an island in a canal, with collections spanning Old Masters to contemporary art and design.

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gallery Saint-Pierre, Réunion

Maison Morange Gallery

Historic house gallery in Saint-Pierre presenting art exhibitions in a Creole architectural setting.

Creole architecture historic house exhibitions

museum Humacao, Puerto Rico

Casa Roig Museum

Art museum in a Prairie-style house designed by Antonin Nechodoma, presenting exhibitions of Puerto Rican and international contemporary art in Humacao.

Prairie-style architecture contemporary art Antonin Nechodoma

museum 🇮🇹 Venice, Italy

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

Venice's hidden gem featuring the famous external spiral staircase and a small painting collection including works by the Venetian school, with panoramic views from the top.

Venetian architecture spiral staircase panorama

museum 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy

MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo

Zaha Hadid-designed national museum of 21st-century art presenting contemporary art and architecture in a flowing concrete masterwork.

Zaha Hadid contemporary art architecture

gallery 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal

MAAT Lisbon

Lisbon museum of art, architecture, and technology presenting contemporary exhibitions on the waterfront.

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museum New York, United States

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral building is as much a work of art as the collection it houses. The continuous ramp ascends through modern and contemporary works including Kandinsky, Klee, Mondrian, and Picasso.

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museum 🇫🇷 Paris, France

Centre Pompidou

Europe's largest modern art museum, housed in the iconic inside-out building by Piano and Rogers. Covers modern and contemporary art from 1905 to present, including Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.

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museum St. Louis, United States

Pulitzer Arts Foundation

Tadao Ando-designed museum presenting temporary exhibitions in intimate, light-filled galleries.

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gallery Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Ithra - King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture

Dhahran cultural centre presenting contemporary art, science, and performance in a striking building.

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museum 🇬🇧 Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom

De La Warr Pavilion

Grade I listed modernist building on the Bexhill seafront by Mendelsohn and Chermayeff. Hosts contemporary art exhibitions, live events, and has a rooftop terrace with sea views.

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museum 🇿🇦 Oudtshoorn, South Africa

CP Nel Museum

Cultural history museum in a magnificent 1906 sandstone building with a 30-metre clock tower. Houses exhibits on the ostrich feather boom, Victorian-era Klein Karoo life, a reconstructed 1896 synagogue, and the region's artistic heritage.

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museum 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy

MAXXI

Zaha Hadid-designed national museum of 21st-century art and architecture in Rome. Its flowing concrete forms are an architectural landmark.

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museum 🇧🇪 Hasselt, Belgium

Z33 House for Contemporary Art

Hasselt's contemporary art and design center presenting experimental visual art and architecture.

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gallery 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy

MAXXI Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo

Rome national museum of 21st-century arts in a Zaha Hadid-designed building presenting contemporary art and architecture.

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gallery 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China

Sea World Culture and Arts Center

Shenzhen arts centre designed by Maki and Associates presenting contemporary art and design exhibitions.

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museum Guayama, Puerto Rico

Museo Casa Cautiño

Art and decorative arts museum in a beautifully preserved 19th-century Creole townhouse in Guayama, showcasing period furnishings and local art.

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museum Gyumri, Armenia

Gyumri Museum of National Architecture and Urban Life (Art Wing)

Museum in Gyumri with galleries displaying traditional Armenian decorative arts, stone carving, and architectural ornament from Armenia's second city.

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museum 🇯🇵 Tatebayashi, Japan

Gunma Museum of Art Tatebayashi

Takahiko Yanagisawa-designed museum presenting modern and contemporary art in a water-surrounded building in Gunma's lakeland area.

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museum 🇫🇷 Marseille, France

FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Regional contemporary art fund designed by Kengo Kuma, with a distinctive translucent glass-panel facade. Hosts rotating exhibitions from its collection of over 1,000 works alongside temporary shows.

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museum 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (CGAC)

Galicia's premier contemporary art centre, designed by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza Vieira and opened in 1993. The austere granite building sits adjacent to the Bonaval convent and features a programme of rotating international exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational events. The rooftop terrace offers panoramic views over Santiago's old town.

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museum 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Design Museum

The world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in all its forms. Relocated to a stunning John Pawson-redesigned building in Kensington in 2016.

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museum 🇫🇷 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France

Chartreuse de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

Former Carthusian monastery hosting contemporary art exhibitions and artist residencies. The medieval architecture provides an extraordinary backdrop for installations and performances.

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gallery 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil

Galeria Vermelho

São Paulo gallery opened in 2002 in a space designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha showing contemporary art.

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museum 🇨🇦 Edmonton, Canada

Art Gallery of Alberta

Major art gallery in a striking zinc-clad building showcasing Canadian and international contemporary art.

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museum 🇧🇷 Niterói, Brazil

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC)

Oscar Niemeyer's flying saucer museum perched on a cliff overlooking Guanabara Bay.

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venue 🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany

Elbphilharmonie

Hamburg's spectacular concert hall on the Elbe, designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The wave-like glass building atop a former warehouse has become an icon of contemporary architecture and hosts world-class performances.

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gallery 🇰🇷 Seogwipo, South Korea

Bonte Museum Jeju

Jeju museum presenting contemporary art and Tadao Ando-designed architecture.

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gallery 🇸🇪 Umeå, Sweden

Bildmuseet Umeå

Umeå museum of visual art presenting contemporary art, architecture, and design.

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museum Kathmandu, Nepal

Taragaon Museum

Museum of modern architecture and art in the Hyatt Regency complex, housed in a Carl Pruscha-designed building. Presents exhibitions on Nepal's visual culture and modern art.

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museum 🇮🇹 Turin, Italy

Museo Civico d'Arte Antica di Torino (Palazzo Madama)

Turin's museum of ancient art in a remarkable building combining Roman, medieval, and Baroque architecture, with Gothic and Renaissance masterworks.

medieval art Gothic Palazzo Madama

museum 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rijksmuseum

The Netherlands' national museum housing Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeer's Milkmaid, and 800 years of Dutch art and history. The recently restored Cuypers building is itself a masterwork of 19th-century architecture.

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museum Skopje, North Macedonia

National Gallery - Čifte Hamam

Exhibition space of the National Gallery in the restored 15th-century Čifte Hamam in the Old Bazaar, hosting major art exhibitions and cultural events.

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museum Monaco, Monaco

Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Paloma

Branch of Monaco's national museum in the Villa Paloma dedicated to modern and contemporary art exhibitions exploring art, architecture, and performance.

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museum 🇫🇷 Dunkerque, France

FRAC Grand Large – Hauts-de-France

Regional contemporary art collection in a spectacular AP+E-designed building on the Dunkirk waterfront. The reflective aluminum building hosts exhibitions and holds a major collection of contemporary art.

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museum Ljubljana, Slovenia

Plečnik House

Former home and studio of architect Jože Plečnik, preserved as a museum displaying his architectural drawings, models, furniture designs, and personal art collection.

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museum 🇨🇳 Suzhou, China

Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art

Major new museum designed by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) on Jinji Lake, conceived as a village of 12 pavilions beneath a ribbon-like roof spanning 60,000 square meters.

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museum 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Serpentine Galleries

Two galleries in Kensington Gardens showing cutting-edge contemporary art with an annual architectural pavilion. The Serpentine North was designed by Zaha Hadid.

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museum Bloomfield Hills, United States

Cranbrook Art Museum

Museum at the renowned Cranbrook campus showcasing contemporary art and design with a focus on the legacy of Cranbrook Academy of Art.

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museum Nicosia, Cyprus

NiMAC - Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre

Contemporary art center in a restored power station, operated by the Pierides Foundation, presenting exhibitions by Cypriot and international contemporary artists.

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museum 🇮🇹 Bolzano, Italy

Museion

Bolzano's museum of modern and contemporary art in a striking glass-and-steel building by KSV Krüger Schuberth Vandreike. Hosts international contemporary exhibitions.

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museum 🇹🇷 Eskişehir, Turkey

Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM)

Kengo Kuma-designed contemporary art museum in Eskişehir with a striking stacked-timber facade.

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museum 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Tai Kwun Contemporary

Contemporary art center in the restored Central Police Station compound, featuring JC Contemporary gallery designed by Herzog & de Meuron in a heritage landmark.

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gallery Kara, Togo

Galerie Tamberma

Gallery in Kara presenting art inspired by the UNESCO-listed Tamberma Valley tata somba architecture.

Tamberma UNESCO architectural art

museum 🇨🇳 Jingdezhen, China

Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum

Zhu Pei-designed museum at the historic imperial kiln site presenting centuries of Chinese porcelain art in a stunning vaulted brick architecture.

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museum 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany

Pinakothek der Moderne

Four museums under one roof covering modern art, design, architecture, and works on paper. Major holdings of Beckmann, Picasso, Warhol, and Beuys.

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museum 🇩🇪 Ahrenshoop, Germany

Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop

Modern museum dedicated to the Ahrenshoop artists' colony, one of the oldest in Germany. Features works from the late 19th century to contemporary art, housed in a striking thatched-roof building designed by Staab Architekten.

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museum 🇩🇪 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany

Bauhaus Museum Dessau

New museum opened in 2019 presenting the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation's collection of over 49,000 objects from the most productive phase of the Bauhaus movement.

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museum 🇯🇵 Kanazawa, Japan

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art

SANAA-designed circular glass museum that blurs indoor and outdoor space, free to enter the public zones.

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museum 🇩🇪 Augsburg, Germany

H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst im Glaspalast

Contemporary art center in a historic glass palace industrial building, showing contemporary art from the collection of Deutsche Bank and other partners.

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museum 🇦🇹 Graz, Austria

Kunsthaus Graz

Biomorphic 'friendly alien' building housing contemporary art exhibitions in the heart of Graz.

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museum 🇪🇸 Teguise, Spain

Fundación César Manrique

Museum and former home of artist César Manrique, built into volcanic bubbles on Lanzarote. A unique fusion of art, architecture, and volcanic landscape that embodies Manrique's environmental vision.

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museum Roanoke, United States

Taubman Museum of Art

Art museum in a dramatic Randall Stout-designed building in the Blue Ridge Mountains, presenting American art with a focus on the Southeast and Appalachian region.

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gallery 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy

MAXXI - National Museum of 21st Century Arts

Rome's national museum of contemporary art and architecture in a Zaha Hadid-designed building.

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gallery 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Berlinische Galerie

Museum of modern art, photography, and architecture in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Collects art created in Berlin from 1870 to the present day, with strong Dada, Expressionism, and East German art holdings.

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museum 🇨🇳 Qinhuangdao, China

UCCA Dune

UCCA satellite museum embedded in the sand dunes of the Aranya coastal community. The cave-like gallery spaces by OPEN Architecture create an intimate setting for contemporary art by the sea.

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gallery 🇬🇧 Belfast, United Kingdom

PS² Gallery

Non-profit artist-led gallery in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter showing contemporary art, architecture, and design. Fosters critical discourse and community engagement.

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gallery New York, United States

Sperone Westwater

Gallery on the Bowery in a Norman Foster-designed building with a moving gallery room. Represents Bruce Nauman and William Wegman.

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museum 🇨🇳 Foshan, China

He Art Museum

Tadao Ando-designed museum near Guangzhou with Chinese and international contemporary art. The circular concrete building is set in a lush landscape in Shunde District, blending architecture and nature.

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museum 🇯🇵 Kanazawa, Japan

D.T. Suzuki Museum

Yoshio Taniguchi-designed museum dedicated to the Zen philosopher, with contemplative water garden spaces.

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museum 🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

MAS Museum aan de Stroom

Striking red sandstone tower museum exploring Antwerp's connection to the world through art and ethnography.

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gallery 🇯🇵 Kanazawa, Japan

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa

Iconic circular museum presenting contemporary art in one of Japan's most architecturally celebrated buildings.

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gallery Chicago, United States

Volume Gallery

Chicago gallery in West Town presenting contemporary art, design, and architecture with an emphasis on spatial practices.

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gallery 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal

MAAT Museum of Art Architecture and Technology

Lisbon museum presenting contemporary art and technology in a riverside Amanda Levete building.

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gallery 🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom

HOME Gallery

Manchester contemporary arts centre presenting visual art, theatre, and film in a Tony Fretton-designed building.

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museum Georgetown, Guyana

Guyana Art Gallery at City Hall

Gallery space within Georgetown's iconic Gothic-style City Hall presenting municipal art exhibitions and Guyanese cultural art.

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museum 🇨🇿 Prague, Czech Republic

DOX Centre for Contemporary Art

Independent centre for contemporary art in a converted factory in Prague's Holešovice district.

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venue 🇩🇪 Mestlin, Germany

Kulturhaus Mestlin

Restored socialist-era cultural palace in the heart of Mecklenburg. Event space for concerts, theatre, art fairs, and community gatherings. Unique brutalist architecture.

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museum Savannah, United States

Telfair Academy

One of the South's oldest public art museums in a Regency-style mansion designed by William Jay, featuring American and European art from the 18th and 19th centuries.

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museum 🇮🇳 Shimla, India

Indian Institute of Advanced Study - Art Collection

Institute in the former Viceregal Lodge maintaining art collections and hosting exhibitions in one of India's most striking colonial buildings.

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museum 🇮🇹 Prato, Italy

Centro Pecci

Tuscany's center for contemporary art in Prato, expanded with a striking golden addition designed by Maurice Nio. Hosts exhibitions, performances, and film.

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museum 🇫🇷 Bordeaux, France

Musée d'Arts Décoratifs et du Design de Bordeaux

Decorative arts and design museum in an elegant 18th-century townhouse, showcasing furniture, ceramics, glass, and contemporary design. The building itself is a fine example of Bordeaux's Golden Age architecture.

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museum 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

Lyon Housemuseum

Private museum and residence in Kew combining architecture, contemporary art, and domestic life in a Corbett Lyon-designed building.

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museum 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore

National Gallery Singapore

World's largest public collection of Southeast Asian art in two restored colonial buildings, the former Supreme Court and City Hall.

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museum Georgetown, Guyana

Castellani House National Art Gallery

Guyana's national art gallery housed in a stunning 19th-century wooden building, presenting the country's most comprehensive collection of Guyanese visual art.

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museum San Juan, Puerto Rico

Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar (MADMi)

Design and contemporary art museum in the Miramar district, focusing on Puerto Rican and Caribbean design, architecture, and visual arts.

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museum Paramaribo, Suriname

Numismatic Museum Gallery

Museum with art galleries in a beautifully restored colonial building in the UNESCO-listed historic center of Paramaribo.

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museum 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, Thailand

Baan Dam Museum (Black House)

Artist compound by Thawan Duchanee featuring dark, avant-garde art in traditional Thai architecture with over 40 buildings.

Thawan Duchanee avant-garde Thai architecture

museum 🇨🇳 Ordos, China

Ordos Art Museum

Contemporary art museum in the Kangbashi New Area featuring international contemporary art exhibitions in a striking modern building in Inner Mongolia.

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museum 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway

Nasjonalmuseet

Norway's new national museum combining art, architecture, and design in a monumental waterfront building.

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gallery 🇬🇧 Nottingham, United Kingdom

Nottingham Contemporary Gallery

Nottingham gallery presenting international contemporary art in a Caruso St John-designed building.

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museum 🇪🇸 León, Spain

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC)

León's contemporary art museum in a colourful mosaic-façade building by Mansilla + Tuñón. The collection focuses on art from the 1980s to the present with a strong international scope.

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museum 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain

Museo ICO

Exhibition space run by the Instituto de Crédito Oficial focusing on architecture, urban planning, and photography. Regularly features internationally touring shows.

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museum 🇫🇷 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France

Fondation Maeght

One of Europe's finest modern art foundations, with works by Miró, Chagall, Giacometti in a hilltop setting. Josep Lluís Sert designed the building to integrate art and architecture with the Provençal landscape.

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museum 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

M+ Museum

Asia's first global museum of contemporary visual culture in a landmark Herzog & de Meuron building on the West Kowloon waterfront. Houses the M+ Sigg Collection of Chinese contemporary art.

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museum 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia

Kumu Art Museum

Estonia's largest art museum in a striking limestone and glass building, with Estonian art from the 18th century onward.

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museum Luang Prabang, Laos

Heuan Chan Heritage House Gallery

Restored traditional Lao wooden house serving as a gallery and cultural space, presenting exhibitions about Luang Prabang's architectural and decorative arts heritage.

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gallery 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain

Museo ICO Madrid

Madrid foundation museum presenting contemporary art and architecture exhibitions.

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venue 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Cidade da Cultura de Galicia

A monumental cultural complex designed by Peter Eisenman on Monte Gaiás, featuring sweeping granite and glass structures that echo the rolling hills of the Galician landscape. Houses the Museo Centro Gaiás with contemporary art and cultural exhibitions, plus a library, archive, and performance spaces. One of the most ambitious architectural projects in Spain.

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gallery 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy

MAXXI - Museo delle Arti del XXI Secolo

Rome's national museum of 21st century arts in a Zaha Hadid building presenting contemporary art and architecture.

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museum Nicosia, Cyprus

Kasteliotissa Medieval Hall

Medieval hall in old Nicosia restored as an art exhibition venue hosting contemporary art shows and installations in an atmospheric historic space.

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museum Coro, Venezuela

Museo de Arte de Coro

Art museum in the UNESCO World Heritage colonial center of Coro, presenting Venezuelan art in a beautifully restored historic building.

Venezuelan art colonial architecture UNESCO

museum 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Dulwich Picture Gallery

England's first purpose-built public art gallery, designed by Sir John Soane in 1817. Houses masterpieces by Rembrandt, Poussin, Rubens, and Gainsborough.

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gallery 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, China

Times Museum

Guangzhou museum presenting contemporary art in an architecturally significant cantilevered building.

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museum Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

MUDAM

Luxembourg's museum of modern art designed by I.M. Pei on the Kirchberg plateau.

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gallery Chicago, United States

Wrightwood 659

Chicago gallery in Tadao Ando-designed space presenting art and architecture exhibitions in Lincoln Park.

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museum 🇬🇧 Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Lighthouse

Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture in Charles Rennie Mackintosh's first public building. Houses a permanent Mackintosh exhibition and hosts design shows.

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museum 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

HOW Art Museum Shanghai

Non-profit contemporary art museum presenting exhibitions across art, design, and architecture in a converted industrial space.

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gallery 🇳🇱 The Hague, Netherlands

Stroom Den Haag

The Hague centre for visual art and architecture presenting contemporary exhibitions.

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museum Cincinnati, United States

Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati

Non-collecting contemporary art center in a landmark Zaha Hadid-designed building, presenting provocative exhibitions.

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gallery Belgrade, Serbia

O3one Gallery

Belgrade gallery presenting contemporary art, design, and architecture in a modern space in the Savamala district.

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museum 🇩🇪 Mönchengladbach, Germany

Museum Abteiberg

Contemporary art museum designed by Hans Hollein in a groundbreaking postmodern building. Important collection of post-1960s international art including Beuys and Richter.

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museum 🇫🇷 Lyon, France

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

One of France's largest fine arts museums, with collections from ancient Egypt to contemporary art in a former Benedictine abbey. The building on Place des Terreaux is a masterpiece of 17th-century architecture.

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museum 🇪🇸 Bilbao, Spain

Museo Guggenheim Bilbao

Frank Gehry's iconic titanium-clad building that transformed Bilbao into a cultural destination. Hosts major contemporary art exhibitions and site-specific installations by leading international artists.

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museum Fort Worth, United States

Kimbell Art Museum

Louis Kahn's masterpiece of museum architecture housing a small but exquisite collection of Old Masters.

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museum 🇨🇳 Beijing, China

Red Brick Art Museum Beijing

Private contemporary art museum in Shunyi with Dong Yugan-designed red brick architecture presenting Chinese and international contemporary art.

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museum 🇨🇳 Nanjing, China

Sifang Art Museum

Non-profit contemporary art museum designed by Steven Holl, set in a lush landscape near Foshou Lake with a 3,000-square-meter flexible exhibition area.

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museum 🇫🇷 Marseille, France

MuCEM

Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations in a striking concrete-lattice building on the Marseille waterfront. Connected to the historic Fort Saint-Jean by a dramatic elevated walkway.

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museum Scottsdale, United States

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Arizona's only museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art, architecture, and design, located in the Scottsdale arts district.

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museum 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain

Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània

Contemporary art centre in the 13th-century former Convent del Carme. Merges historic architecture with cutting-edge exhibitions, performances, and multimedia installations.

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museum 🇮🇪 Cork, Ireland

Glucksman Gallery

Award-winning contemporary art gallery at University College Cork, housed in a striking building designed by O'Donnell + Tuomey overlooking the River Lee.

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museum New York, United States

The Cloisters

Branch of the Met devoted to medieval art and architecture, incorporating elements of European cloisters.

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museum Belize City, Belize

House of Culture Art Gallery

Gallery in the former Government House, a colonial-era building presenting Belizean art and cultural exhibitions overlooking the Caribbean Sea.

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museum Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Ithra (King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture)

Saudi Aramco's cultural center with art galleries, theater, and immersive experiences in a pebble-shaped building.

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museum 🇨🇳 Changsha, China

Xie Zilong Photography Museum

Largest public photography museum in China, designed by Tadao Ando. Built on the Xiangjiang River banks with 10,600 square meters of exhibition space.

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museum 🇩🇪 Herford, Germany

MARTa Herford

Museum for art, architecture, and design in a spectacular Frank Gehry building. Explores the boundaries between art, design, and architecture.

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museum Des Moines, United States

Des Moines Art Center

Art museum with buildings by Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei, and Richard Meier, housing modern and contemporary collections.

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museum Baku, Azerbaijan

Heydar Aliyev Center

Zaha Hadid-designed cultural center presenting contemporary art exhibitions, installations, and cultural events in one of the world's most striking architectural landmarks.

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museum 🇪🇸 Bilbao, Spain

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece transformed Bilbao from industrial port to cultural destination. The building itself is the main attraction, but ambitious temporary exhibitions and site-specific works by Serra and Koons complete the experience.

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museum 🇵🇱 Szczecin, Poland

National Museum in Szczecin

Regional art museum in Pomerania with collections of European art and a striking contemporary extension designed by KWK Promes.

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gallery 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal

MAAT - Museum of Art Architecture and Technology

Lisbon museum on the Tagus waterfront presenting contemporary art, architecture, and technology.

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museum 🇨🇳 Yinchuan, China

MOCA Yinchuan

Contemporary art museum on the Yellow River designed by waa. Presents international exhibitions connecting Central Asian art traditions with global contemporary practice.

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museum 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa

Zeitz MOCAA

The largest museum of contemporary African art in the world, housed in a converted grain silo at the V&A Waterfront. Architect Thomas Heatherwick carved cathedral-like atria from the concrete tubes, creating one of the most extraordinary museum spaces built this century.

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museum Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Harmony Hall Gallery

Art gallery in a restored Victorian gingerbread house near Ocho Rios, exhibiting established and emerging Jamaican artists since 1981.

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museum 🇩🇰 Ishøj, Denmark

ARKEN Museum of Modern Art

Award-winning museum of modern and contemporary art built as a beached ship on the coast south of Copenhagen.

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museum 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

Fosun Foundation Shanghai

Foster + Partners-designed art center on the Bund presenting contemporary Chinese and international art with a kinetic veil facade.

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museum 🇫🇷 Besançon, France

FRAC Franche-Comté – Cité des Arts

Regional contemporary art collection in the striking Cité des Arts, a Kengo Kuma-designed building. Rotating exhibitions and commissions of contemporary work alongside performing arts.

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gallery Chicago, United States

Arts Club of Chicago

Historic private art club presenting public contemporary exhibitions in a Mies van der Rohe-designed building.

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museum 🇩🇪 Neuss, Germany

Museum Insel Hombroich

Unique walk-in sculpture park and museum set in a landscape of meadows and gardens near Neuss. Architecture by Erwin Heerich houses art from antiquity to contemporary.

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museum 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Barbican Art Gallery

Major gallery within the Barbican Centre, Europe's largest multi-arts centre. Hosts ambitious exhibitions of visual art, design, and architecture.

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museum Claremont, United States

Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College

Southern California college museum presenting contemporary art exhibitions and housing a growing collection in a Kulapat Yantrasast-designed building.

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museum 🇨🇳 Nanjing, China

Nanjing Sifang Art Museum

Steven Holl-designed contemporary art museum in Laoshan National Park presenting international art in a striking cantilevered building above bamboo forest.

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museum 🇮🇹 Prato, Italy

Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci

Prato's center for contemporary art, one of Italy's first dedicated contemporary art institutions, expanded with a striking new wing by Maurice Nio.

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gallery 🇵🇹 Matosinhos, Portugal

Casa da Arquitectura

Matosinhos centre for Portuguese architecture presenting exhibitions and a research archive.

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museum 🇬🇧 Wakefield, United Kingdom

Hepworth Wakefield

Award-winning gallery dedicated to Barbara Hepworth, with David Chipperfield architecture on the River Calder. Houses the largest collection of Hepworth's work.

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museum 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal

MAAT

Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in an undulating waterfront building by Amanda Levete.

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museum 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand

Objectspace

New Zealand's only gallery dedicated to craft, design, and architecture, presenting contemporary object-based art in Ponsonby.

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museum 🇨🇳 Hangzhou, China

China Design Museum

Museum designed by Alvaro Siza at the China Academy of Art, dedicated to design art spanning industrial, graphic, and architectural design.

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museum 🇮🇳 Jaipur, India

Jawahar Kala Kendra

Multi-arts centre designed by Charles Correa based on the Vedic mandala plan of Jaipur, with galleries for visual art exhibitions.

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museum 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy

Triennale Milano

Design and contemporary art museum in the Palazzo dell'Arte in Parco Sempione. Italy's premier design institution with exhibitions, architecture, and craft shows.

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museum 🇫🇷 Paris, France

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Frank Gehry-designed contemporary art museum resembling glass sails, housing the LVMH art collection. Situated in the Bois de Boulogne, the building is among the most spectacular museum structures of the 21st century.

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museum 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy

Fondazione Prada

OMA/Rem Koolhaas-designed contemporary art complex in a former distillery, with permanent and rotating exhibitions. Includes the famous gold-leafed Haunted House tower.

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museum 🇳🇱 Rotterdam, Netherlands

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Depot

World's first publicly accessible art storage facility in a striking mirrored bowl-shaped building.

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museum 🇩🇪 Krefeld, Germany

Haus Lange / Haus Esters

Two Mies van der Rohe villas from 1930 used as exhibition spaces for contemporary art. The architecture itself is a masterwork of early modernism.

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museum Nicosia, Cyprus

Famagusta Gate Cultural Centre

Cultural centre in the restored Venetian Famagusta Gate of Nicosia's old walls, hosting art exhibitions and cultural events in a historic setting.

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museum 🇪🇸 Santander, Spain

Centro Botín

Art centre designed by Renzo Piano cantilevered over the Bay of Santander. Hosts contemporary art exhibitions and serves as a hub for arts and creativity programmes.

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museum Tbilisi, Georgia

Open Air Museum of Ethnography (Art Section)

Open-air museum in Tbilisi displaying traditional Georgian architecture, decorative woodwork, and folk art objects from various regions of Georgia.

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museum Bentota, Sri Lanka

Lunuganga Estate Gallery

Gallery at Geoffrey Bawa's country estate near Bentota, showcasing his artistic vision combining architecture, landscape design, and visual art in a garden setting.

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museum 🇪🇸 Córdoba, Spain

C3A - Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía

Andalusia's contemporary creation centre in a striking building by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. Hosts exhibitions, residencies, and interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of art and technology.

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museum 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning

Striking futuristic museum designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au in Futian District. Combines contemporary art exhibitions with urban planning displays in an architecturally iconic building.

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museum 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain

CaixaForum Madrid

Cultural centre in a striking converted power station by Herzog & de Meuron, topped by a vertical garden. Hosts major temporary art exhibitions from international collections.

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