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Celebrated Surrealist painter René Magritte gets his very own museum. Located on Brussels' place Royale in an extension of the Fine Arts Museum complex, the Magritte Museum features hundreds…
St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum is one of the world's greatest, with an unbeatable collection of fine and decorative arts. Since its foundation in 1764, when Catherine the Great bought…
Established in 1978 on the site of an old school of lacemaking on the island of Burano, Venice, the Lace Museum (Museo del Merletto) reveals the craft of lace and embroidery, practised by…
The innovative Guggenheim Bilbao has played a huge part in transforming this industrial Basque city into a modern tourist destination. Designed by North American architect Frank Gehry, its…
Te Papa is one of the few museums in the world that can claim to have been built from scratch in the last decade. Opened in 1998, New Zealand's National Museum is widely regarded as one of the…
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex, comprising 16 world-class museums. Head first to the original building, which contains a visitor centre to help you get your…
Set in France's former royal palace, the city-centre Louvre contains some of the world's most precious art treasures. Admire Mona Lisa's smile and Milo's Venus, then discover ancient Egyptian…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park contains examples of almost every artistic endeavour known to man, from modern art to native carvings. Particularly dazzling are the rooms…
Salzburg Residenz, a fine Baroque palace in the Old Town, is the historic home of the city's ruling prince-bishops. The magnificent State Rooms and the Gallery, home to works by Rembrandt and…
The world's most famous tapestry, on display in its own museum in Bayeux, depicts a troubled time in English and Norman history. As many as 632 men, 202 horses, 55 dogs and 41 ships portray…
The Prado Museum in the Paseo del Arte, contains an unrivalled Spanish art collection, including Goya's The Third of May and Velázquez' Las Meninas. It also has several Italian and Flemish…
The industrial Bankside Power Station on the south bank of the Thames houses the Tate Modern gallery's world-class 20th-century and contemporary art collection. Catch temporary exhibitions…
Mozart's Birthplace in Salzburg's city centre has been a museum since 1880. Three floors display personal documents and authentic portraits of the family, along with Mozart's original…
The State Russian Museum requires no less than four buildings to hold its major collections. It celebrated its centenary in 1998 with a massive refurbishment of its original home, restoring…
The Getty Center Los Angeles is a billion-dollar postmodernist complex, located atop the Santa Monica mountains. It houses an enormous collection of Impressionist paintings - including van…
The Vatican Museums boast many artistic glories, but the highlight is the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Painted by Michelangelo between 1512 and 1549, the frescoes represent the apogee of…
Set inside a stunning Belle Époque railway station, the Musée d'Orsay on the Left Bank houses world-famous collections of 19th-century art. On the top floor, Impressionist masterpieces by…
Kariye Museum, also known as Chora Church, contains some of Istanbul's finest Byzantine frescos and mosaics. The 11th-century building in Edirnekapi has remarkable scenes depicting…
The queues for the Uffizi Gallery in central Florence are a clue: it's the world's finest collection of Renaissance art. You'll never see it all. Look out for Botticelli's Birth of Venus and…
A modern-art extravaganza, the Reina Sofía Museum in Paseo del Arte is home to Picasso's world-renowned Guernica, as well as works by Dalí, Miró and Juan Gris. The museum grew substantially…
