The Bode-Museum on the museum island of Berlin, Germany is an archaeological museum exhibiting sculptures, Byzantine art and a coin collection. It was opened in 1904 as the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum. Continue reading “Bode-Museum”
Bode-Museum
Pergamon-Museum
The Pergamon-Museum is an archaeological museum on the museum island in Berlin, Germany. It was planed in 1907 and built until 1930 for the famous Pergamon altar which was brought to Berlin and is still on display here. Continue reading “Pergamon-Museum”
Altes Museum
The Altes Museum (old museum) is an art museum on the museum island of Berlin, Germany – close to the Berliner Dom. It was built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel until 1830 and was then named Neues Museum (new museum), later Königliches Museum. Continue reading “Altes Museum”
Musei Vaticani
The Musei Vaticana in the Civitas Vaticana, Vatican City surrounded by Roma, Italy is the art collection of the Pope. It is one of the biggest in the world and spanning different centuries. It is located in the Palazzi Vaticani, built from 1450 on. Continue reading “Musei Vaticani”
Galleria Borghese
The Galleria Borghese is a famous and well-known private art collection in Roma, Italy. Scipione Borghese assembled a wonderful collection of masterpieces. It is located in a vast and beautiful park that is itself worth a visit. Continue reading “Galleria Borghese”
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna
As you might expect from its name, the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna is a museum for modern art in Roma, Italy. You can find 5000 artworks in 75 rooms; both paintings and sculptures. Continue reading “Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna”
A good overview
It has been a catalyst for my interest in art: the Albertina in Wien, Austria is an art museum that shows all important modern art styles – one room per style – and therefore enables a trip through the timeline of art.
Continue reading “A good overview”mumok
The Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig – or short: mumok – is an important art museum in the heart of Wien, Austria. It was founded in 1962 as the Museum des 20. Jahrhundert, in 1977 it was extended with works from a private collector, the family Ludwig from Aachen, Germany – therefore their name was included in the museum name.
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The Hundertwasserhaus in Wien, Austria is a special residential building designed by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He made different proposals to make residential homes more human – including trees as tenants (“Baummieter) and the right to paint the outside facade as wide as your arm reaches (“Fensterrecht“).
Continue reading “Hundertwasserhaus”The Schirn
When it comes to art in Frankfurt, Germany the Schirn Kunsthalle is one of my favorite destinations. It was opened in 1986 and has shown 200 different exhibitions since then. It doesn’t have an own collection but receives artwork from the major art galleries in the world.
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