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Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo houses a collection of around 3800 works and was opened in 1995. Picture: WIIII
1/23Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo houses a collection of around 3800 works and was opened in 1995. Picture: WIIII
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. The museum attracted 1.9 million visitors last year. Picture: PLANET LONELY
2/23The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. The museum attracted 1.9 million visitors last year. Picture: PLANET LONELY
Museum of Contemporary Art, is a contemporary art museum located on Dubrovnik Avenue in Zagreb, Croatia. Picture:: Roberta F.
3/23Museum of Contemporary Art, is a contemporary art museum located on Dubrovnik Avenue in Zagreb, Croatia. Picture:: Roberta F.
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is the hub of Bangkok’s burgeoning art scene and offers the widest range of contemporary art, design, music, theatre and film in the city. Picture: CUSH2K
4/23Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is the hub of Bangkok’s burgeoning art scene and offers the widest range of contemporary art, design, music, theatre and film in the city. Picture: CUSH2K
The Art Gallery of Ontario is just one of Toronto’s architectural gems. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the first century to the present day.
5/23The Art Gallery of Ontario is just one of Toronto’s architectural gems. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the first century to the present day.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, Poland, which opened in 2011, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.
6/23The Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, Poland, which opened in 2011, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade is considered to be one of the pearls of Belgrade’s post-war architecture and was designed by Ivan Antic and Ivanka Raspopović.
7/23Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade is considered to be one of the pearls of Belgrade’s post-war architecture and was designed by Ivan Antic and Ivanka Raspopović.
The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art opened on December 2, 2006 and holds a collection of over 16,000 works of historical, modern and contemporary art.
8/23The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art opened on December 2, 2006 and holds a collection of over 16,000 works of historical, modern and contemporary art.
The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is Melbourne’s leading contemporary art gallery, and the distinctive rust-red building has become a city icon.
9/23The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is Melbourne’s leading contemporary art gallery, and the distinctive rust-red building has become a city icon.
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing is an independent, not-for-profit art center serving a global Beijing public. It was founded by the Belgian collectors Guy and Myriam Ullens and opened in November 2007.
10/23The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing is an independent, not-for-profit art center serving a global Beijing public. It was founded by the Belgian collectors Guy and Myriam Ullens and opened in November 2007.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp holds a permanent collection of contemporary art from Belgian and international artists, an arthouse cinema and an extensive library of books on contemporary art. Picture: ROGER PRICE
11/23The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp holds a permanent collection of contemporary art from Belgian and international artists, an arthouse cinema and an extensive library of books on contemporary art. Picture: ROGER PRICE
New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. The museum opened this stunning new building, on Bowery St, in 2007. It was designed by Japan’s Sejima/SANAA and New York-based firm Gensler. It was named one of the architectural New Seven Wonders of the World by Conde Nast Traveler in 2008.
12/23New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. The museum opened this stunning new building, on Bowery St, in 2007. It was designed by Japan’s Sejima/SANAA and New York-based firm Gensler. It was named one of the architectural New Seven Wonders of the World by Conde Nast Traveler in 2008.
The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art was designed by American architect Richard Meier Partners and its architectural style has strong references to Modernism.
13/23The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art was designed by American architect Richard Meier Partners and its architectural style has strong references to Modernism.
The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein is the state museum of modern and contemporary art in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
14/23The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein is the state museum of modern and contemporary art in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Temporary Serpentine Pavillion by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, in 2002. The gallery is in Kensington Gardens, home to the contemporary Serpentine Galleries. Each year since 2000, the gallery has commission a temporary summer pavillion by a leading architect. Ito erected the building you see here in 2002.
15/23Temporary Serpentine Pavillion by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, in 2002. The gallery is in Kensington Gardens, home to the contemporary Serpentine Galleries. Each year since 2000, the gallery has commission a temporary summer pavillion by a leading architect. Ito erected the building you see here in 2002.
Hyogo Prefectrual Museum of Art, in Kobe, Japan. The museum was designed by the famed architect Tadao Ando and was opened in 2002.
16/23Hyogo Prefectrual Museum of Art, in Kobe, Japan. The museum was designed by the famed architect Tadao Ando and was opened in 2002.
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, Spain (1996) by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Photo: David Liff. License details: http://trib.al/xxW9Gda
17/23Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, Spain (1996) by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Photo: David Liff. License details: http://trib.al/xxW9Gda
Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth. Fort Worth, Texas. This building was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Photo: Joel Mabel. License details: http://trib.al/icMlukY
18/23Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth. Fort Worth, Texas. This building was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Photo: Joel Mabel. License details: http://trib.al/icMlukY
Ok, not technically a gallery or museum but still a public building to behold. The Phaeno Science Centre is in Wolfsburg, Germany and was build in 2005 with design by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.
19/23Ok, not technically a gallery or museum but still a public building to behold. The Phaeno Science Centre is in Wolfsburg, Germany and was build in 2005 with design by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.
Modern art museums and galleries around the world
20/23Modern art museums and galleries around the world
Modern art museums and galleries around the world
21/23Modern art museums and galleries around the world
Modern art museums and galleries around the world
22/23Modern art museums and galleries around the world
Modern art museums and galleries around the world
23/23Modern art museums and galleries around the world
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