Art forms

Craft & Textile

Ceramics, textiles, metalwork, furniture, and folk craft.

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United Kingdom · Regional

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is known for Pre-Raphaelite painting, ceramics, and metalwork; it sits in the city centre and is free to enter Its Edwardian building faces Chamberlain Square.

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birminghammuseums.org.ukEnglish

United Kingdom · Regional

Sainsbury Centre

The Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia in Norwich holds world art and modern works in a Norman Foster building; the permanent collection is free.

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sainsburycentre.ac.ukEnglish

United Kingdom · Regional

The Hunterian

The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow combines anatomy, coins, Mackintosh design, and paintings in its museum and art gallery; admission is free It spreads across several buildings on the Glasgow campus.

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gla.ac.ukEnglish

France · Regional

Musée Unterlinden

The Musée Unterlinden in Colmar is centred on the Isenheim Altarpiece and holds medieval, Renaissance, and modern collections A modern extension links the convent rooms to temporary exhibition spaces.

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musee-unterlinden.comFrench / English

Germany · National

Germanisches Nationalmuseum

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg covers German art and cultural history, including painting, sculpture, crafts, and musical instruments It is one of Germany's largest museums of cultural history.

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gnm.deGerman / English

Germany · Regional

Museum der Universität Tübingen

The Museum der Universität Tübingen brings together archaeology, ethnography, and art from the university's centuries-old collections Its venues are spread across several historic buildings in the old town.

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unimuseum.uni-tuebingen.deGerman / English

Italy · Regional

Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte

Museo di Capodimonte in Naples holds the Farnese paintings, Caravaggio, and Titian in a former Bourbon palace above the city The surrounding royal park overlooks the bay of Naples.

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capodimonte.cultura.gov.itItalian / English

Italy · Regional

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

The MANN in Naples holds finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum, Roman sculpture, and frescoes, and is central to classical art study Its epigraphic and numismatic collections are equally important.

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mann-napoli.itItalian / English

Italy · Regional

Musei Reali Torino

Musei Reali in Turin combines the royal palace, picture gallery, and archaeology collections of the Savoy dynasty Its ticket also covers the royal gardens and armory.

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museireali.cultura.gov.itItalian / English

Switzerland · Regional

Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève

Geneva's Musée d'art et d'histoire is one of Switzerland's largest encyclopaedic museums, covering archaeology, painting, sculpture, furniture, and decorative arts across a vast historic building.

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mahmah.chFrench / English

Portugal · National

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga

Lisbon's National Museum of Ancient Art, in a former convent, is known for Portuguese painting and sculpture, gold and silverwork, and Asian decorative arts; its Nuno Gonçalves panels are a national treasure.

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museusemonumentos.ptPortuguese / English

Portugal · Regional

Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro

Coimbra's Machado de Castro National Museum, in the former episcopal palace, holds religious sculpture, painting, and archaeology above a Roman cryptoporticus; its Romanesque and Gothic sculpture is outstanding.

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museusemonumentos.ptPortuguese / English

Portugal · Regional

Museu Nacional Grão Vasco

The Grão Vasco National Museum in Viseu centres on Renaissance altarpieces by Vasco Fernandes and Portuguese sacred art in a former seminary; it is a key museum in the Dão region.

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mngraovasco.gov.ptPortuguese / English

Greece · Regional

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Heraklion Archaeological Museum is Crete's principal archaeological museum, renowned for Minoan pottery, frescoes, goldwork, and stone sculpture; its collection spans thousands of years of island history.

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heraklionmuseum.grGreek / English

Denmark · Regional

Thorvaldsens Museum

Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen is devoted to Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, showing his sculptures and drawings alongside Danish Golden Age painting and decorative arts in a purpose-built 1840s museum.

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thorvaldsensmuseum.dkDanish / English

Poland · Regional

National Museum in Wrocław

The National Museum in Wrocław, Lower Silesia, is strong in medieval religious art, Silesian painting, and Polish modern art, with several branches and a large decorative-arts collection.

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mnwr.plPolish / English

Poland · Regional

National Museum in Poznań

The National Museum in Poznań, Greater Poland, holds Polish 19th-century painting, European art, and antiquities, plus an applied-arts department and a gallery of ancient art across several venues.

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mnp.art.plPolish / English

Poland · Regional

National Museum in Gdańsk

The National Museum in Gdańsk, on the Baltic Pomeranian coast, is known for Dutch and Flemish painting from the Hanseatic era, Polish modern art, and its photography gallery.

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mng.gda.plPolish / English

Hungary · Regional

Zsolnay Museum, Pécs

The Zsolnay Museum in Pécs, southern Hungary, preserves the ceramics factory's decorative porcelain and Art Nouveau design, connecting local industrial history with applied art and the family's manufactory history.

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jpm.huHungarian

Hungary · Regional

Móra Ferenc Museum

The Móra Ferenc Museum in Szeged, southern Hungary, combines archaeology, ethnography, and fine art, with Hungarian painting and prints among its notable holdings and local history displays.

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moramuzeum.huHungarian / English

Romania · Regional

Cluj-Napoca Art Museum

The Cluj-Napoca Art Museum in Transylvania holds Romanian painting, European art, and the Bánffy family collections in a former baroque palace, with changing exhibitions and temporary shows.

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macluj.roRomanian

Romania · Regional

Iași Art Museum

The Iași Art Museum in eastern Romania occupies the Palace of Culture and holds Romanian painting, prints, and sculpture, with a collection rooted in the city's 1860 picture gallery.

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palatulculturii.roRomanian / English

Japan · National

Nara National Museum

Set beside Nara Park, this national museum centres on Buddhist art and Nara-period antiquities, with exhibition schedules, collection highlights, and visitor information online.

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narahaku.go.jpJapanese / English

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