Bilbao's Museum of Fine Arts spans European old masters, Basque painting, and modern art across a nineteenth-century building and a contemporary extension; its collection runs from the twelfth century to today.
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The Kröller-Müller Museum in De Hoge Veluwe National Park holds a major Van Gogh collection, modern paintings, and a sculpture garden in the woods; its setting is part of the experience.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam is known for European old masters, prints, and design, with its collection visible in the publicly accessible Depot and a public research space.
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The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem centres on seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age portraiture, with additional modern art and ceramics; its two venues are in historic buildings.
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Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven focuses on twentieth-century and contemporary art, conceptual practice, and large installations, with a strong collection of modern classics and a public programme.
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Mu.ZEE in Ostend focuses on Belgian modern art, especially James Ensor and the coastal painters, with a collection spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and post-war art.
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Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle, near Ghent, collects Belgian modernism and post-war art in a riverside setting, with a collection centred on the Latem School; its garden rewards a slow visit.
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M Leuven combines old masters, Belgian and international modern art, and contemporary shows in a converted town hall in the historic centre, with a collection ranging from the Middle Ages to today.
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Kunstmuseum Bern holds one of Switzerland's leading modern art collections, from Hodler and Klee to Giacometti and international contemporary work, with a broad old-master and print cabinet.
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Aargauer Kunsthaus in Aarau focuses on Swiss art from the eighteenth century to today, with strong landscape painting, drawings, and photography; its collection is a national reference for Swiss art.
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The Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, at Plateforme 10, holds Vaud and western Swiss art alongside international modern and contemporary exhibitions; its collection spans the eighteenth century to the present.
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Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, on the Danube, collects twentieth-century and contemporary art with a focus on Austrian and Central European modernism; its glass facade is a Linz landmark.
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Neue Galerie Graz, part of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, covers nineteenth- to twenty-first-century art with a strong Austrian modern and contemporary holding; it is a key venue in Styria.
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Museum der Moderne Salzburg, on the Mönchsberg, collects twentieth- and twenty-first-century art with strengths in photography, installation, and Austrian contemporary work; a second venue is in the Altstadt.
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Athens's National Museum of Contemporary Art, in the former Fix brewery, collects Greek and international contemporary art, including installation, video, and performance archives; it is a central venue for the Athens art scene.
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MOMus in Thessaloniki brings together the city's modern art museums, with Greek modern painting, sculpture, contemporary art, and photography; its venues include the Museum of Modern Art.
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Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery, in Charlemont House, holds Irish and European painting, French Impressionist works, and the reconstructed Francis Bacon studio; its Sean Scully rooms are also notable.
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Crawford Art Gallery in Cork holds Irish painting and sculpture, with particular strength in eighteenth- to twentieth-century Cork and Irish artists; its collection includes the Crawford School.
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Butler Gallery in Kilkenny, housed in the former Evans' Home, shows modern and contemporary Irish art alongside a historic local collection; it runs a lively temporary exhibition programme.
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Malmö Konstmuseum in southern Sweden holds Swedish and Nordic painting, sculpture, and photography from the 1800s onward, plus international modern works; the site lists exhibitions, collections, and visitor information.
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Uppsala Art Museum in central Uppsala collects Swedish painting, prints, and sculpture from the 18th century to the present, with exhibitions often drawing on the city's and university's history.
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Trondheim Kunstmuseum in central Norway holds Norwegian painting and sculpture from the 19th century to today, with a strong focus on local artists such as Harald Sohlberg, plus temporary shows.
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Stavanger Art Museum in south-western Norway is centred on Lars Hertervig, Kitty Kielland, and Frida Hansen, with Norwegian and international art from the 1800s to the present.
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The Northern Norwegian Art Museum in Tromsø focuses on art from northern Norway and the Sámi region, covering painting, photography, and craft, and organises touring exhibitions across the region.
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