Barcelona's national art museum in the Palau Nacional on Montjuïc, known for its Romanesque mural paintings, Gothic and Renaissance panels, modern Catalan art, and a notable photography collection.
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museunacional.catCatalan / Espagnol / Anglais
Barcelona's museum of contemporary art in the Raval, focused on post-war Catalan and Spanish art, international experimentation, and living artists, with a strong temporary exhibition programme.
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The Fundació Joan Miró on Montjuïc, in a building by Josep Lluís Sert, holds Miró's paintings, drawings, and sculpture, plus temporary shows and a research centre.
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Barcelona's Picasso Museum occupies five medieval palaces in the Born and is strongest on the artist's early training and Blue Period works, including the Las Meninas series.
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Museo Picasso Málaga, in the Palacio de Buenavista, returns the artist to his birthplace with family-donated paintings, drawings, ceramics, and prints, and a strong temporary exhibition programme.
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Seville's Museum of Fine Arts, housed in a former convent, centres on Golden Age religious painting by Murillo, Zurbarán, and Velázquez, with Andalusian sculpture and decorative arts.
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museosdeandalucia.esEspagnol / Anglais
Valencia's Fine Arts Museum, in the former San Pío V college, is strong in Valencian Gothic and Renaissance panels, plus works by Ribera and Velázquez.
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museobellasartesvalencia.gva.esVA / Espagnol / Anglais
Valencia's Institute of Modern Art focuses on twentieth-century avant-gardes, photography, and design, with large installations, interdisciplinary exhibitions, and a public programme in a converted art-deco building.
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MUSAC in León shows Spanish and international contemporary art, photography, and large-scale installation in a building by Mansilla and Tuñón, with a notable artist-project programme.
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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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museobilbao.comEspagnol / EU / Anglais
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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krollermuller.nlNéerlandais / Anglais
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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boijmans.nlNéerlandais / Anglais
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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franshalsmuseum.nlNéerlandais / Anglais
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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muzee.beNéerlandais / Français / Anglais
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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museumdd.beNéerlandais / Français / Anglais
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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mleuven.beNéerlandais / Anglais
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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aargauerkunsthaus.chAllemand / Anglais
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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lentos.atAllemand / Anglais
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-joanneum.atAllemand / Anglais
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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mdmsalzburg.atAllemand / Anglais
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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emst.grGrec / Anglais