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Tips on Visiting the Vermeer Exhibition in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

Visiting Vermeer Exhibition in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam 2023 tp see The Glass of Wine

Visiting the blockbuster Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of the top cultural attractions in Europe in 2023. Visiting the largest Vermeer exhibition ever became a major draw to art lovers worldwide as soon as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam announced plans to stage the event during the first half of 2023. Tickets … Read more

Visit the National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst SMK) in Copenhagen

Room 221 in the National Gallery of Denmark SMK

Copenhagen’s Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK national gallery) is the largest collection of Danish paintings and art in Denmark. Admission to the permanent collection is no longer free. The main focus of the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen is not surprisingly Danish and Nordic paintings from 1750 to the present. However, the Statens Museum … Read more

Visit the Arken Museum of Modern Art near Copenhagen

ARKENs exhibition space 2008 Photo by Lars Skaaning Museum Copenhagen

The Arken Museum of Modern Art (Moderne Kunst) is a popular excursion from Copenhagen to see contemporary art (e.g. Damien Hirst and Ai Weiwei in the permanent collection) and world-class temporary exhibitions. The Arken Museum of Modern Art (ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst) exhibits contemporary art by Danish, Nordic, and international artists. Although established names … Read more

Visit the Louisiana Modern Art Museum near Copenhagen

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Garden near Copenhagen

The Louisiana near Copenhagen is Denmark’s most famous modern art museum. The gallery is a popular day-trip destination en route to Hamlet’s castle in Helsingør. The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark is one of the world’s most important museums of modern art. The variety of galleries here is used to display works from … Read more

Visit the Ordrupgaard Art Museum and Park near Copenhagen

The modern Ordrupgaard Art Museum and park with Finn Juhl’s House are a popular excursion destination to the north of Copenhagen. The main attraction at the Ordrupgaard Art Museum is usually the major temporary art exhibitions staged in the museum’s modern wing designed by Zaha Hadid and the newly completed new exhibition sapce. However, the … Read more

See Art in the Free Kunsthalle Würth and Johanniterkirche in Schwäbisch Hall

Visitors may see modern art for free in the Kunsthalle Würth Schwäbisch Hall and top medieval masterpieces in the nearby Johanniterkirche. Schwäbisch Hall, a beautiful southern German town with many half-timbered houses, a picturesque market square with a large Gothic church, and a fine town museum, surprises many visitors with the large free modern art … Read more

Picasso’s Blue and Rose Periods Exhibition in the Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland

Detail from Acrobate et jeune arlequin, 1905

The Young Picasso – Blue and Rose Periods is a a special exhibition of around 80 works in the Fondation Beyeler in Basel from February to May 2019. The latest blockbuster exhibition in the innovative Fondation Beyeler art museum in Basel, Switzerland, focuses on the Blue and Rose Periods of a young Pablo Picasso. From … Read more

All the Rembrandts in the Rijksmuseum Exhibition 2019

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will mark 2019 as the “Year of Rembrandt” with a special exhibition of all the museum’s Rembrandt works. Special Rembrandt exhibitions in Amsterdam in 2019 will mark the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt van Rijn’s death. The highlight is undoubtedly the Alle Rembrandts (All the Rembrandts) exhibition in the Rijksmuseum from 15 … Read more

Visit the Trapholt Museum of Modern Art in Kolding, Denmark

It's Very Hard to Get Hot over a Painting

The Trapholt Museum of Modern Art and Design on the banks of the Kolding fjord is one of the most popular museums in Denmark. The Trapholt museum for moderne kunst, design og kunsthåndværk (modern art, design, and crafts) is one of Denmark’s best-known modern art museums. It is famous for having the largest collection of … Read more

Best Major Art Exhibitions in Vienna in Winter 2017 / 2018

Fischerspooner, Aus der Serie EGOS, 2015

Bruegel the Elder, Raphael, Rubens and many modern artists feature in the top temporary art exhibitions in Vienna during the second half of 2017. Major temporary art exhibitions in Vienna during the winter months of 2017 / 2018 range from modern art to the old masters. Modern artists are represented in major exhibitions by amongst … Read more

See Munch’s Scream in the National Gallery of Norway in Oslo

The Scream and other Eduard Munch paintings are the highlights of a visit to the Nasjonalgalleriet (Norwegian National Gallery) art museum in Oslo, Norway. The Nasjonalgalleriet (Norwegian National Gallery) in Oslo is most famous for its copy of Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream that is the undisputed highlight of the around 300 works that are … Read more

Visit the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark

The ARoS in Aarhus is as famous for its art as for its modern museum building with a colorful panorama ring on the roof and Guggenheim-style staircase. The ARos is one of Denmark’s best art museum with particularly good temporary modern art exhibitions to complement its large Danish art collection. The ARoS is famous for … Read more

See the Munch : Van Gogh Special Exhibition in Amsterdam

Vincent van Gogh, The Bridge at Trinquetaille, 1888

“The Scream” by Edvard Munch is one of the highlights of special exhibition of art works by Munch and Vincent van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The Munch : Van Gogh temporary exhibition is on show in The Netherlands from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016. Around 100 works, including 80 … Read more

Top Temporary 2015 Art Exhibitions in the Belvedere in Vienna

Exhibition view "EUROPE IN VIENNA. The Congress of Vienna 1814/15"

Schloss Belvedere has some of the best art in Vienna. The permanent collection including Klimt’s The Kiss is frequently enhanced by major temporary shows. In 2015, the temporary exhibitions include a celebration of the Congress of Vienna (1814/15), the 150th anniversary of the Ringstraße, Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka’s view of woman, grand old masters, contemporary … Read more

Paul Gauguin at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel

From 8 February to 28 June 2015, the Fondation Beyeler in Basel will stage the biggest Paul Gauguin special exhibition in Switzerland for half a century. Fifty works from various museums and private owners in 13 countries will feature in this important and colorful Paul Gauguin retrospective – the most elaborate exhibition project ever arranged … Read more

Miro, Monet, Velazquez and Toulouse-Lautrec Exhibitions in Vienna 2014

In 2014, special temporary exhibitions in Vienna, Austria, will focus on the art of Joan Miró, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Claude Monet and Diego Velázquez. Vienna has several excellent art museums with wonderful permanent collections. However, Vienna’s main museums also stage spectacular temporary exhibitions with world-class works by major artists. In 2014, major solo artist exhibitions … Read more

Visit the Picasso Museum in Antibes near Nice on the Côte d’Azur in France

The Musée Picasso of modern art in the Chateau de Grimaldi in Antibes is a top cultural attraction and day-trip destination on the French Riviera. The Musée Picasso in Antibes claims to have been the first museum dedicated to arguably the most famous artist of the twentieth century. The fairly small museum has around 250 … Read more

Mourners from the Tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy Touring the USA

Top medieval sculptures from the Museum of Fine Arts in Dijon, in Burgundy, France travel the USA for temporary exhibitions in top American museums and galleries. The mourners from the tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy, usually on display in Dijon, France, are traveling the USA for much of 2010 to 2012. These statues, considered … Read more

Vincent van Gogh Landscapes Exhibition, Basel

Large Special Collection of Impressionist Paintings in the Kunstmuseum, Switzerland

Vincent van Gogh’s Landscapes Paintings Special Exhibition in the Kunstmuseum, Basel will be one of the greatest temporary art gallery shows in Europe 2009.

Blumenbeete in Holland, Vincent van Gogh April 1883, © National Gallery of Art Washington

The Vincent van Gogh – Between Earth and Heaven: the Landscapes will be one of the best temporary art collections in Europe in 2009. The Kunstmuseum Basel (Art Museum) will host the Vincent van Gogh – Zwischen Erde und Himmel: Die Landschaften exhibition from April 26 to September 27, 2009. On display will be 70 Vincent van Gogh landscape paintings as well as more landscape paintings by Van Gogh’s contemporaries including French Impressionist and Fauvist painters.