Have you ever been to a modern art museum? Countries actually compete in creating ironic museums and preserve the ones they have – fun fact: the US has more than 33,000 museums – they’ll take your breath away! Museums are the first thing every tourist searches for when visiting a new city. Looking at the artwork, its craftsmanship, and being in its presence, is an awe-inspiring moment. Viewing art that is outside of our culture, which – just like travel – makes us think beyond ourselves. What’s better than that? Breathing in the modern art museum, the architecture of which is as impressive as the art it houses. There are innumerable jaw-dropping museums in the world that are just waiting to be explored by people.
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Visiting a modern art museum gives you another perspective of the culture in that area through different periods of time. Here are some spectacular museums to see around the world.
Here are some museums to check around the world:
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1. Museum of Modern Art
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This modern art museum, known as MoMA, was designed by Yoshio Taniguchi. The glassy-Midtown building is home to one of the most influential collections of modern art. With works of Van Gogh, Picasso, Magritte, Pollock, Cézanne, Matisse, and Warhol, this is one of the best museums to visit for modern art lovers. In addition, there is also art, architecture, performance art, design, and a collection of 22,000 films, that you can enjoy
2. Miyahata Ruins Museum
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The Miyahata Ruins Museum, located at Fukushima, Japan is built on Jomon ruins. It was designed by Furuichi and Associates, the roof of which references the caves called Grotta where people used to live. Under the geometric wooden roof structure, everything related to the Jomon Period (10th Century BC) can be safely viewed.
3. Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition
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The MOCAPE, China is designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au with a silver floating “cloud” housing a bookshop, cafe, and museum store.
4. Museo Soumaya
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Designed by FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise, Museo Soumaya houses a massive art collection. It has works from the 15th to the mid-20th century. With an exterior facade of hexagonal tiles, the interior of this Mexico City museum has a calm and soothing presence.
5. Smithsonian National Art Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. is designed by Freelon Adjaye Bond and SmithGroup with David Adjaye as the lead designer and Philip Freelon as the lead architect. the Bronze Filigree shell exterior of the museum projects an incredibly bold and unforgettable statement.
6. Lascaux IV: The International Centre for Cave Art
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The Lascaux IV: The International Centre for Cave Art is home to 20,000-year-old Lascaux cave paintings. This educational museum was designed by Snøhetta and Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture. They have created an interior that helps evoke a cave-like feel.
7. Guggenheim Museum
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This iconic museum has been drawing visitors, since 1959, who come to see its impressive collections of artwork as well as the conch-shell-shaped museum. The impressionist, post-impressionist, modern and contemporary art pieces attract people from all over the world.
8. 1911 Revolution Museum
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Designed by CADI, the 1911 Revolution Museum, celebrates the city of Wuhan’s rich Chinese history. The red, dynamic, U-shaped building with a welcoming outdoor public space, becomes a way for children to be taught about the 1911 Revolution.
9. Louvre Abu Dhabi
Photography: Roland Halbe
After finally opening in 2017, Jean Nouvel’s Louvre Abu Dhabi showcases a geometrically patterned ceiling that filters light in. This creates a dynamic and interesting play of light and shade inside this modern art museum.
[irp posts=’196971′]10. Miho Museum
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The museum’s sloped glass walls of space frames, warm materials – the Magny Doré limestone and colored concrete, and the systems for exhibiting and housing works of art under the optimum conditions make it a work of art by Ieoh Ming Pei. The architecture and the Shinto/Buddhist and Japanese art collections make it a treasure trove for architecture and art lovers alike.
