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What is the world's largest art gallery?
The world's largest art gallery is the Winter Palace and Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. Visitors would have to walk 15 miles to see the 322 galleries which house nearly 3 million works of art.
Just a few tidbits of trivia for your amusement. I’ve been to a couple of these galleries and my favourite so far is the Tate Modern in
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Once a fortified palace that was the home to kings of France, the Louvre is now the world's most famous museum, renowned for some of the finest pieces of art in the world, including the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa.
Spanning nearly nine miles, the Roman Catholic Church's Vatican collection is one of the largest and most stunning in the world. Estimated to have more than four million visitors annually, the Vatican museums feature the art of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and, of course, Michelangelo's ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
From Picasso to Pollock, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on New York City's Museum Mile, is one of the world's largest museums with over two million pieces of artwork and enough variety for any enthusiast. Peruse the Greek sculptures, admire the armory or browse the 2,000 European paintings, all contained in a magnificent Beaux-Art facade building.
The Getty features a remarkable collection, including the works of Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne. The museum's structure is a piece of art in itself, and the grounds also feature beautiful gardens, and views of Los Angeles.
Enjoy Van Gogh's "Starry Night," inside the Musee D'Orsay, a former train station built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, with a dramatic glass roof. Specializing in 19th and 20th century artwork, the museum displays a striking collection of Impressionism, including famous works by Monet, Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Degas.
Experience (or at least admire) Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," in the Uffizi Gallery, one of the oldest museums in the world featuring works from Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in the heart of Florence.
Contains perhaps the greatest collection of Italian Renaissance art of any museum. Among the huge list of Old Masters represented are: Cimabue, Duccio, Giotto, Simone Martini, Paolo Uccello, Piero della Francesca, Fra Filippo Lippi, Andrea del Verrocchio, Hugo van der Goes, Leonardo da Vinci, Piero di Cosimo, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Parmigianino, Caravaggio, Rembrandt Van Rijn. Highlights include: The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli; and Tondo Doni by Michelangelo. For more information, see: Uffizi Gallery Florence 7. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Located on Chicago's Loop, The Art Institute of Chicago boasts extensive Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections, including more than 30 pieces by Monet. Visit France from afar through Monet's "Haystacks" and spending time "At the Moulin Rouge," one of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's famous paintings.
Enjoy the electric art at the Tate Modern, displayed in a former Bankside Power Station, with views of the Thames River and Millennium Bridge. Remember the "Forgotten Horizon," one of Dali's many masterpieces and part of one of the largest collections of Surrealism in the World.
One of the largest and most impressive collections in the world, not surprisingly, the Prado Museum is most famous for its assortment of works from Spanish artists such as Goya, Velasquez, Murillo, and El Greco.
Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is comprised of an east and west building, and features a sculpture garden surrounding a large fountain. Modern art fans should head to the east building, where works by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol are displayed.
Greatest Art Museums in Canada
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal)
Founded in 1860, and Canada's oldest art institution, the museum is a member of the International Group of Organizers of Large-scale Exhibitions, also called the Bizot Group, enabling it to exchange works and exhibitions with other renowned museums. Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) (Musee des Beaux-Arts de l'Ontario)
A massive 45,000 square metre venue, the AGO is one of the most spacious art museums in North America. Its permanent collection consists of 68,000 works and includes a huge collection of Canadian art, an important series of African artworks, along with works from the Italian Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Dutch Realist, Expressionist and Impressionist styles and movements. Modern and contemporary art is represented by artists such as Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, and Jenny Holzer. The museum also houses the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre, which containsthe most extensive public collection of the artist's works. Greatest Art Museums in Britain
Tate Britain London
The first gallery to be established within the Tate network, it opened in 1897 as the National Gallery of British Art. Its collection includes works by Hogarth, William Blake, John Constable, John William Waterhouse, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, JMW Turner, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, and others. Also publishes a range of best art books. Tate Modern
Housed in the former Bankside Power Station, it is Britain's leading museum of international modern art. Its sister gallery of contemporary/avant-garde art is the Tate Liverpool. Other regional venues within the group include the Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum. For details, see: Tate Museums. Some shows
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