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The
Louvre of Paris
One of the world's oldest museums containing the largest
collection of western
art dating from the birth of civilizations to the middle of the 19th century.
The
Metropolitan Museum of Art
It's extensive collection includes more than two million
works of art spanning
over five thousand years, from pre-history to the present.
The British Museum
Contains the most famous collection of
antiquities from Egypt, Western Asia,
Greece and Rome, also medieval, renaissance, modern and oriental art.
The
Vatican Museums
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel and some of
the greatest masterpieces of
the Renaissance masters, including famous sculpture and architecture.
The Uffizi Gallery
The Medici-Lorraine art treasures
representing the largest accumulated
works of Italian art from the 13th to 18th centuries.
National Gallery of London
Houses the national collection of Western
European painting including many
recognizable masterpieces of every European school of art from 1260-1900.
The
Tate Gallery
Contains the national collection of British and
International modern art.
The
Prado Museum
One of the greatest collections of the European masters.
Spanish, Flemish and
Italian schools are well represented by numerous masterpieces.
National
Palace Museum-Taiwan
The richest collection of treasures from 7000 years of
Chinese history. Over
700,000 items of Chinese culture and Asian civilization.
Boston
Museum of Fine Art
Fine all-around collection of American art
as well as international artwork
from ancient to modern times.
Museum
of Modern Art
World's largest collection of modern painting, drawing,
photography and
sculpture dating from late 19th century to present.
Centre Georges Pompidou
One of the world's most important collection of 20th century
art, bringing
together all major artists and movements of the last fifty years.
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