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Chicago — See the Most Extraordinary Art & Architecture in the USA

During stressful times, when one hopes to gain perspective on life's complexities, the best tonic may be a walk by a lake or through a park, perhaps a boat ride to take in the creativity all around us, or an inspirational visit to a museum. As the poet and mystic Thomas Merton observed, "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."

Two Superior Museums of Art in the Heart of Vienna

After many visits to Vienna in recent years, we have chosen the Albertina Museum as Austria’s greatest venue for art. The Albertina is the largest museum of modern art in Central Europe. It also possesses 65,000 drawings and roughly 1,000,000 Old Master prints, making the graphics collection (founded in 1776) housed inside the Albertina the most important in the world,…

Jacquemart-André — A Wonderful Little Museum in Paris

When Nélie Jacquemart acquired “Virgin and Child on a Throne” (pictured below) at the end of the 19th century she did not know who had created this important painting — for it was only later, in the 1930s, that this masterpiece was attributed to Giovanni Bellini.

Excellent Van Gogh Paintings & the Beautiful Colors of Rome

You cannot go wrong when planning to see an exhibition devoted to art created by Vincent van Gogh — your only valid complaints could be that the show is too small, or perhaps covers only one tiny facet of his remarkable career. The display of Vincent’s graphic works and paintings currently at the Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome is a bit small, featuring 50 — 60 works of art. The good news from Rome is that every branch of Vincent’s brief, powerful career is represented by high-quality art lent by the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.

New York City — 3 Incredible Art Museums

"You’ll probably need 3-5 hours just to see the permanent collection” at the Met, according to Go City, the largest multi-attraction pass company in the world. This is horrible advice. To make matters worse, Go City highlights “some of the best and most famous” areas at the Met Museum for you to walk through and suggests you start with Greek and Roman Art. Wrong!

Christmas in New York City at The Whitney & The Met

The Whitney Museum of American Art has featured the art of Edward Hopper (1882 — 1967) in more of its exhibitions than any other artist, and deservedly so. If you have not had the opportunity to explore in depth the Whitney’s space at 99 Gansevoort Street, in the Renzo Piano building which opened on May 1, 2015 in New York…

The Most Magnificent European Display of Monet & Other Impressionists

The ambition of Oscar-Claude Monet (1840 -- 1926) to capture on canvas the passing of the seasons and the changing of daylight transformed how we perceive nature and led the way to 20th-century modernism...

A Unique & Fabulous Pilgrimage to the Marmottan in Paris

The world's largest collection of paintings by Claude Monet rests comfortably today in the leafy hamlet of Passy...

AMSTERDAM MUSEUMS - Enjoy the Best Art in the Netherlands

With its friendly, multi-lingual residents and highly functional transportation options, The Netherlands should be near the top of your list for a perfect get-away in the off-season.

The Best Surrealism in Venice and Potsdam

Surrealist painters imagined fantastical worlds. Through Surrealism, a movement born in France in 1924 and profoundly influenced by the horrors of World War I, writers and visual artists embarked on a novel cultural initiative with the hope of rejuvenating humankind spiritually. Surrealism in the visual arts may be described as a rebellion against rationality. In fact, these artists found inspiration…

The Best of Boston — Gauguin, Monet & Sargent

When travelers tell us they plan to spend a week in New York, our initial response is to suggest that a 10-day visit to Boston and New York City would be ideal. For art lovers, Boston is a relaxed place to contemplate “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” (shown above), the monumental mural Paul Gauguin painted on heavy burlap in Tahiti between 1897 and 1898.

The Leopold Museum -- 3rd Greatest Museum in Vienna

Vienna's Leopold Museum, housing around 6,000 works of art, is the best place to feel the dynamic power of modern Austrian art.

Smaller Can Be Better — Art Venues in Madrid 2022

Sometimes a one-hour visit to a museum fashions the perfect art experience, and one great destination where you may choose to appraise this theory is Madrid. We recently visited three art spaces centrally located in the capital of Spain that offer you surprisingly high-quality alternatives to the Big Three museums… without crowds and highly-priced tickets.