ART MUSEUMS - AFRICAN AND OCEANIAN ART

NORTH EUROPE

Musée du Quai Branly, Paris - This new museum (opened in 2006) is France's national museum to African, American, Oceanian and Asian Art

Musée Picasso, Paris - The world's greatest collection of works by Pablo Picasso, also exhibits important paintings by Cézanne, Degas and Rousseau, and some pieces of primitive Art

BritishThe British Museum, London - England's greatest museum -and one of the best in the world- of Ancient Arts and antiquities, with an excellent collection of Art from Ancient Egypt to the Middle Ages.

Beyeler Foundation, BaselBeyeler Foundation, Basel - This small but rich museum exhibits the art collection of Hildy and Ernst Beyeler, with works by van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Bacon and Warhol, among others

Naprstek Museum, Prague - Part of the Prague National Musuem, it houses an interesting collection of American, Asian and Tribal Art


SOUTH EUROPE

National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia - Houses a good selection of European paintings, including works by Renoir and Chagall, in addition to Asian, African and contemporary Art


NORTH AMERICA

MetropolitanThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Arguably America's greatest museum. Its spectacular collection is especially strong in American painting and Egyptian Antiquities.

Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York - Houses an extensive collection of Art, specially strong in Egyptian antiquities and European paintings

Museum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the oldest and most respected Art institutions of North America, with an outstanding collection of Western Art. It has a sister museum in Japan, the Nagoya Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia - One of the greatest Museums in North America, with a great collection of European Art. The building appeared in a famous scene in the film "Rocky"

Art Institute of ChicagoThe Art Institute of Chicago houses one of the most outstanding Art collections of the United States, featuring masterpieces such as Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit Institute of Arts, Detroit - One of the greatest Museums in North America, with a great collection of European Art, including van Eyck, Rembrandt, Delacroix and a self-portrait by van Gogh

Menil Collection, Houston - This museum, designed by Renzo Piano, houses a great collection of contemporary Art, from Picasso to Cy Twombly

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles - One of the best Art collections in the country, exhibited in a building recently transformated by Renzo Piano


AFRICA

National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare - Zimbabwe's National Museum, exhibit a collection of artifacts from the country's heritage, as well as contemporary Art

National Museum of Sudan, Khartoum - One of the most important Museums in Africa, shows the rich Sudanese heritage, including a bust of Queen Hatshepsut

South Africa National Gallery, Cape Town - Established in 1872, this Museum houses a collection of European paintings and drawings from 17th to 20th century

Johannesburg Art Gallery / Pretoria Art Museum, Johannesburg - Arguably the best collection of European paintings in Africa, with works by El Greco, Monet and Picasso, among others


OCEANIA

National Gallery of AustraliaNational Gallery of Australia, Canberra - The most important Art Museum in Australia, exhibiting a large and good group of European paintings, including Jackson Pollock's masterpiece "Blue Poles"

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane - Exhibits a very good collection of Aboriginal Art, as well as Asian Art and contemporary Australian Art

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - Exhibits an interesting collection of Art, the Gallery is specially strong in Asian Art

Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland - Houses a large Art collection, from Maori artifacts to an interesting selection of European paintings and drawings

Museum of New Zealand, Wellington - This large Museum exhibits a good selection of New Zealand paintings, as well as Aboriginal and Native Art

Fiji Museum, Suva - Fiji's National Museum exhibits a large collection of Oceanic artifacts, from the prehistory to the contemporary artists

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