Ideal Cities for Art lovers

Travelling can be exciting. It nourishes your soul, makes you more open minded and brings new energy into your life. It gets your creative juices running and widens your perspective. Particularly when you experience a new city through art during your holiday. Visiting a museum or gallery can be a tremendous way to get a feeling for a city’s culture and history.

Whether you’re into paintings or photography, sculpture or street art, here is a list of some of the best cities for art lovers:

Florence, Italy

If you are a lover of revival art, then there’s no other place to go than to Florence (flowing with art and art history). Here you would see the magnificent collection of the Medici family at the Uffizi, which includes classic pieces by Giotto, Botticelli, da Vinci and more. You could also view sculptures in the Bargello Museum, and take a tour at the Pitti Palace. If sculpture is more your type of thing, then you can always stop by the Accademia Gallery to see Florence’s awesome masterpiece Michelangelo’s David.

Fashion lovers would admire the Ferragamo Museo, a museum devoted to the work of iconic shoe designer, Salvatore Ferragamo. Museo Galileo is also another good option and is located close to the Uffizi which houses a varied collection of scientific objects.

Paris, France

This city is by far one of the most incredible art cities to go to view masterpieces. There are a handful of well-known museums like The Louvre (home to Leonardo da Vinci’s classic painting Mona Lisa) which hosts thousands of historically and culturally meaningful pieces, and the La Maison Rouge, a contemporary gallery near the Bastille which houses unusual fascinating art pieces. During your visit you would discover artwork, ranging from classics by Monet to street art. Other interesting museums to explore in Paris includes the Musée de l’Orangerie, Musée D’Orsay, the Palais De Tokyo and Center Pompidou.

Vienna, Austria

This classy and culturally rich European city is one of the top places in the world to see and experience art.One of the most famous pieces of art, Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss can be viewed at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in the Belvedere Palace, as-well as other classic artworks.

You can also take a visit to the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), which exhibits artwork from the Middle Ages all the way to present day. The State Opera House for a concert and the Haus der Musik, a museum dedicated to music and sound, is also worth a visit.

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Montreal, Canada

Montreal is a charming city, filled with colorful museums and galleries. Art lovers could start at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, which houses wonderful exhibitions (alongside a wide-ranging collection including works by Inuit artists and 20th-century Canadian art. The Museum of Contemporary Art is could also be worth a look, with a range of changing exhibitions. At this glorious town, you will also find numerous private galleries along the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal.

Melbourne, Australia

Australia’s artiest city offers something for every type of art lover. Museum goers could begin with a visit to the National Gallery of Victoria, which has collections in two different venues, one presenting art from around the world, and the other exhibits indigenous and non-indigenous works from across Australia. If you prefer your art on the rougher side, you can consider joining Melbourne Street Tours or Melbourne Walks for a look at the city’s murals and graffiti.

This town also plays host to large institutions like the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia’s oldest public art museum), the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and the Gertrude Contemporary in the city’s hippie Fitzroy neighborhood. The Ian Potter Centre also displays Australian art and has an extraordinary collection of paintings, photography, sculpture, fashion, and more. Its Aboriginal art exhibition is especially beautiful, making the Ian Potter Centre one of Melbourne’s top attractions.

If this doesn’t interest you, then you can explore the city’s amazing public art. Many walls, like the ones on Union Lane, are decorated with colorful street art, and splendid sculptures can be found across the city.

Nearby is the gallery’s other site, NGV International, which houses the museum’s substantial collection of international art.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Art lovers will discover South America’s biggest art scene in Sao Paulo. Your exploration could start at the Pinacoteca do Estado, which displays the last couple of centuries of Brazilian art. In addition, this city is home to the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo where art loving travellers can view a wide collection of modern and contemporary Brazilian art and a garden home to 30 outstanding sculptural works, while galleries like Choque Cultural offers a glimpse into local, emerging talents.

St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg deserves a place on this list for its unbelievable are and the State Hermitage Museum alone (one of the oldest and biggest museums in the world). It’s lovely collection was founded by Catherine the Great and is one of the biggest art museums in the world home to exquisite royal jewels, Egyptian mummies and French Impressionist paintings. You could also pay a visit to the Russian Museum (located in Mikhailovsky Palace), to view its fine art collection created by artists all over Russia, and Erarta, which exhibits more contemporary offerings. There’s also a museum dedicated to photography called Rosphoto (also spelled Rosfoto).

For something a little bit different, you can consider visiting the Fabergé Museum in the heart of St. Petersburg. This museum has a collection of over 4,000 works including paintings, porcelain, gold and silver, and its fifteen Fabergé eggs (nine of these are Imperial Easter eggs, made for the last two Romanov Tsars).

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Berlin, Germany
Art is exhibited almost everywhere in Berlin. Since the destruction of the Berlin Wall, the city has been a lure for artists from around the world. Today there are hundreds of galleries here worth exploring. If you are looking to get familiarised with the art scene, then you could always visit a few of the larger galleries but mix them in with some of the smaller and more intimate ones. Eigen + Art is a great spot to check out contemporary art from around the world, as well as the nearby KW Institute for Contemporary Art, which frequently hosts workshops and art talks. For more historic works, the Gemäldegalerie is a great option—you can see European paintings ranging from the 13th to 18th century here.

Berlin is also home to some seriously impressive street and public art including the East Side Gallery, the world’s longest outdoor mural painted on an old stretch of the Berlin Wall. This is an absolute must see if not only for the art, but for the cultural significance as well.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Amsterdam has a museum which features one of the biggest artists in the world, Van Gogh. His work is celebrated at the fantastic Van Gogh Museum on Museumplein. Here you will find some of his most famous paintings. The other two museums that should not to be missed are the Rijksmuseum (home to Rembrandt’s luminous ‘Nightwatch’) and The Stedelijk Museum, home to one of the richest collections of contemporary art in the world.

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