The best art galleries in the world -> Destinations

  National Gallery of London houses a brilliant collection of European art from the early period of the Renaissance (XIIIth century) up to Impressionism period (XIXth century). The gallery contains around 2300 paintings from each great European school, and was founded in 1824 when the private collection of 38 paintings of the banker John Angerstein was bought by the British Government. The 38 paintings were originally displayed at Angerstein's house Pall Mall. It was opened in 1938 ...

  The richest collection of ancient paintings in the United States is displayed at the National Gallery of Art, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. National Gallery of Art is closed only two days a year, on Christmas day and on the 1st of January 1 and access is free of charge. A unique feature is the guided visits organized for the blind people.     The collection owned by the National Gallery of Art comprises, on one hand, works be...