It is one of the most famous symbols of Paris. Louvre is an art gallery and museum renown in all the world. A former royal palace, it was turned in 1793 as a museum. The interest in the Louvre increased with the mention in Dan Brown's novel, The Da Vinci Code. Built as a royal palace, the building is a masterpiece in itself, "guarded" by a huge equestrian statue of King Louis XIV.      Hosting over 35,000 works held in eight departme...

   Located in the Big Apple, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is perceived as the most important museum of modern art in the world. Hosted creations are varied - painting, sculpture, photography, video, printing, electronic media, architecture and design - more than 150,000 works of art, 22,000 films and four million of slides. The building was redesigned by the Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi in 2004, MoMA and now covers nearly 60,000 square met...

   Hosting some of the most valuable collections of European, Museo del Prado is actually a large royal court, with angular design, stone columns and the main entrance framed by huge stairs. In the museum are available to the public over 8600 paintings, 5,000 drawings, 2,000 prints, 1,000 coins and medals and 700 sculptures and fragments.      Permanent collections: Illustrating the cultural movements of the 12th century to early 19th century...

   The Guggenheim Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Bilbao, Spain and it is one of the five museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. It is by far the most recognizable building in Bilbao. Built at the initiative of the Basque government and managed by Guggenheim Foundation, it is a modern and impressive edifice, in relative terms, with 16,000 square meters of exhibition space, being just one of the stages of the ambitious project to tr...

   Galleria Nazionale d'Art Modern (GNAM) Etruscan Museum is located near the Via delle Belle Arti, and offers public master paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance and Romanticism, displayed in 75 halls. A real breath of air between them an overwhelming masterpiece of pop art is the Italian and foreign.      Permanent collections: GNAM hosting most of Italy large collection of 19th and 20th century art, with names such as Giacomo Balla ...

    Located in the cultural center of Barcelona, Museu d'Art Contemporary de Barcelona (MACBA) is a huge white building, with apparent emphasis of modernism. Inaugurated in 1955, after a project of famous architect Richard Meier, the museum houses a huge amount of artistic works of the past half century. Many reflectors and windows opening toward a full white interior, could be dedicated MACBA than modernity.      Permanent collections: In t...

    Borghese Gallery houses collections Sciopone Cardinal Borghese in the 16th century, the building of the historic Villa Borghese Pinciana summer, located on the outskirts of Rome. Reinaugurat after 14 years of restoration work, the Borghese Museum, with its impressive architecture and sumptuous decor are the perfect setting for the works exhibited. The collections are displayed in only 20 rooms on two floors, but nevertheless, the Borghese Gallery is an interesting alternati...

   One of the most interactive art museums in the world, Tate Modern hosts a variety of international modern art in the old Bankside power station. Converted by architects Herzog and Meuron a museum ready to open the gates of art, Tate Modern opened in 2000 and became one of the most popular attractions in the UK. Art galleries are organized into Gestures Materials, Poetry and Dreams, Ideas and objectives, the condition and flow turbine hall. The museum is a costly process of e...

   The museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard and is home to more than 250 000 works illustrating an encyclopedia of art history. If the parking spaces outside recalls the interior is a great surprise because one of the most valuable and most comprehensive collections of Latin American art is accessible to the public, largely due to the donation of more than 2,000 creations from collectors Bernard Lewin.      Permanent collections: structur...