Best Museums in Europe

 As we mentioned in Must See Museums in Europe Part 1, Europe is a power packed treasure house of museums for one and all alike- from kids to adults, art lovers to historians and culture enthusiasts, etc. These museums are famous all over the world for their intensive collections of works from everywhere. 

From the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the British Museum in London,  the best way to get familiar with any culture is visiting their museum and learning all about their olden, golden times and traditions of the place. Educate yourself on the fossils dating back to the eras of the past or be present for the modern contemporary art exhibitions and observe the details it has to offer.

Explore the best of Europe and its vast collection on world history as you go through our compilation of the most impressive museums in Europe. And after you’re done, book your flights to Europe with fantastic flight deals and best flight offers.

1. The Louvre, Paris

The Louvre or Louvre Museum is one of the world’s largest museums, situated in Paris and a historic structure. Being the world’s most visited museum, with 9.6 million visitors per year as recorded in 2019, it serves as a central landmark of Paris and is to be found on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement. 

It houses more than 35,000 works dating back to the pre- historic ages to the 21st century and is exhibited over an area of 60,600 square meters of area.

2. Prado, Madrid

The Prado Museum, officially known as Museo Nacional Del Prado, is the main national Spanish museum situated in central Madrid. 

Since its establishment in 1819, it has stacked a collection of over 2,300 paintings along with countless sculptures, prints, drawings and works of art through bequests, donations and purchases, which account for most of the New Acquisitions.

3. Tate Modern, London

Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. It is Britain’s national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group (jointly with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Online). It is based in the former Bank side Power Station, in the Bank side area of the London Borough of Southwark. 

Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art. The modern art gallery is a highly visited museum, with 5.9 million visitors recorded in 2018.

4. The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. 

Its collection belongs to the government on behalf of the British public, and entry to the main collection is free of charge. In 2019, it was ranked seventh in the world on the List of most visited art museums.

5. The Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

Anne Frank was a girl who had to go into hiding during World War II to avoid the Nazis. She hid in the secret annex on Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam along with seven other people and wrote her diary that went on to become world- renowned later on after her death. 

They were discovered after almost 2 years being underground, and were deported to concentration camps. 

6. Centre Pompidou Metz, Metz

The Centre Pompidou-Metz is a huge hexagonal structure conceptualized by the architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines, with Philip Gumuchdjian. The museum is the largest temporary exhibition space located outside Paris, spreading over 54,000 square feet and divided between 3 galleries, a theatre, and an auditorium.

7. The Serralves Museum, Porto

The Serralves Museum located in Porto, is one of the most important cultural institutions worldwide. The Serralves estate houses a Contemporary Art Museum, a Park and a Villa, each one an example of contemporary architecture, Modernism, and Art Deco architecture. 

It was designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira and is the second most visited museum in Portugal with approximately 1 million visitors per year.

8. The Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb

This unique museum situated in Zagreb is one of its kind in the world. People from all over the world contributed to give an object that connected them to a person and they explain the memory and link it has. The museum reminds you of the value we put on common everyday objects and attach a bouquet of stories to it as it is close to our heart.


Source: Must See Museums In Europe 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BEST RESTAURANTS IN CHANDIGARH TO RELISH THE TRADITIONAL CUISINE

Image
  Chandigarh is known for its well-planned cities, altruistic people, flea markets, along with its traditional cuisine. It is the most favorite gateway near Delhi and a central spot on the routes to various hill stations. Numerous tourists/travelers who travel in flights to India love the traditional Punjabi cuisine treat their taste buds at some the best restaurants. Check out the best restaurants in Chandigarh and relish the traditional cuisine- The Willow Cafe flights to India Located in Chandigarh, this is a quaint little place to visit. From attractive shelves, wooden tables, this 3 storey cafe breathes charm. Being reminiscent of British restaurants, it has the best seats, wide open terrace area, including a great ambience. Talking about the food options, it offers both Indian & Western cuisines, including breakfast options. The cuisine makes it a best and cozy place to visit. Garlic and Greens flights to India If you are a vegetarian, then Garlic and Greens is ...
Read more

Fun Activities for Kids That’ll Keep Them Entertained for Hours Part 2

Image
  As mentioned in  Fun Activities for Kids That’ll Keep Them Entertained for Hours Part 1 , kids don’t have much space or ways to spend their energy as they can’t outside the houses or meet their friends for a play date. Hence, ensuring that they have fun at home while they learn and leave you undisturbed for work hours is imperative. So you don’t have to rack your head thinking up ways to engage your kids and they’ll also let the home stay clean (relatively). 1) Stone Painting Collect some smooth stones wherever you can get it- stone size does not matter, and have some paint and paintbrushes handy. Let the kids choose their stones and let them paint it however they want. Get the tutorial  here . 2) Tie- Dye Art Use a bowl instead of a spinner and rotate the food coloring with a stick. Then you can use the material you want to color- either fabric, paper or anything else and hang them to dry. Get the tutorial  here . 3) Jumping Origami Frogs Don’t get fooled by this ...
Read more

Fun Activities for Kids That’ll Keep Them Entertained for Hours Part 1

Image
  Since the pandemic, we’ve been locked into a corner of our houses, set in the same boring, old routine with work, sleep, take care of kids and family, and so on. We have a million tasks to deal with at hand and yet, it’s even more difficult for our kids to cope. They now stay inside the house instead of going out to play with their friends; they can’t run around and deplete their energy.  This makes them channel that energy at home, which becomes somewhat hard to handle, especially on top of that work checklist piling up. To encourage our children to be happily engaged in activities for long hours, we’ve prepared some creative crafts for you. And we promise it’s easy. All you’ll need are their regular school supplies along with some glitter, crayons, glue and paint to let them work through their creative mind. Eager to know how? Read on to find out. 1) Tattoo Patterned Supplies Have a printer at home? Use some tattoo paper to get your mugs, vases and pen holders patterned wi...
Read more