Art Find: Migros Museum of Contemporary Art Zurich
Follow Limmatstrasse from Zurich’s historical centre and discover the city’s former industrial district, Zurich-West, now a cultural hub for art and design. Migros Museum of Contemporary Art resides in the Löwenbräukunst complex ”“ a converted century-old brewery ”“ and ideal setting for thirsty art hounds. Established in the mid-twentieth century by the eponymous Swiss retailer, […]
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Modern Art Museum Find: Moderna Museet Stockholm
When island hopping in Stockholm be sure to make Skeppsholmen your first port of call. Home to Sweden’s national museum of modern and contemporary art, Moderna Museet Stockholm boasts one of the finest international collections in Europe as well as a brand identity designed by none other than Robert Rauschenberg. View Rauschenberg’s iconic mixed media […]
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Contemporary Art Museum Find: Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin
1 / 1 ( 2 votes ) Once Germany’s primary rail terminus, the scale of Berlin’s converted Hamburger Bahnhof into a contemporary art museum is fitting given it’s vast collection of works across three major collections that span major art movements since 1960. The museum’s permanent displays, exhibited in this impressive architectural setting, showcase Pop […]
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Art & Architecture Find: MAXXI Rome
Arguably the most competitive capital in the world for culture, Rome’s national museum for twenty-first century art and architecture stands defiant towards its centuries-old counterparts. Named after its acronym, Museum of Art XXI, MAXXI is a striking addition to not only the Eternal City’s landscape but also to its cultural agenda. Located in the neighbourhood […]
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Concept Store Find: Please Do Not Enter Los Angeles
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) In deep and darkest Downtown Los Angeles, or so the Westside would have you believe, resides the tallest and brightest concept store in the city. Perched on the twelfth floor in the historic Pacific Mutual Building on Pershing Square, little will prepare visitors to the light-filled boutique-cum-gallery. Glass […]
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Contemporary Art Find: Hangar Bicocca Milan
Milan and industry go ”˜mano a mano’. Nowhere is this more evident than in the city’s Bicocca district, which was redeveloped by iconic Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli in the Eighties. In 2004, Pirelli introduced a cultural centre focused on research and experimentation for contemporary art. For a decade Hangar Bicocca has emerged as a leading […]
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Contemporary Design Find: Design Museum London
Innovation is taken seriously at London’s Design Museum. As well as showcasing the importance of cutting edge design across all aspects of our daily lives, it is currently embarking on an ambitious design journey of its own with a planned relocation from its riverside headquarters to the capital’s museum quarter in West London in 2015, […]
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Art Find: Camden Arts Centre London
First impressions are deceiving when you arrive outside this former Victorian library in the heart of North London bohemia. Camden Arts Centre has long been an institution of alternative artistic development with a focus of public participation at the core of its exhibitions, which are by emerging and established artists. Look out for the artist […]
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Art Museum Find: The Barbican London
A hub of creativity lies behind the Brutalist concrete walls that make up this urban complex and Instagrammers’ paradise in the heart of London. Since its completion in the Eighties, the ambitious conception for the multidisciplinary Barbican Centre retains its dynamic vision to this day. Lose yourself between the network of music halls, cinemas, theatres […]
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Art Museum Find: Tate Britain London
Considered to be Tate Modern’s slightly more traditional sibling, Tate Britain is London’s treasured home of British art that can be found directly on the Thames between Pimlico’s Georgian splendour and the political grandeur of Westminster. The museum houses the national collection of British art from the sixteenth century through to the present day including […]
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