After my Top 20 Museums in Europe list, it is now time to focus on the American one. The US have indeed some of the most important museums in the world, and many incredible art collections. Surely there are some cities that have a major concentration of cultural institutions, that I listed first like New York, Los Angeles and Miami. The other ones are extremely relevant too, just spread out the US territory and in several different cities.
Top Museums in New York City, NY:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (‘MET’)
Colloquially know as MET, this is the largest museum in the US! With 7.06 million visitors in 2016, it was the third most visited art museum in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments! Truly a must visit when you are in NYC!
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MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, established in 1929, is probably one of the most famous museums in the world. Its stellar collection of Modern and Contemporary Art has over 200,000 pieces!
This institution is one of the world places that you must visit at least once in a lifetime.
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New Museum
One of my favorite museums around the world, no doubt! It was founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker, this institution is entirely dedicated to Contemporary Art.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Together with MoMa, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City is one of the most famous in the world. It has been established in 1939 and moved in 1959 in building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Whitney Museum
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MoMA PS1
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Top Art Museums in Los Angeles, California:
Getty Museum
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MOCA
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LACMA
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Marciano Art Collection
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BROAD Museum
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Top Art Museums in Miami, Florida:
Perez Museum
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Rubell Family Collection
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Wynwood Walls
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Frost Art Museum
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Other Top Art Museums in the US:
Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, Illinois
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Detroit Institute of Art – Detroit, Michigan
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National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, Columbia
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Philadelphia Museum of Art – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Cleveland Museum of Art – Cleveland, Ohio
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MFA Boston – Boston, Massachusetts
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de Young Museum – San Francisco, California
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Hope this quick list would be useful for your art tours in the US!
And you… Are you lusting for the sublime?
Always,
Carlotta