To create a list like this is a most subjective affair. No doubt about it, each one listed below could probably qualify as an “institution” of art, and quite possibly even be considered “bastions” of art. With the exception of the Van Gogh museum and maybe the Tate Modern, each represents a collection of principally classic works of art predating the impressionist movement of the mid 1800’s. Hopefully, you get to visit them all.
| The Can’t Miss, Gotta Go, Must See Museums of Europe | |||
| Name | Location | Masterpieces in Collection | Website |
| Louvre | Paris | Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, Venus de Milo | Visit Site>> |
| Vatican Museums | Rome | Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Pieta | Visit Site>> |
| The British Museum | London | Elgin Marbles, Rosetta Stone, Magna Carta | Visit Site>> |
| Tate Modern | London | Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, Warhol | Visit Site>> |
| National Gallery | London | Van Gogh, Monet, Titian, Botticelli | Visit Site>> |
| Galleria dell' Accademia | Florence | Michelangelo’s David and his Prisoners | Visit Site>> |
| Uffizi | Florence | Botticelli’s Venus, Da Vinci, Michelangelo | Visit Site>> |
| Prado | Madrid | Velasquez, Goya, El Greco | Visit Site>> |
| Guggenheim | Bilbao | Jeff Koons Puppy, Serra’s Snake, Holzer LED | Visit Site>> |
| Van Gogh Museum | Amsterdam | The Largest Collection of his work on Planet Earth | Visit Site>> |
| Rijksmuseum | Amsterdam | Rembrandt’s Nightwatch, several Vermeers | Visit Site>> |
| Hermitage | St. Petersburg | World’s Largest Art Collection | Visit Site>> |
Europe Travel Deals
