Visit the Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland, to see kinetic art machines in motion. Many of Jean Tinguely’s métamatics sculptures still clatter, whirl, and shake today. Some are interactive, some run automatically, and none are quiet. The Museum Tinguely in Basel is dedicated to Switzerland’s most unconventional modern artist, Jean Tinguely. Best known for his …
Switzerland’s leading art museum, the Kunstmuseum Basel, spans six centuries of Western art—from late medieval panels to contemporary installations. Across its main buildings, you’ll encounter the world’s largest Holbein holdings, standout Impressionists and classical modernists, key Swiss masters such as Ferdinand Hodler and Arnold Böcklin, major 20th-century American art, and select sculptures by Rodin and …
Visit the Museo del Novecento in Milan for top Italian 20th-century art in a modern museum with cheap and easy tickets, centrally located right next to the magnificent Duomo. The Museo del Novecento in Milan is the city’s showcase for modern art, guiding visitors through the entire 20th century. Located right beside the Duomo, it …
The Pinacoteca di Brera is Milan’s largest art collection, but the gallery is not overly big, and tickets are easy to buy. Planning an art stop in Milan that won’t swallow your day? The Pinacoteca di Brera is the city’s most rewarding painting collection—and a calm counterpoint to bigger, busier museums elsewhere in Italy. Book …
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco, with its extraordinary cycle of more than 60 paintings by Jacopo Tintoretto, is one of the greatest art treasures in Venice. Over more than two decades, Tintoretto transformed the art and decorations of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice into a unified masterpiece, linking Old and New …
Visit the Gothic Frari Church to see some of the best art in Venice, including works by Titian, Bellini, and Donatello. Tickets are easy to buy and cheap. The Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, commonly referred to simply as the Frari, is the largest Gothic church in Venice. In Venice, it is second …
Visit the Gallerie dell’Accademia, the top art museum in Venice, to see masterpieces by Titian, Bellini, Veronese, Tintoretto, and, with a bit of luck, Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. The Gallerie dell’Accademia is the top art museum in Venice with an important collection of Venetian Renaissance art. The display features over 500 paintings, sculptures, and …
Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua are highlights of Western art and important in the development of Renaissance art. Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua (Padova) with scenes from the lives of Christ, Mary, Joachim, and Anne are a tour de force of medieval art. The frescoes transformed the chapel into …
Saint Joachim and St Anne, the parents of the Virgin Mary and grandparents of Jesus Christ, are central figures in Christian tradition and art. Their story is not found in the standard Bible and canonical Gospels, but it was frequently portrayed in art from the late medieval and Renaissance periods. The Life of Joachim and …