A work of art in itself, Paris and its famous Louvre are a must

A work of art in itself, Paris and its famous Louvre are a must

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New York

In a city where everything is larger than life, one shouldn’t expect anything less from its art collections. Numerous museums bring their own distinct flavor to the cosmopolitan New York art scene, several of which are grouped together in the “Museum Mile” area bordering Central Park, along Fifth Avenue. Here, you can visit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (which turned 50 in 2009), with its ever-changing and much-anticipated exhibitions, as well as a permanent collection that includes Picasso, Kandinsky, and an array of French Impressionists; the innovative Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building is itself a big draw. Nearby, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or simply, “The Met,” is the star of the New York museum scene, rivaled perhaps only by Paris’ Louvre (see below) in the sheer size and quality of its collection, which spans ancient to 20th-century works; don’t expect to visit it all in one day. The refurbished (as of 2004) Museum of Modern Art, or MoMA, boasts a fantastic exhibition space that provides a proper forum for its vast collection of art ranging from Monet’s Water Lilies to sculpture (numerous Rodins among them) – the institution was approved for an 82-story extension as of October 2009. Other notable museums include the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Frick Collection, and the New Museum of Contemporary Art, which opened its aluminum mesh doors in the Lower East Side in December 2007. The city’s gallery scene is unsurpassed as well; head to Chelsea for a one-stop quick fix.

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