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Street-artists M and J, together making up the duo Inkognito, are D.C. high school students whose work is on the forefront of a revival of the city’s.

Located in an old harbor warehouse built in the 19th Century, the Museum of Contemporary Art in the City of Bordeaux (MCACB) presents all the major movements in the art world since the 1960s.

Located on Oahu in the Honolulu neighborhood of Makiki, on a hill overlooking the city and the ocean, the Contemporary Museum (TCM) is the only museum in Hawaii that is devoted exclusively to contemporary art and features artworks from …

“Since its foundation in the early years of the 20th century, the modern art collection belonging to the city of Milan has changed its name and moved premises so often that at certain moments even the Milanese themselves would have been …

Of course Florence is famous for its Renaissance art, and it can be found everywhere in the city, not just in museums and galleries. In fact, there is a recognized ailment that results from the extreme amounts of awe inspired from …

In 2009, Tate Liverpool displayed four works of contemporary art in different locations around the city. Acclaimed film director Mike Figgis was asked to.

As you wander around the city, you’ll often find random art the buildings owners have thought ‘yes, this’ll make our building a better place to work’. Most of them are good and you can see what they’re getting at.

It took over two weeks after reaching Buenos Aires before I managed to set foot in the city’s best modern art museum, even though it is right in my neighbourhood of Palermo. Opened this century, the museum will celebrate it’s tenth …

A trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, simply known as “the Met”, is an experience not to be missed by culture and art lovers. The collection at the Met is immense and holds over 2 million artworks and objects, broken down in nineteen classificational departments. Even for the art lover, an initial visit to the Met can be overwhelming with the museum gallery covering over 2 million square feet and extending over a quarter mile. One could spent an unspeakable number of months here viewing all of the different displays, antiquities, paintings, and other art form here. If you’re like most folks, you’ll want to hit the museum highlights. Here are five to get you started:

1. Washington Crossing the Delaware – This painting commemorates General Washington crossing the Delaware River, an event that kicked off the eventual victory of the American colonies during the Civil War. This painting was created by German American artist, Emanuel Leutze and contains some purposeful inaccuracies such as the American flag in the background that was not yet created and the unlikely overcrowding of the small dinghy. Interestingly, the original work was destroyed in 1942 by a British bombing raid during World War II but a full sized copy was created in 1950.

2. Temple of Dendur – This Roman-style, Egyptian temple was constructed in 15 BC for dedication to Osiris, the Egyptian god of the after life. This gargantuan monument measures over 75 feet in length from front to rear and is decorated with reliefs carved into the base, depicting the reeds and lotus plants of the Nile River. The preservation and detail of the structure is amazing, also knowing that it was packed in over 600 crates and transported by ship, as a gift to the U.S. government from Egypt in 1965.  

3. Madonna and Child – A 14th century panel painting by Italian artist Duccio di Buoninsegna of the Virgin Mary and Jesus. Despite this work’s modest size, at 27.9 ? 21 cm, it marks a pivotal transition in European paintings from Medieval to Renaissance ideals, by depicting Mary and Jesus as mother and son versus their later depiction as deities. The painting is a recent addition to the Met Museum’s permanent collection and has become one of its prized masterpieces. It was purchased for an undisclosed amount in excess of $45 million USD. Prior to its purchase by the Met, it was the last known Duccio painting to be privately held.

4. Euphronios Krater – This ancient Greek krater, was used for mixing wine with water. Dating back to 515 BC, this krater is the only complete surviving  example of the 27 terra cotta vases painted by the renowned artist Euphronios and is considered one of the finest Greek vase artifacts in existence. The painted sides depict scenes from the Trojan War and of Athenian soldiers arming themselves for war.

5. Wheat Field with Cypresses – A landscape painting by Vincent Van Gogh during his final days when he was a patient at the St-Remy mental asylum. The flowing brush strokes and elongated canvas were characteristic of Van Gogh’s paintings later in life. During the few years before his death, Van Gogh resorted to painting landscapes as a way to deal with his feelings of loneliness and depression. This painting is one in a series of three. The others are located at the National Gallery of London and in a private collection.

Located on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, the Bass Museum of Art was founded in 1963 when John and Johanna Bass donated 500 works of Renaissance and Baroque art to the city of Miami Beach. The museum collection has expanded to over 3000 …