Visiting Berlin has been a dream of mine for long, but an opportunity to visit this diverse city made me realize why Berlin is known as an art lover’s paradise.

Berlin has been around, in part, since 1237 AD, specifically the part known as Colln. Berlin itself is referenced in 1244. The city is home to three UNESCO World Heritage sites, being named “UNESCO City of Design”

Berlin also boasts nine castles, six manors, three active opera houses (the most in the world), and the longest open air gallery in the world. This gallery extends the length of 1,216 meters of a surviving piece of the Berlin Wall with 105 paintings from artists from 21 countries across the world.

A city nine times bigger than Paris, with more bridges than Venice, navigable by boat with over 180 km of waterways, four universities, four art schools, residents from over 184 nations, Berlin is one of the most fascinating and fun to explore cities in the world.

If you want to learn more about what’s written in the history books, you’ve got a city to conquer and explore, and that’s Berlin. Berlin’s rich history has spread all over the world, thanks to its legendary noble scientists, philosophers, and groundbreaking artists.

Many modern art movements owe a substantial nod to the art schools and artists of Germany.

Diverse in artistic expression

The Berlin Art Scene is very diverse from the authentic street art culture of East Berlin to the sophisticated contemporary art scene of West Berlin.

When they saw the other side of the wall for the first time, East Berliners were met with a riot of color and image done in ways they had never seen before. This sparked a street art movement in East Berlin that has evolved into a very deep and moving tradition.

A book store, Neurotitan located in House 39 hackescher markt is a must visit to see what Berlin has to offer in terms of creativity!

The artist BLU creates large scale pieces that have a puzzle like message that is poignant when you see it. The artist is creative and innovative in using street art to create wall painted animations on film.

The crew 1UP has gained popularity with their simple yet beautiful tags throughout the city in uncommon and hard to reach places. They have released a documentary called One United Power, the full name of their crew.

Roland Brukner, a.k.a. Linda’sEx, is a street artist in Berlin that gained media attention from the sad and mopey figures he painted that were pining for a girl named Linda. The city became so involved in the figure’s heartbreak that radio and television followed the story. Other street artists posted responses. Museums have since exhibited the story of Linda’sEx.

The artist Alias uses carefully drawn stencils to create work that is similar to that of Banksy. His work is usually a clever pun or message and is created to fit in with the environment.

Other areas of the city have artistic subcultures as well. West Berlin his home to the Neu West Berlin, a contemporary art space of nine stories that includes studios, ateliers, event spaces, show rooms, and exhibition rooms. There are over 80 artists that work in the space.

West Berlin artists regularly meet at Enzian, a bar that was founded as a refuge for punk and new age musicians but that has become a networking hub for artists of all types to work and inspire each other across mediums.

Hosts world-renowned museums and art spaces

The city hosts art with diversity in space as well. The Sammlung Boros collection is housed in a World War II bunker, featuring renowned contemporary artists with intimate tours of 12 visitors at a time.

The Haus am Waldsee is a fairytale like villa with an adjoining sculpture garden that not only shows the greatest contemporary art to date, but is also a platform for artists that currently live and create in the city. You can even view the private collection of German art collector Thomas Olbricht in his residential space. The collection contains works from the 16th century to contemporary pieces.

Museum Island on the Spree River is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is home to five museums housed within grand examples of exquisite architecture. A lot of street art can be seen all around Berlin that has an obvious, or sometimes very subtle, anti-establishment hint in it.

The Pergamon museum houses the Pergamon altar frieze from the Pergamon acropolis.

Built as an altar of Zeus, it dates to 165 B.C. Works housed in the other four museums on Museum Island include the Bust of Nefertiti, Byzantine art, Egyptian art, Biedermeier, and others.

The Neue Nationalgalerie is one of the most influential contemporary art museums in the world. It is a National Monument of Germany and includes 20th century contemporary art and sculpture gardens.

Art Fairs with international presence

The Berlin Art Week is annual celebration of art that takes place every September. During the month, the most important art fairs in Europe. Hundreds of galleries take place in this yearly event.

Preview Berlin, an art fair that takes place in various locations, often shows work from not only emerging artists, but art students in addition to the major players in the contemporary art scene.

Art Berlin Contemporary has recently changed from a curated show that was by invite only to a full-fledged art fair that brings in curators from the world’s leading museums such as the Tate and MoMA.

Berlin’s art week is a well-organized even that also includes performances, lectures, and social receptions for networking amongst gallerists, artists, curators, and collectors.

In addition to the obvious reasons that Berlin is a visual art lover’s paradise, visitors to Berlin will be exposed to all of the culture and diversity that influences art also influencing food, music, architecture, and the performing arts.

Have you visited Berlin, if so would love to hear your thoughts.

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As a diverse melting pot of culture and people, museums across New York have all sorts of specialties represented, from Chinese, Jewish, and Hispanic art, photography, natural history, and contemporary works; there is something of interest for almost everyone.

In this list of the top 20 museums in New York, there is no doubt that you, too, will find a specialty museum that draws your interest. 

1) MoMA PS1

While it may be a relative of the famous Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Museumhttps://www.moma.org/ps1, that doesn’t mean it is just a simple or ordinary art museum. This museum is housed within an impressive Renaissance Revival public school building in Queens, Long Island City.

The museum’s setting and location are just as interesting as its fascinating collection of pieces within its art collection.

Within this collection of over 200,000 pieces of art, there is all manner of contemporary creativity displayed by artists such as James Turrell and Ai Weiwei.

Watching the eccentric types from around the city who have come to find inspiration can sometimes be just as good as looking at art.

2) The Noguchi Museum

Another museum is positioned in Long Island City; this museum was conceived by the artist Isamu Noguchi himself to be an intimate, meditative place for those who come.

Within this museum, the artist displays his abstract sculptures of geometric or globular lamps made of paper and bamboo alongside copied paper lamps across the museum’s exhibition space and through a quiet, peaceful garden outside.

Even if you are a person who is not familiar with the work of Isamu Noguchi, you have likely seen one of the artist’s light sculptures before, and this museum would capture your mind regardless of this fact. 

3) The Cloisters

As a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), the Cloisters Is located on four acres of land at Fort Tryon Park in the north of Manhattan. It is the only museum in the United States of America that is dedicated exclusively to the incredible art and architectural designs that arose in the Middle Ages. The museum overlooks the Hudson River and has chosen to incorporate a total of five medieval-inspired cloisters, which are covered walkways, typically found in convents, monasteries, and colleges within its design. As a museum for the art of the Middle Ages, providing a medieval-type architecture for the museum allows you to view art amongst such a historical backdrop.

4) New Museum

The New Museum was founded in 1977, which doesn’t make it particularly new. However, it gained new attention in 2007 when it opened a new location at Bowery, its seven-story building designed to appear as if blocks were piled on top of one another, drawing many’s interests.

This museum contains many contemporary and modern things in various mediums and tends to champion newer and lesser-known artists. Several recent shows have included the Australian painter Helen Johnson, L.A.-based filmmaker Kahlil Joseph and Philadelphia installation artist Alex Da Corte.

Due to this, the reception of exhibits can vary, and their enjoyment is widely subjective.

Perhaps this focus on lesser-known artists makes it new and causes it to be such an exciting place.

5) The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)

Perhaps one of the most well-known museums worldwide, the Met has retained its title as the cultural center of New York City for nearly a century and a half of its life.

The museum has an extensive collection of works and exhibits in its permanent collection, and the building itself, with its Gothic style, tiered steps, and location at Central Park, is quite the sight to behold.

Once inside the Great Hall and you manage to wade through the ceaseless number of museum enthusiasts taking in all the sights, incredible discoveries are to be found – such as a 2000-year-old Egyptian Temple of Dendur. 

6) Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

On the Upper East Side of New York, the Smithsonian Design Museum is located within a Georgian mansion from 1902, one of the most amazing Gilded Age residences that still exist today.

A visit to this museum is worth it for the building, let alone for the collection itself, which spans centuries of work related to all things design.

This museum houses more than 200,000 pieces of work, from furniture, metalwork, sculptures, musical instruments, and pottery.

If you are not a fan of crowds, this museum is less popular than the likes of the Guggenheim and the Met, but that doesn’t make it any less worth it.

7) Rubin Museum of Art

Rubin Museum of Art, located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is one of the museums renowned for its international art collection. Its specialty stems entirely from the Indian subcontinent; the art collection it keeps from the Himalayas and India spans as many as 1500 years and 38,000 pieces of work.

Many of its works, such as sculptures, paintings, installations, and reproductions of famous murals from the Tibetan Lukhang Temple provide the viewer an incredibly comprehensive image of the culture and artistic richness of the peoples from the Indian subcontinent.

For example, an exhibit that showcases mid-century India or Nepal’s ceremonies, festivals, and the environment by photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson has been displayed in the past.

8) National Museum of the American Indian New York

The National Museum of the American Indian can be found within a former customs house at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York.

This museum is wholly dedicated to the more than 1200 indigenous peoples of the Americas and ensures that their cultures and histories are preserved and shared with as many people as possible.

Their collection contains many beaded and feathered ceremonial items and amazing traditional art pieces made of carved wood and bone.

Alongside these things, they have many detailed types of clothes and a vast array of everyday items from baskets, pottery, and instruments to photographs and archival materials.

9) American Museum of Natural History

Often credited as one of the world’s greatest natural history museums, the American Museum of Natural History can be found across Central Park, its incredible size taking up four city blocks.

Represented within this museum are all aspects of the natural world, the animals, and the people who make it up.

This includes taxidermy animals, depictions of the life of Native American tribes, marine life, dinosaur fossils, and all kind of special and immersive exhibits and shows on subjects such as humanity or the ancient world mummies of the Egyptians and Peruvians.

From the incredible sights of a life-size blue whale to the full skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the American Museum of Natural History is not to be missed.

10) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The circular concrete structure of the Guggenheim is quite a unique design and represents a departure from both the typical museum layout and the rectangular steel and glass buildings that flank it.

Inside the museum is a central ramp spiraling upwards and outwards from one floor of the structure to the next, taking the viewers throughout the exhibits in a way many other museums would never dare.

This design provides an open interior, easily lit by daylight through the glass dome on top.

As a home for Solomon R. Guggenheim’s modern art collection, including works by Picasso, Klee, Miro, Kandinsky, and many more, the Guggenheim is worth the time.

11) Whitney Museum of American Art

In 2015, the Whitney received a major upgrade following its relocation from the Upper East Side to its Meatpacking headquarters. The Whitney Museum of American Art contains a huge amount of space for indoor galleries, housing many works by artists such as Jean Michel Basquiat, Richard Avedon, and Alexander Calder, four outdoor exhibition spaces and a terrace, as well as space for a ground-floor restaurant and a top-floor bar. All the floors of the building are connected by slow-moving oft-crowded elevators designed by entire artists. Again, if crowds are an issue, stairs are always an option, where some of the upper floors and sculpture terraces have a series of staircases exterior to the building, with great views of the city skyline.

12) Tenement Museum

The Tenement Museum is a historical building, a tenement house or two on the Lower East Side.

When you have a tour of the tenements, many stories are shared of the personal histories of the people who lived there while they worked hard to build their new lives in the United States of America.

The museum can also be reached through a neighborhood walking tour, where tourists can learn how the Lower East Side of New York evolved and how the immigrant peoples who lived there caused it to be a densely populated area of the United States during the 1900s.

13) Museum of the City of New York

The Museum of the City of New York is a Colonial-era structure near the top of Central Park built entirely for the Museum of the City of New York in 1932. Today, the museum is relatively unknown, and many New Yorkers have no idea that the museum even exists.

The museum’s collection contains over 1.5 million pieces of work, incorporating all kinds and forms of pieces into its collection.

There are photographs, paintings, drawings, furniture, decoration, and manuscripts, all closely related to the history of New York City’s five boroughs.

Those who do visit do so with enthusiasm since it is a little more out of the way and specific than the interests of the average museum visitor.

14) The Morgan Library and Museum

The Morgan Library and Museum is quite a unique entry, having many different roles and purposes.

This museum is not only a museum and a library, as the name implies, but also a famous landmark, historical site, and musical venue. As you dive into the multimillionaire’s person library, which was expanded as a museum and cultural site, there are a variety of rare artifacts, paintings, and books, with some of them dating back to the earliest stages of civilization in 4000 B.C.

The museum contains one of the 23 copies of the original Declaration of Independence, Mozart’s handwritten score of the Haffner Symphony, the collected works of African American poet Phillis Wheatley, the only living manuscript of Milton’s Paradise Lost, and Charles Dicken’s manuscript of A Christmas Carol. Even one of these priceless artifacts is worth far more than your house.

15) 9/11 Memorial and Museum

Both Americans and non-Americans alike should visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum at least once.

The Museum takes you down to the bedrock level where the foundations of the former World Trade Centre used to be.

Naturally, you are bound to be overcome by the sober and meditative sense of recalling where you were on September 11th, 2001, and how things have changed not only in America but worldwide.

The Museum itself strikes a masterful balance of the right feelings. The enormity of the loss of that day can be felt, physically and spiritually, in no small part due to the scale, construction, and execution of the site.

16) El Museo del Barrio

Another specialty museum, El Museo del Barrio was founded in the 1960s by the artist Raphael Montañez Ortiz and a group of other Puerto Rican artists who were frustrated by the lack of representation they were given in traditional kinds of museums.

These artists produced a space that sought to celebrate the works of art and the Latino culture’s impact on the United States of America. From the collection of 6500 objects, there are historic Taino artifacts and contemporary paintings, sculptures, and photography, all of which provide an amazingly comprehensive dive into the works by those of Latin American and Caribbean heritage. 

17) Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)

A modern space designed by Maya Lin on Centre Street on the fringe of New York City’s Chinatown, the collection here at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) seeks to document the long history of Chinese Americans from 19th century America to the present day.

Containing 65,000 works from photographs, textiles, and clothing, it’s an incredibly thorough and comprehensive look at an important group of American people that often go unconsidered.

Talks at the museum happen every Saturday afternoon, giving an interesting, free overview of how the Chinese people have experienced the United States of America since their arrival in the 19th century. Similarly, there’s a fascinating Chinatown walking tour on Saturdays for a small price of $35 dollars.

18) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Alongside the Met and the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art stands as one of the main museum attractions in New York City.

In the heart of midtown in Manhattan, the grandiose nature of the museum is often seen in the crowds that attend it. In 2019, the MoMA designed new galleries and performance spaces that provided the always-filled museum with some more space.

All the collection in their care was re-curated for a brand-new display to showcase its diversity and modernity, and a gift store is a huge place for those who like to spend money on keepsakes.

Ensure you spend some time with van Gogh’s The Starry Night and Monet’s Water Lillies in the fifth-floor collections when you go.

19) New York Transit Museum

The New York Transit Museum, as the name suggests, is in a former subway station, and to enter, you are required to descend from the sidewalk, as you might on your daily commute. You can find vintage subway trains and cars, a city bus, and a turnstile in the museum, covering more than a century of New York City’s mass transit history.

The place is perfect for kids and designed to draw in New Yorkers to a time when the subway was a much more loved aspect of the city than it is in our day and age.

As with any museum, there are many souvenirs to purchase and take home, from necklaces to mugs and caps, for yourself and your loved ones.

20) Merchant’s House Museum

A house built in 1832, the house is almost like a time capsule, capturing the lives of a family from the 19th century and how they lived.

The Merchant’s House Museum comes with all its original furniture and furnishings, clothing, books, and artwork. Back in the 1960s, this five-story Greek Revival building was the first in Manhattan to be designated as a landmark, and as you visit it today, you’ll almost feel as if you snuck into someone’s house while they’ve ducked elsewhere, stepped out of our time into an entirely different one.

Two generations of the Tredwell family, merchant-class people lived in the home for 100years and left more than 4000 possessions, from oil lamps, fine China, needlework, and dresses in place for us all to see today.

Conclusion

Throughout New York City, there are many incredible cultural centers.

While this list contains just twenty, there are undoubtedly hundreds more within the city’s bounds, all of them containing a vast and rich history to be seen.

There truly is something for everyone – from artworks to natural history, exploration of other cultures, indigenous peoples, and a glimpse into the often long-forgotten past of transit or life in the 19th century.

Indeed, museums are an important part of preserving and sharing the human history and the history of our world and are valuable places of inspiration and learning.

These top 20 museums in New York are on the must-see list, but don’t let that stop you from exploring many of the other wondrous places not on this list.

Also, check out our post  An Exhilarating Pursuit Through New York’s Art World, You Can’t-Miss These 7 Art Spots

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Today, Singapore has emerged as a center for arts and culture, boasting of year-round robust productions of theater and musical performing arts. Being a bustling metropolitan city that attracts a multi-racial society, Singapore is lauded for being the gateway to a wider range of international arts and culture. It is highly possible to not only experience the local arts in Singapore but also witness the other art styles of many countries.

During the last decade, a massive emergence in the field of performance arts has taken place in Singapore. Giant companies in Broadway, New York, and London have taken their signature brand of theater productions to hold a series of sold-out shows in Singapore.

The annual Singapore International Festival of Arts brings together local and international artists to perform a variety of performance arts, focusing on music, theater, and dance.

When it comes to visual arts, the scene doesn’t lag behind the performance arts, as evidenced by the many art-inspired streets and alleyways showing the emergence of young independent artists and designers.

The visually tantalizing and architecturally gifted Singapore National Museum houses many of the country’s impressive artworks. An afternoon spent here is enough to introduce you to the wonders of how big the art scene has exploded in the country, as well as inform you of its rich history dating back to the British rule.

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Since attaining independence from the British, the Singaporeans slowly got out of their former ruler’s shadow by creating their own identity in the field of art.

We now see young up and coming Singaporean artists making a name for themselves while at the same time, more talented and gifted individuals are being discovered in the many art fairs and exhibitions being held all year long in the country.

Even during the British rule, Singapore has been bracing for an art emergence with such luminaries like Cheong Soo Pieng and Chen Wen Hsi creating classical art that up to now continues to inspire the current generation of Singaporean artists, have catapulted the easy transition of Singapore’s art from under British rule to its total freedom of artistic expression upon gaining independence.

The end of World War II fashioned a noteworthy break for artistry in Singapore.

During the ’60s the new artists paved the way to refrain from the heavy Chinese influence and became more stand worthy of creating a new image. But it was during the 1970s when multiculturalism became the new mainstream. This period ushered the start of Singapore’s contemporary art movement.

Singapore always has an art enthusiast country boasting of many museums that are over 100 years old, but only after the Second World War that the first art gallery was established. Art historians contend that the factualness that the art style and development of the country is not a coincidence to the international art trend, instead, is the consequential of the thespian evolution itself and of Singapore’s history.

Singapore Art Jamming

Today, Singapore art has finally fulfilled the rightful representation of its history by shelving all influences of its previous rulers, the British and the Chinese. It is beaming with a rich tradition, innovation, and symbolism as it combines the tradition and influences not only of its four major cultures but the rest of the world as well.

As Singapore pushes towards becoming a key Asian artistic and societal hub, the art scenes continue to evolve successfully to accommodate its multi-racial and international audience, without sacrificing its own identity in order to retain the uniqueness of its contemporary art.

The art is so huge in Singapore right now that left and right, various art-related events are being held. The most common is the Singapore Art Week – where further exposure of talented Singaporean artists are achieved while further expanding the reach of the art scene to young students and even travelers visiting the country. Art Stage Singapore organized by Art Stage founder Lorenzo Rudolf is another noteworthy art event that showcases Asian art and the many fusion of ‘East meets West’ art styles.

Beyond the two said art events, there are a plethora of other art-related events anybody can experience throughout Singapore.  From the glitz of the Prudential Eye Awards at the ArtScience Museum to the low profile rigor of the Signature Art Prize at the Singapore Art Museum to the pulsating event Art At Night which is held usually at the cultural hub of Gillman Barracks.

The contemporary Singapore art jamming scene is now lead by these distinguished artists; Jason Lim a young imaginative artist focusing on ceramics and performance art, Photographer Robert Zhao Renhui who documents the relationship of men and nature, Lee Wen a multidisciplinary artist whose ground-breaking performance art methods tackles the various themes of social identity.

In the alternative art scene, Vincent Leow dishes out an art form that borders on rebellion and anarchy.

The Artists Village founder Tang Da Wu introduced experimental art in the ’80s when nobody has heard about it. Other social issues-driven artists such as Amanda Heng remains relevant by tackling national identity, social relationships, and collective memory. She remains one of the leading female artists not only in Singapore but in the South East Asian region.

The list goes on and on and seems like an endless one as each day a new artist finds their true calling and incorporates important themes and creativity into their work. The fusion of various influences has helped Singapore art jamming scene reach a stature as becoming the hub of artistic inventiveness not only in Asia but the whole world.

To the upcoming generation of artists and the future Ho Tzu Nyen, Lim Tzay Chuen, Herman Chong, Ruben Pang, Melissa Tan, Eugene Soh, Geraldine Kang, Alecia Noh and many more, now is the perfect time to embrace the arts in Singapore just to make sure that future generations will enjoy the arts the same way as current generation are indulging in its wonders.

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If you’re an art enthusiast, you must consider art exhibitions and festivals as an active medium to understand emerging art practices and trends. Attending an art exhibition can be fun and deeply engaging. Such art events help you to meet distinguished artists and creative enthusiasts, and also about opportunities to get to know other like-minded folks in the art community.

In recent years, the credo “Love for Meaningful Art” is slowly being replaced by “Art that sells” – there has been a troubling pattern of artists being forced to produce artworks that have a better chance of selling than creating artwork with great quality. Fortunately, a lot of art events being held today are trying to correct this problem by holding art exhibitions and festivals that promote quality art over commercialized art.

Art Exhibitions, Fairs, and Biennales

For a common man wanting to learn more about art, and for an art connoisseur who is looking to attend a meaningful art exhibitions, here are 350+ art exhibitions, fairs, biennales and festivals around the world. Probably, you could add these into your itinerary while planning your trips to these wonderful destinations.

Argentina

• Arte BA – Buenos Aires , Argentina
• Buenos Aires Photo – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Australia

• Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art – Adelaide, Australia
• Adelaide Festival of Arts – Adelaide, Australia
• Art month Sydney – Sydney, Australia
• Darwin Aboriginal Art Exhibition – Darwin, Australia
• Melbourne Art Fair – , Australia
• Melbourne Festival – Melbourne, Australia
• Perth International Art Festival – Perth, Australia
• Stanthorpe Art Festival – Stanthorpe, Australia
• Supergraph – Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane , Australia
• Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art – Qagoma, Australia

Austria

• Art Austria – Vienna, Austria
• Art Bodensee 2016 – Dornbirn, Austria
• ART Innsbruck Exhibition 2016 – Innsbruck, Austria
• Central Europe Fine Art Biennale – Blindenmarket, Austria
• Vienna Contemporary – Vienna, Austria
• Vienna Fair – Vienna, Austria

Bangladesh

• Dhaka Art Summit – Dhaka, Bangladesh

Belgium

• Art Brussels – Brussels, Belgium
• Art Nocturne Knocke – Knokke-Heist, Belgium
• ARTour Biennial Art Festival – Namur, Belgium
• BRAFA Art Fair – Knokke-Heist, Belgium
• Libr’Art – Libramont, Belgium
• OFF COURSE – Brussels, Belgium
• POPPOSITIONS -Brussels, Belgium
• The Affordable Art Fair Brussels – Brussels, Belgium

Brazil

• Art Rio – Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
• SP-Arte – São Paulo, Brazil
• The Bienal de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil

Bulgaria

• Apollonia Festival of Arts – Sozopol, Bulgaria
• The International Arts and Crafts Fair – Varna, Bulgaria
• Water Tower Art Fest – Sofia, Bulgaria

Canada

• Art Vancouver – Vancouver, Canada
• Art Toronto – Toronto, Canada
• Artist Project – Toronto, Canada
• Feature: Contemporary Art Fair – Toronto, Canada
• Great Northern Arts Festival – Inuvik, Canada
• La Biennale de Montréal 2016 – Montréal, Canada
• Love Art – Toronto, Canada
• Papier Montréal – Montréal, Canada
• The Beaches Arts & Crafts Show – Toronto, Canada
• Toronto Comic Arts Festival – Toronto, Canada
• VanCAf – Vancouver, Canada

China

• 11th Shanghai Biennale – Shanghai, China
• Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong – Hong kong, China
• Art Basel Hong kong – Hong kong, China
• Art Beijing Art Fair – Beijing, China
• Art Central Hong Kong – Hong kong, China
• Art in The City Festival – Shanghai, China
• Asia Contemporary Art Show – Hong Kong, China
• Asia Hotel Art Fair – Hong kong, China
• Fine Art Asia – Hong kong, China
• Hong Kong Arts Festival – Hong kong, China
• Photo Shanghai – Shanghai, China
• Shanghai Art Fair – Shanghai, China
• West Bund Art – Shanghai, China

Columbia

• ARTBO – Bogotá, Columbia
• Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias – Cartagena, Columbia
• The International Art Encounter of Medellín – Medellín, Columbia

Czech Republic

• 4th Annual Art Fest – České Budějovice, Czech Republic
• Art Prague – Prague, Czech Republic
• Brno Biennial 2016 – Brno, Czech Republic

Denmark

• Art Copenhagen – Copenhagen, Denmark
• Art Herning 2016 – Herning, Denmark
• Chart Art Fair 2016 – Copenhagen, Denmark

Egypt

• D-CAF – Cairo, Egypt

Finland

• ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival – Kuopio, Finland
• Antiikki – Helsinki, Finland
• Art Fair Suomi – Helsinki, Finland
• ArtHelsinki Contemporary Art Fair – Helsinki, Finland
• Flow Festival Helsinki – Helsinki, Finland
• MÄNTTÄ Art Festival – Pekilo, Finland

France

• 61E SALON DE MONTROUGE – Montrouge, France
• Art Paris Art Exhibition – Paris, France
• Art UP – Lille, France
• DDESSIN
  Contemporary Drawing Fair – Paris, France
• Drawing Now Paris – Paris, France
• Fiac – Paris, France
• International Fine Art Biennale Cannes – Cannes , France
• LE YIA ART FAIR #05 – Paris, France
• Museum Connections – Paris, France
• Nemo 15 – Paris, France
• OFFICIELLE – Paris, France
• PAD Paris Art + Design – Paris, France
• Paris Photo Paris – Paris, France
• SIAC – Marseille, France
• Slick Art Fair – Paris, France

Germany

• Art Cologne – Cologne, Germany
• Art KARLSRUHE – Rheinstetten, Germany
• Art.Fair – Cologne, Germany
• Berlin Biennale – Berlin, Germany
• Berliner Liste – Berlin, Germany
• Eunique – Rheinstetten, Germany
• HanseArt – Lübeck, Germany
• KÖLNER LISTE – Cologne , Germany
• KUNST MESSE FRANKFURT – Frankfurt, Germany
• Miss Read: Berlin Art Book Fair – Berlin, Germany
• Unpainted Media Art Exhibition – Munich, Germany
• UTOPIEdocumenta – Kassel, Germany

Great Britan

• British Art Show 8 Norwich – Norwich, Great Britain
• British Art Show 8 Southampton – Southampton, Great Britain
• London Original Print Fair – London, Great Britain
• Masterpiece Londo – London, Great Britain
• The Chelsea Art Fair – Chelsea, Great Britain
• The Other Art Fair Bristol – Bristol, Great Britain
• The Other Art Fair London – London, Great Britain

Greece

• Aegean Arts festival – Crete, Greece
• Art Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki, Greece
• Art-Athina – Athens, Greece
• Athens Digital Arts Festival – Athens, Greece
• International Biennale of Santorini – Santorini, Greece

Ireland

• Reykjavik Arts Festival – Reykjavík, Iceland
• Carlow Arts Festival – Carlow, Irland
• EVA International and Art Exhibition
• Ireland’s Biennial – Limerick, Irland
• EVA INTERNATIONAL IRELAND’S BIENNIAL – Limerick, Irland
• Galway International Arts Festival – Galway, Irland
• Glasgow International – Glasgow, Irland
• Kilkenny Arts Festival – Kilkenny, Irland

India

• India Art Fair – New Delhi, India
• India Art Festival – New Delhi, India
• Kochi Muziris Biennelle – Kochi, India
• Kala Ghoda Art Festival – Mumbai, India

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is a must visit art exhibition, as it campaigns for the enrichment of cosmopolitan spirit of the modern metropolis of Kochi and its fabled history, the ancient seaport of Muziris. The aim is to create a platform that will present contemporary international visual art theory and practice to India, showcase and stir discussions about new Indian and international aesthetics and art experiences that will facilitate a dialogue among artists, curators, and the art enthusiasts.

Indonesia

• ART|JOG – Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• Bali Arts Festival 2016 – Bali, Indonesia
• Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale – Jakarta, Indonesia

Italy

• Arte Fiera Bologna – BOLOGNA , Italy
• Arte Genova – Genova, Italy
• ArteCremona – Cremona, Italy
• ArtVerona – Verona, Italy
• MIA Fair Milano – Milano, Italy
• MiArt – Milano, Italy
• Milan Image Art Fair – Milano, Italy
• Modenantiquaria – Modena, Italy
• SETUP Art fair – BOLOGNA, Italy
• The Affordable Art Fair Milan – Milan, Italy

Japan

• Art Fair Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
• Art in Park Hotel Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
• Art Nagoya – Nagoya, Japan
• Art Osaka – Osaka, Japan
• Japan Media Arts Festival – Tokyo, Japan
• Roppongi Art Night – Roppongi, Japan
• Sapporo International Art Fair – Sapporo, Japan
• Setouchi Triennale 2016 – Japan, Japan

Kenya

• Kenya Art fair – Nairobi, Kenya

Lebanon

• Beirut Art Fair – Beirut, Lebanon
• Beirut Art Week – Beirut, Lebanon

Malaysia

• Art Malaysia Art Tourism Fair – TBA, Malaysia
• Langkawi Art Biennale – Langkawi, Malaysia

Mauritius

• The Bridge – Tamarin Eco-Arts Festival – TAMARIN, Mauritius

Mexico

• Material Art Fair – Mexico City, Mexico
• Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo – Mexico City, Mexico

Monaco

• Art Monaco – Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Art Montecarlo – Monte Carlo, Monaco
• La Biennale Monégasque de Cancérologie – Monaco, Monaco
• LE FESTIVAL PRINTEMPS DES ARTS DE MONTE-CARLO – Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Point Art Monaco – Monaco, Monaco

Morocco

• Marrakech Biennale – Marrakech, Morocco

Nepal

• Kathmandu International Art Festival (KIAF) – Maligaun, Nepal

Netherlands

• Paper Biennial Rijswijk – Rijswijk, Netherlands
• Amsterdam Art Fair  – Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Art Rotterdam – Rotterdam, Netherlands
• KunstRAI – Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Realisme – Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair – Rotterdam, Netherlands
• TEFAF – Maastricht,, Netherlands

New Zealand

• Auckland Art Fair – Auckland, New Zeland
• NZ Art Show – Wellington, New Zeland

Nigeria

• Life in My City Festival – Abuja, Nigeria

Norway

• Arts Festival of North Norway – Harstad, Norway
• BERGEN ASSEMBLY – Bergen, Norway

Oman

• IDF Oman – Muscat, Oman

Philippines

• Art Fair Philippines – Makati, Philippines
• Art in the Park – Makati, Philippines
• MaARTe – Makati, Philippines
• MANILART – Manila, Philippines

Poland

• Art Naif Festival – Katowice, Poland
• IAFwarsaw – Warsaw, Poland
• Slot Art Festival – TBA, Poland

Portugal

• BIENAL SELECTED WORKS IN PORTO/PORTUGAL – Porto, Portugal
• Boom Festival – Castelo Branco, Portugal
• ILUSTRARTE 2016 – Lisboa, Portugal

Romania

• Antique Market – Bucharest, Romania
• Art Safari – Bucharest, Romania
• BUCHAREST BIENNALE – Bucharest, Romania

Russia

• Cosmoscow – Moscow, Russia
• Moscow World Fine Art Fair – Moscow, Russia

Scotland

• Aberdeen Art Fair – ABERDEEN, Scotland
• British Art Show 8 Edinburgh – Edinburgh, Scotland
• Edinburgh Art Festival – Edinburgh, Scotland
• Scottish Borders Art Fair – Kelso, Scotland
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Scotland

Senegal

• AfricanBamba Human Rights Film Festival – Thiaroye, Senegal
• Dak’Art Biennial of Contemporary African Art – Dakar, Senegal

Singapore

• Art Apart Fair – Singapore, Singapore
• Art Stage Singapore – Singapore, Singapore
• MIA&D FAIR – Singapore, Singapore
• Singapore Biennale – Singapore, Singapore
• Singapore Contemporary – Singapore, Singapore
• The Affordable Art Fair Singapore – Singapore, Singapore

South Africa

• Cap Town Art Fair – Cap Town, South Africa
• FNB Joburg Art Fair – Johannesburg, South Africa
• THAT ART FAIR – Cape Town, South Africa
• The Turbine Art Fair – Johannesburg, South Africa

South Korea

• Affordable Art Fair Seoul – Seoul, South Korea
• Busan Biennale – Busan, South Korea
• Gwangju Biennale 2016 – Gwangju, South Korea
• Korea International Art Fair – Seoul, South Korea
• Pink Art Fair  – Seoul, South Korea
• SeMa Biennale – Seoul, South Korea

Spain

• Almondea – Madrid, Spain
• ARCOmadrid International Contemporary Art Fair – Madrid, Spain
• Art & Breakfast is an International Emerging Art Fair – Malaga, Spain
• Art Madrid – Madrid, Spain
• Feriarte – Madrid, Spain
• Just Mad 7 – Madrid, Spain
• Loop – The Video Art Fair – Barcelona, Spain
• Pop Arts Myths – Madrid, Spain

Sri Lanka

• Colombo Art Biennial – Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sweden

• Affordable Art Fair – Stockholm, Sweden
• Antik Massan – Stockholm, Sweden
• Foto Massan – Stockholm, Sweden
• Market Art Fair – Stockholm, Sweden
• Stockholm Art week – Stockholm, Sweden
• Supermarket 2016 – Stockholm, Sweden

Switzerland

• Art Basel – Basel, Switzerland
• Artgenève – Genève, Switzerland
• Design Miami – Basel, Switzerland
• LISTE – Basel, Switzerland
• MANIFESTA 11 – Zurich, Switzerland
• Rhy Art Fair – Basel, Switzerland
• VOLTA12 – Basel, Switzerland

Still retaining its innovation even after 40 years since its inception, Art Basel has been a driving force in the world of arts by supporting galleries that plays the role of nurturing artists and by developing and promoting visual arts. A must visit art exhibition for any art enthusiast

Taiwan

• Art Revolution Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan
• Taiwan Ceramics Biennale – Taipei, Taiwan
• Tapai Biennale – Taipei, Taiwan
• Young Art Taipei – Taipei, Taiwan

Turkey

• Contemporary Istanbul – Istanbul, Turkey
• Istanbul Biennale – Istanbul, Turkey

United Arab Emirates

• Art Dubai – Dubai, UAE
• Design days dubai – Dubai, UAE
• Sikka Art Fair – Dubai, UAE
• World Art Dubai – Dubai, UAE
• Sharjah Biennale – Sharjah, UAE
• Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The United Arab Emirates’ colorful art scene today proves that this region in the Middle East does not only thrive in its usual stereotypes, but also encouraged talents who try to capture and express the culture, personal struggles, and the carousels of human experience. An art destination worth every bit of your time. Sharjah Biennale is a not-to-miss art exhibition and biennale

United Kingdom

• Affordable Art Fair Battersea – Battersea, London , UK
• ART 16 – London, UK
• Art Antiques London – London, UK
• Bristol Biennial – Bristol, UK
• Liverpool Biennial – Liverpool, UK
• London Art Fair – London, UK
• Oxford International Art Fair – Oxford, UK
• PAD London Art + Design – London, UK
• PHOTO 50 – London, UK
• The Affordable Art Fair Hampstead – Hampstead, London, UK
• The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair – London, UK
• Works On Paper Art fair – London, UK

Uruguay

• ESTE ARTE – PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY

United States of America

• (E)merge Art Fair – Washington, USA
• Art Aspen – Aspen, USA
• Art Boca Raton – Boca Raton, USA
• Art Los Angeles Contemporary – Santa Monica, USA
• Art Market San francisco – San Francisco, USA
• Art New York – New York, USA
• Art Now Fair – Miami, USA
• Art On paper – New York, USA
• ART SOUTHAMPTON – Bridgehampton, USA
• Art Wynwood – Miami, USA
• Art. In a Park – Columbia, USA
• ArtExpo New York – New York, USA
• ArtHamptons 2016 – Bridgehampton, USA
• ArtPalmBeach 2016 – Palm Beach, USA
• ArtScape – Baltimore, USA
• Asia Art Exhibition Fair New York New York, USA
• CONTEXT New York – New York, USA
• Dallas Art Fair – Dallas, USA
• Des Moines Arts festival – Des Moines, USA
• Echo Art Fair – New York, USA
• EXPO Chicago – Chicago, USA
• FOTOFEST – Houston, USA
• Frieze – New York, USA
• Houston Fine Art Fair – Houston, USA
• Independent 2016 New York – New York, USA
• LA art Show – Los Angeles, USA
• Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival – Fort Worth, USA
• Market Art + Design – Bridgehampton, USA
• Miami International Art Fair – Miami, USA
• Moving Image – New York, USA
• Outsider Art Fair – New York, USA
• Palm Springs Fine Art Fair – Palm Springs, USA
• Paris Photo – Los Angeles, USA
• Pulse Miami Beach – New York, USA
• PULSE New York – New York, USA
• SCOPE – New York, USA
• Scottsdale Arts Festival – Scottsdale, USA
• Seattle Art Fair – Seattle, USA
• SITE Santa Fe – Santa Fe, USA
• Spring Masters New York – New York, USA
• The ADAA Art Show – New York, USA
• The Affordable Art Fair New York – New York , USA
• THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW NEW YORK – New York, USA
• The Armory Show – New York, USA
• The Art Show – New York, USA
• The LA Art Book Fair – Los Angeles, USA
• VOLTA NY – New York, USA

Zimbawe

• HIFA – Harare, Zimbabwe

More than ever right now is the best time to be an art enthusiast as all year long art exhibitions and art fairs happens in many places around the globe. Here are 10 top emerging art destinations around the world that you wouldn’t want to miss!

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But what about a destination with a proven history of colorful artistic expression? How about a place that has not only survived the atrocities of international conflicts in the twentieth century and prior, but emerged with a stronger sense of purpose and identity?

A living history of architecture, art, and culture, Prague is a must-visit city for anyone with an eye for the sublime

The bustling capital of the Czech Republic, Prague has become one of the most visited cities in all of Europe. One among many adoring tourists, you will rapt by the splendor of the city and its history.

8 Top Art and Culture Attractions in Prague

My short visit was far from enough to fully acquaint myself with Prague, but my time in the city was one of deeply inspiring exploration.

[quote_colored name=”” icon_quote=”no”]Now, for one who loves to go outside the usual sightseeing circuit and if you’re interested in something a little different, these top 8 art and culture attractions in Prague will definitely entice you[/quote_colored]

1. Febiofest

Before diving into the lovely architecture and breathtaking natural wonders, get a taste of where one expression of art stands at Febiofest, Prague’s annual showcase of contemporary cinema. In the festival’s twenty year history, it has hosted an impressively diverse set of films from the amateur to works by respected lifelong devotees to the medium.

A visit to this place will indulge you in the presence of challenging, genre-bending works that spoke as much to the viewpoints of the filmmakers as the culture of Prague itself.

In Prague, however, art can be found in every corner, every alleyway, every tunnel. It welcomes the visitor to explore and makes no effort to hide what makes it unique, revealing itself willingly as one navigates the clean, sensible city layout.

2. Lennon Wall

Though not known for its street art as much as many of its European neighbors, there are a number of gems to be found intentionally or serendipitously.

Lennon Wall is one such place. Located near Charles Bridge, its history is as striking as its present appearance. Though many nowadays are content to post their dissenting views on governmental policies on digital walls, youths of the 1990s had no such recourse and instead took to literal walls with their complaints.

The wall had served as a place of peaceful protest in the 1980s, displaying art and lyrics referencing pacifistic John Lennon of the Beatles. In the following decade, police clashed with students as the art turned more outwardly critical of the government’s communist policies. Today it still stands as a testament to the power of art against oppressive rule.

More famous than the anonymous protestors of the Lennon Wall, the works of Pasta Oner can be found scattered throughout the city. 

Oner has become a renowned figure within the city’s art scene and his works can be seen in areas as diverse as Dejvicka Metro Station to the up-and-coming neighborhood of Holešovice, home to the Dox Centre for Contemporary Art and widely hailed as the next area to watch for an artistic explosion.

3. Palmovka

Not far from another metro station, Palmovka, I happened upon a mural of famed Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal.

That’s the sort of city that Prague is; you stumble out of the train station and immediately find yourself face-to-face with some of the most impressive murals standing.

Hrabal’s works have been translated into languages spoken by worldwide audiences, so it’s no surprise that the modern-day graffiti artists would wish to pay tribute to this influential figure. In fact, the former site of the author’s home now hosts a giant mural of Hrabal and his cats, with selected quotes from his novels left by artists.

4. Seidl Museum of Photography

Of course, not all art is fit to be left out on the street.

While in Prague, I visited a handful of museums and galleries. One of the most impressive and yet somewhat obscure was the Seidl Museum of Photography. Nestled away in a quiet villa, it would be easy to miss this one, and yet any traveler should make the effort to stop in and witness the beauty of Prague captured in the still image.

5. Architecture

Stepping back to take a look at the bigger picture, you’ll be surprised by the architecture of Prague.

Having survived the conflicts that destroyed many of Europe’s architectural treasures, Prague has taken great care to preserve and restore its historical sites. Buildings representing centuries of growth and beauty stand side-by-side with modern wonders, each as impressive and edifying to the eye as the next.

You’ll see a diverse mix of Bohemian, Rococo, Baroque and Classical style around the city, and anyone from the casual observer to a dedicated student of architecture could spend years studying the timeline of styles coexisting in the compact capital city.

6. Vysehrad

Among the numerous architecture wonders, this one needs special mention – Vysehrad, a fort predating the Czech Republic by approximately 1000 years, speculated by many to be the initial settlement that would eventually blossom into what is now known as Prague. 

Within the fort is the serene National Cemetery, the resting place of many of the nation’s most famous sons and daughters.

7. Alternative Art

A must vist art gem in Prague.

David Černý’s eclectic Meetfactory, a renovated factory that now hosts projects of all wild and imaginable kind. You’ll find resident artists of various kind, design exhibits, music festivals, tattoo workshops and theatres, acompanied by many galleries and art houses

8. Pertin

If you’re ready to venture outside the city, then try the forest of Petrin

An otherworldly place, these forests are a wonderful place to experience the natural beauties that existed long before the first brick was laid. For the traveler willing to explore, these forests hide a man-made wonderwork in a cave tucked away near a small hill. I felt humbled to experience the beauty of this sacred place, a site named

For the traveler willing to explore, these forests hide a man-made wonderwork in a cave tucked away near a small hill. I felt humbled to experience the beauty of this sacred place, a site named Argondia created by the famed artisan Reon. The entire cave served as Reon’s canvas in creating this ethereal space, and I could have easily gotten lost within the splendor of the experience.

The entire cave served as Reon’s canvas in creating this ethereal space, and I could have easily gotten lost within the splendor of the experience.

The beauty of Prague cannot easily be expressed in few words. It is something that one must see and truly feel, and you’ll leave in awe and gratitude that you were able to visit this incomparable place.

[quote_colored name=”” icon_quote=”no”]Home to an arts culture all of its own, a standing history within its architecture, and world-class cuisine and fine beer, every step in Prague is like discovering a treasure no one has ever seen before[/quote_colored].

It’s a place I hope to visit again, as Prague inspires and creates a mystical curiosity that I feel will never be satisfied.

Courtesy : Featured Illustration by Petra Hämmerleinova http://www.haemmerleinova.de/

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Located in south eastern Brazil, Sao Paulo is a bustling city that claims the title of the 12^th largest city and 7^th largest metropolitan area in the world, an incredible amount of skyscrapers, and one of the world’s largest helicopter fleets.

The city is incredibly diverse and is the most often chosen new home of Italian, Arab, and Japanese immigrants. Sao Paulo is enjoying very high economic growth and is poised to have the third highest growth in wealth in the next decade.

Sao Paulo hosts many important events such as the Art Biennial, FIFA World Cups, Sao Paulo Fashion Week, the ATP Brazil Open, the Brazilian Grand Prix, and the world’s largest gay pride parade with 5 million organizers and 220,000 police for security.

[quote_colored name=”” icon_quote=”no”]The city’s motto is “I am not led, I lead”, and that they do.[/quote_colored]

The city was the first in Brazil to embrace the green ecological movement in business, the first to outlaw billboards, and home to the first stock exchange to join the United Nations Global Compact. The city is the leading host of international events and is known for its hospitality in receiving massive numbers of international visitors for such events.

[quote_colored name=”” icon_quote=”no”]Sao Paulo also leads in art as it is the Brazilian nation’s art center. Even its State buildings house important art collections that are accessible to visitors. Art is sold in all types of spaces from fairs, to galleries, to markets.[/quote_colored]

There is much to do in Sao Paulo for tourists, especially art tourists. It is also a burgeoning city of resources for artists and is making a name for itself internationally at art fairs and galleries worldwide.

Museums

The supposed “best” art museum in Brazil is the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo (MASP) which features an important permanent collection that spans centuries and a range including the great masters to illustrious modern and contemporary artists. It is located on the Avenida Paulista which is an attraction on its own in a hovering building that is a testament to modern architecture. The curators have displayed works by theme rather than chronological order (portraits with portraits, etc.) and have included English translations.

The Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (Museum of Modern Art – MAM) holds over 4000 works and is located in the city’s Ibirapuera Park. The park consists of 545 acres of natural beauty mixed with cultural attractions such as museums, a planetarium, performance pavilions, monuments, an exhibition palace, and a gymnasium. The park is home to the Sao Paulo Art Biennial and Sao Paulo Fashion Week.

Also located within the park is the Museu Afro-Brasil. This museum is a rich collection of historical and religious artifacts and works art from both the past and present. Brazil brought more slaves from Africa than any other nation and many Brazilians are of mixed race. This museum takes the visitor on a tour of black Brazilian history culminating in the present artistic works of black Brazilians.

Galleries

Baro Galeria is a contemporary gallery in the Barra Funda art district known for its work with national artists as well as artists from other Latin American countries. Housed in the expansive space of a former hanger that allows for display of large installations, Baro Galeria works to expose new and established art collectors to new and established contemporary artists.

Choque Cultural, a gallery whose name translates to “Culture Shock” focuses on works of underground artists. Not only does the gallery bring underground, pop, and outsider art to the public in its gallery space, it sells screen prints of their works as well. The art is young and fresh with a nod to street art.

For a historical perspective on the Brazilian art scene, visitors can visit the Pinacoteca do Estado gallery which houses a resistance memorial that focuses on the resistance of the peoples of Brazil to military dictatorship. There is a museum dedicated to art education, a library, and a documentation center in addition to the gallery which features modern and contemporary art.

The Instituto Cultural Tomie Ohtake, named for the important artist Tomie Ohtake, is the largest gallery in Brazil with seven floors of new international and national art, with special regard to art created within the past fifty years. Famous artists displayed here include Salvador Dali and Kiko Farkas.

Offbeat Art Attractions

An alleyway named Beco do Batman is a modern day outdoor gallery of the best street artists in Brazil. Their vivid works cover every inch of space along this corridor and they also cover multiple themes, styles, and subject matter.

Architectural wonders dot the city, including the Copan designed by famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. The Ibirapuera Park holds many such interesting pieces of architecture.

Resources for Artists

Baro Galeria hosts a residency program for young artists with provided apartment, gallery and studio space, and assistance and support. Former resident artists have included, mosaic, performance, painting, and installation artists.

The Matilha Cultural gallery is an important meeting place for artists (or art enthusiasts) and their pets. Dogs and cats are welcome to join their owners here to enjoy art, cinema, and deep conversation over drinks while becoming engaged in topical art works.

The Instituto Cultural Tomie Ohtake provides art education and seminars, and four studios in addition to its onsite bookstore.

Festivals

Like Rio, Sao Paulo also has a Carnival with parades, parties, and Sambadrome, a samba competition featuring dancers from several of the city’s dance schools.

Fashion week isn’t just once a year, but twice. It is held at Ibirapuera Park and features top designers and is the fifth largest fashion week in the world, topped only by New York, Milan, Paris, and London.

Every year, over 400 films are screened at the Sao Paulo International Film festival, also known as Mostra. The program includes documentaries, shorts, and feature films.

The Spirit of London is an electronica music festival that plays on into the early morning hours with DJs from Brazil and other nations spinning music in the Parque Anhembi.

Sao Paulo Art Biennial takes place every two yeqars and displays works of contemporary artists from around the world. It is scheduled to coincide with the International Biennial for Architecture and Design. The event is held at Ibirapuera.

The Sao Paulo International Art Fair also takes place at Parque Ibirapuera, and is held in the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavillion designed by Oscar Niemeyer. It pulls in galleries from around the globe. The show features over 137 participants, and top gallerists from leading galleries in London and New York.

The city of Sao Paulo, Brazil has unique culture and artistic merit. Traveling is said to be meant to broaden the mind, and Sao Paulo provides many opportunities and experiences to add richness to the mind of any traveler.

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Even when the skyscrapers are appearing here and there fast, and even when people get too busy with their lives, there is always enough space for art to thrive.

Art is the connection to our primal kinship with beauty, creativity, madness, and passion. It is through art that we also re-connect with what is essential – warmth, reminiscence, provocation, awareness, enlightenment, etc.

There are very artistic cities in the world that make urban living much bearable for people. They also serve as gateways to the real core of our existence – the complex and magnificence of making, appreciating and feeling. Art in these cities also serve as avenue for advocacies, personal voices, and universal clamors.

Here are 10 top emerging art destinations around the world that you wouldn’t want to miss:

Bangalore

Bangalore’s culturally vibrant landscape offers a vast range of avenues for dance, music, theater, literary, and visual arts. The art scene of the city started to take off in the 80s and later in the 90s, informal art spaces finally sprouted one by one. Through these places, people have become more artistically and culturally aware. Bangalore has not only invested in galleries and museums. The city has also hosted various arts and music events that can nourish and nurture any art enthusiast’s enthusiasm and education. Gallery Sumukha, SKE and 1 Shanthi Road are among those that have made history for themselves.

Here are other art spaces in Bangalore that you must check out and experience:

• Bflat- a lounge bar located in 100 Indiranagar; here, the music scene of the city continues to blossom. Also the famous venue for the Himalayan Blues Festival.
• National Gallery of Modern Art – The 100-year old mansion, Manikyavelu located on Palace Road; home for visual arts and film screenings.
• Tasveer- Tasveer gallery is where photography is being treated as an art form; platform for emerging photographers.

Let this city be your exotic and soulful experience while in India.

Brisbane

Since the opening of Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane’s art scene has rapidly become more vibrant and active. Contemporary art is booming and making all art-lovers more alive. The museums serve as avenues for exciting art from diverse genres while the numerous galleries offer works from different artists. GOMA has reached beyond expectations. It highlights the works of Al Weiwei and other temporary exhibitions such as that of the works of Warhol and Picasso.

Some of the most popular galleries in Brisbane

• QUT Art Museum – Queensland art, contemporary Australian prints, new technology, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.
• Institute of Modern Art – contemporary arts in Queensland with an eclectic mix of cabaret, circus, dance, music, theatre, and contemporary performance.
• Philip Bacon Galleries – contemporary arts such as works by the most acclaimed Australian artists, such as William Robinson, Margaret Olley, Robert Dickerson and Tim Storrier.
• Jan Murphy Gallery – contemporary arts of both established and emerging artists.

This city down south is a journey of colors, whirls, and juxtaposition.

Budapest

By the majestic river Danube, Budapest is not only home for rustic architecture and the most awe-inspiring coffee houses. The city is also a must-experience for all art lovers because it is the melting pot of the hottest trends in Central Eastern European Art. Contemporary art is unstoppably reaching more enthusiasts. If you are visiting the city, here are some galleries that can surely quench your thirst for magnificent art:

• Trafo Galeria– an exciting venue for art that is outside the box. It has been home for exhibitions with themes like environmental politics. In addition,it has hosted gatherings of curators, writers and other artists to further discuss about the current state of art in Central-Eastern Europe.
• Kisterem – an award-winning gallery that holds even the most unusual art exhibits in the city.
• Studio Galeria – where young artists in Budapest showcase their works. It has kickstarted the wonderful careers of so many artists. It has also been a center for important discussions that affect the socio-politics of the city and region.
• 2B Galeria – holds exhibits that could encourage essential debates. One of the most noteworthy exhibits that have happened here is that of the blind and partially sighted artists.

The fusion of past and present can be wonderfully experienced here.

Dubai

When one thinks of Dubai, some words may come into mind: filthily rich, future-oriented, dynamic, self-indulgent, and prosperous. The city’s art scene does reflect all of these. To some extent, others claim that the art scene here has also been very market-driven.

The years 2005 through 2008 have been the most active years in Dubai’s art. In addition, there are other factors why the art scene blossomed tremendously here. The art fair Art Dubai has attracted a lot of art lovers. In addition, Bidoun Magazine which was started in 2004 has also opened a lot of avenues for both local and international artists. Galleries in the cities are also continuously keeping the passion – The Third Line, Green Art, Isabelle van den Eynde and Cuadro.

For those yearning for luxury and artistry, this Middle Eastern City can truly cure that longing. Art in Dubai is emerging very fast

Johannesburg

Tagged as the hippest hub for art, music and fashion in Africa now, Johannesburg is trying to climb its way as one of the top cities for street art. Their goal is to be the best in the world in 2040. This is the very reason why they are investing big portions of the Johannesburg Development Agency’s fund to public art. To date, there are 460 officially listed public art; 1000 from the unofficial list.

When around the city, the suburb of Newtown is the place to be. Here, alternative art is being uphold, paving the way to more opportunities to everyone to enjoy the burgeoning art scene –whatever your social status is.

A proof of the exciting art scene in the city is the official Newtown Heritage Trail which guides you through walking maps, art attractions, and lots of street art.

For those who believe in revolutionary art through free spaces, this is the city to be.

Quezon City

It is safe to say that the art scene of Quezon City is also the summary of what’s in for the Philippine arts these days – the rising of contemporary art while bracing the academic and commercial side of it. Cultural and artistic exchange has both been flourishing in the city due to the presence of various art galleries. Light and Space Contemporary for example is oozing with enthusiasm and energy for it is a pretty young space compared to the rest.

The gallery tries its best to highlight the diverse fields of the arts while promoting an avenue for dialogues within the bounds of social, political, and artistic endeavors. Meanwhile, Green Papaya Art Projects have been around since 2010, an alternative space for artistic experimentation which has never been reliable to any governmental support.

Quezon City is the place to be when wandering around the quaint Manila area searching for good art.

Seoul

From distinct pocket galleries to the strip of fine arts in the most fashionable city, Seoul is the place to be. In the most recent years, it has been outstripping other creative hubs in the country. Seoul has also been popular for avant-garde art and generous artist residencies provided to local and international artists. Proof to this is the must-visit art districts in the city.

• Samcheong-dong – where you can get lost in beauty and expression in Gallery Hyundai, Kumho Museum, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Hakgojae, and Kukje Gallery.
• Hyoja-dong – home for Korea’s literati and now the creative grounds for Gallery Factory, Project Space Sarubia, Leeahn Gallery, Daelim Museum, Ryugaheon, and Koo Bohn Chang.
• Itaewon – you can find here Gallery 101 and Gallery Golmok.
• Pyeongchng-dong – this mountainous area has been influential galleries in the country. Gana Art, Total Museum and Kim Chong Yung Museum are all worth checking out.
• Cheongdam – Gangman locale where you can explore Arario Gallery, Songeun Art Space, CAIS Gallery, and Ghalerie Bhak.

Seoul can surely be a soul-food for the creative heart.

Singapore

In 2006, Singapore’s first Biennale took place and from then on the art scene in this prosperous city has never been the same again. It has been growing, and booming. Dubbed as the hub for Southeast Asian Art, the city hosts annual art affairs – Affordable Art Fair and Art Stage Singapore. In addition, the government has been taking the necessary steps to push art further. The government-led Gillman Barracks is a solid proof of how here; the government takes art seriously as an essential part of nation-building. It has to be noted too that according to gallerists, there is a rise in new breed collectors recently. Some of the most popular galleries that can take you to a whole new path of creative experience in this city are: Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Future Perfect Gallery, and Art Plural Gallery. There are also cultural festivals such as Singapore Art Festival and Night Festival. Online, there are a couple of emerging galleries – ArtLoft and Artling.

This Southeast Asian city is indeed a must visit for art lovers of different ages.

Sydney 

It can’t be denied that Sydney is an exciting artsy city. Whether you are looking for an artsy destination while traveling around or trying to seek for a space for your own art, the city offers so many galleries and museums.

From aboriginal art history to the contemporary and experimental art, you can find what you want in the following spaces: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Art Gallery of NSW, White Rabbit Gallery, and S.H. Ervin Gallery. There are also spectacular events that uphold art and creativity – Vivid Sydney, The Sydney Writer’s Festival for those who are drawn in the magic of words, and Sydney Film Festival for film junkies and filmmakers. For those whose art is captivated by theater, the city boasts Sydney Opera House, State Theater, Sydney Theater Company and Belvoir St Theater.

Other artsy events and venues worth your time are as follows: Art and About Sydney (public art fest), Hayes Theater Co, Sydney Sculpture Walk, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.

When in Sydney, it seems that there is so much to enjoy.

Toronto

Known as an eclectic and vibrant city, Toronto is the citadel for those who adore the arts whether it is visuals, literature, music, theater and other performing arts. The Toronto Film Festival happens every year and has been a fuel for the global film scene.

Museums here are from the classic to the quirky – the Royal Ontario Museum, Gardiner Museum, and Bata Shoe Museum which are very approximate from each other. You can also marvel at the various pieces big and small at Art Gallery of Ontario. In addition, FRINGE is the biggest festivals in the city. It features 155 performances from the cities most surprising places.Let Toronto amaze, amuse, and inspire you.

So there you go the 10 emerging art destinations around the world. If you are an artist or art enthusiast, explore these cities vicariously. For those who are just starting to appreciate the arts, these cities will definitely lead you to the right corners of passion and humanity!

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