Europe’s art museums range from vast national collections to quirky specialist institutions, offering everything from Renaissance masterpieces to contemporary installations and utterly unexpected treasures. These travel guides help you navigate the continent’s diverse art offerings with practical visitor information covering major institutions and hidden gems. You’ll find detailed guides to iconic museums housing singular artists — from understanding how long the queues are to see Michelangelo’s David in Florence to discovering how to get into Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum when tickets have sold out — alongside comprehensive coverage of multi-artist collections like Vienna’s Belvedere Palace, Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Munich’s Museum Brandhorst for contemporary art.
Specialist museums reveal unexpected facets of artistic creation and deception — including Vienna’s Museum of Art Fakes (with its fascinating stories of great forgers), Brussels’ Magritte Museum (devoted to Belgium’s surrealist master), and Budapest’s Vasarely Museum (arguably the city’s best art museum, dedicated to op art pioneer Victor Vasarely). You’ll also discover practical tips for visiting the spectacular Swarovski Crystal Worlds near Innsbruck, understanding why the Museo Picasso in Málaga is worth visiting, learning how to see Picasso’s Guernica for free in Madrid, and deciding if Málaga’s Centre Pompidou merits your time. From London’s free Kenwood House to Lisbon’s Museu Coleção Berardo and Spain’s theatrical Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, these guides provide the ticket prices, opening hours, and honest assessments that help you choose wisely. More European art museum guides will be added soon.
- Admire the grandiose, large-scale art works at Swarovski Crystal Worlds near Innsbruck.
- A practical guide to Salzburg’s Museum der Moderne.
- What to see at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.
- The incredible stories inside Vienna’s Museum of Art Fakes.
- Practical guide to visiting the Magritte Museum in Brussels.
- Complete guide to the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent.
- Contemporary art at the Museum Brandhorst in Munich.
- What to see at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest.
- What’s so special about the Vasarely Museum in Budapest?
- How long are the queues to see Michelangelo’s David in Florence, Tuscany?
- How to get into Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum when tickets have sold out.
- A guide to the Museu Colecao Berardo in Lisbon.
- What to expect at the Dali Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain.
- How to see Picasso’s Guernica for free in Madrid.
- Guide to visiting the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid
- Guide to visiting the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid.
- Why the Museo Picasso in Malaga is worth visiting.
- Is it worth visiting the Centre Pompidou in Malaga?
- London’s historic free art gallery, Kenwood House.
