Category: Museums of the World

  • A Gem of a Museum in Cáceres

    A Gem of a Museum in Cáceres

    If you are visiting Cáceres, in the province of Extremadura in Spain, do not neglect a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear. Witty, provocative, challenging and stunning – that sums up the collection. Containing over 3000 contemporary artworks, the museum was designed by acclaimed architecture studio Tuñón Arquitectos and opened officially in…

  • Qaumajug: An Artful New Reason to Visit Winnipeg

    Qaumajug: An Artful New Reason to Visit Winnipeg

    The world’s first purpose built Inuit art centre, Qaumajug (pronounced Kow-my-ug) will open in late March and it is a temple to beauty, inside and out. The white granite exterior of the $55 million addition to the Winnipeg Art Gallery feels like an undulating snowbank, an icy glacier or a rolling expanse of frozen ice. …