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[[Image:Metropolitan museum of art 2.jpg|thumb|The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]].]]
[[Image:Gmii.jpg||thumb||The [[Pushkin Museum|Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts]] in [[Moscow]].]]
[[Image:Madrid-prado.jpg|thumb|The [[Museo del Prado]] in [[Madrid]].]]
[[Image:Le Louvre - Aile Richelieu.jpg|thumb|The [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]].]]
An '''art gallery''' or '''art museum''' is a space for the [[art exhibition|exhibition of art]], usually [[visual art]]. Paintings are the most commonly displayed medium; however, [[sculpture]], [[photographs]], [[illustrations]], [[installation art]] and objects from the [[applied arts]] may also be shown.<ref>[[wiktionary:art gallery]]</ref> Although primarily concerned with providing a space to show works of visual art, art galleries are sometimes used to host other artistic activities, such as music concerts or [[poetry]] readings.
==Types of galleries==
The term is used both for both '''public''' galleries, which are [[museum]]s for the display of a permanent collection of art, and '''private''' galleries, which are commercial enterprises for the [[trade|sale]] of art. However, both types of gallery may host temporary exhibitions including art borrowed from elsewhere.
===Galleries in Museums===
The rooms in museums where art is displayed for the public are often referred to as galleries as well, with a room dedicated to [[Ancient Egypt]]ian art often being called the ''Egypt Gallery'', for example.
===Contemporary Art Gallery===
{{main|Contemporary art gallery}}
The term [[contemporary art gallery]] refers usually to a privately-owned for-profit commercial gallery. These galleries are often found clustered together in large urban centers. The [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] district of [[New York City]], for example, is widely considered to be the center of the [[contemporary art]] world. Even smaller towns will be home to at least one gallery, but they may also be found in small communities, and remote areas where artists congregate, i.e. the [[Taos art colony]] and [[St Ives, Cornwall]].
Contemporary art galleries are usually open to the general public without charge; however, some are semi-private. They usually profit by taking a cut of the art's sales; from 25 to 50% is usual. There are also many not-for-profit and art-collective galleries. Some galleries in cities like Tokyo charge the artists a flat rate per day, though this is considered distasteful in some international art markets. Galleries often hang solo shows. [[Curators]] often create group shows that say something about a certain theme, trend in art, or group of associated artists. Galleries sometimes choose to represent artists exclusively, giving them the opportunity to show regularly. One idiosyncrasy of contemporary art galleries is their aversion to signing business contracts, although this seems to be changing.
A gallery's definition can also include the [[artist run centre]], which often (in North America and Western Europe) operates as a space with a more [[democratic]] selection and mentality. An [[artist-run space]] also typically has a board of directors and a support staff that select and [[curator|curate]] shows by committee, or some kind of similar process to choose art that typically lacks commercial ends.
===Vanity galleries===
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A ''[[vanity gallery]]'' is an art gallery that charges fees from artists in order to show their work, much like a [[vanity press]] does for authors. The shows are not legitimately curated and will frequently or usually include as many artists as possible. Most art professionals are able to identify them on an artist's resume.<ref>[http://www.nyfa.org/level4.asp?id=159&fid=1&sid=51&tid=202 NYFA.org: 'Investing in Your Career, A Worth While Risk?']</ref>
==Visual Art typically not shown in a gallery==
Works on paper, such as [[drawing]]s and [[old master print]]s are usually not chosen by curators to be permanently displayed for conservation reasons. Instead, any collection is held in a [[print room]] in the museum. [[Mural]]s generally remain where they have been painted, although many have been removed to galleries. Various forms of 20th century art, such as [[land art]] and [[performance art]], also usually exist outside a gallery. [[Photograph]]ic records of these kinds of art are often shown in galleries, however. Most museum and large art galleries own more works than they have room to display. The rest are held in '''reserve collections''', on or off-site.
Similar to an art gallery is the [[sculpture garden]] (or ''sculpture park''), which presents sculpture in an outdoor space. Sculpture installation has grown in popularity, whereby temporary sculptures are installed in open spaces during events like festivals.
==Architecture==
[[Image:Guggenheim-bilbao-jan05.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao]] in Spain.]]
[[Image:Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo 1 Brasil.jpg|thumb|200px|[[São Paulo Museum of Art]] in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]]]
The [[architecture|architectural]] form of the art gallery was established by Sir [[John Soane]] with his design for the [[Dulwich Picture Gallery]] in 1817.<ref>[[Dulwich Picture Gallery#History of the building]]</ref> This established the gallery as a series of interconnected rooms with largely uninterrupted wall spaces for hanging pictures and indirect lighting from [[window|skylight]]s or roof lanterns.
The late 19th century saw a boom in the building of public art galleries in Europe and America, becoming an essential cultural feature of larger cities. More art galleries rose up alongside museums and public libraries as part of the municipal drive for literacy and public education.
In the late 20th century the dry old-fashioned view of art galleries was increasingly replaced with architecturally bold modern art galleries, often seen as international destinations for tourists in their own right. The first example of the architectural landmark art gallery would be the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim Museum]] in [[New York City]] by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]. More recent outstanding examples include [[Frank Gehry]]'s [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao]] and [[Mario Botta]] redesign of [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]]. Some critics argue that these galleries are self-defeating, in that their dramatic interior spaces distract the eye from the paintings they are supposed to exhibit.
==Notable art museums==
[[Image:RAM-1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Museum Rudana]] in [[Ubud]], [[Bali]].]]
[[Image:Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Rijksmuseum]] in [[Amsterdam]].]]
[[Image:bristol art.gallery.interior.arp.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Interior of [[Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery|Bristol Art Gallery]], [[Bristol]], [[England]]. The large picture ‘Noah's Ark’was painted in 1700 by the Dutch artist [[Jan Griffier]].]]
[[Image:Inside the hermitage.JPG|thumb|200px|Inside the [[Hermitage Museum]] in [[St. Petersburg]].]]
[[Image:Tretyakovskaya gallery.JPG|thumb|200px|Moscow's [[Tretyakov Gallery]] at night.]]
[[Image:Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein (Walti).jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein]] (National Galerie of [[Liechtenstein]]), [[Vaduz]]]]
[[Image:national gallery victoria international.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[National Gallery of Victoria]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].]]
[[Image:Art Gallery of New South Wales.JPG|thumb|200px|right|The front of the [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]] in [[Sydney]].]]
[[Image:Atlhighmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[High Museum of Art]] in [[Atlanta, GA]].]]
===Africa===
* [[Cairo]]: [[Egyptian Museum]], [[Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo|Museum of Islamic Art]]
* [[Cape Town]]: [[South African National Gallery]]
* [[Johannesburg]]: [[MuseuMAfricA]], [[Johannesburg Art Gallery]]
* [[Harare]]: [[National Gallery of Zimbabwe]]
===Asia===
* [[Baghdad]]: [[National Museum of Iraq]]
* [[Bali]]: [[Museum Rudana]]
* [[Beijing]]: [[Palace Museum]]
* [[Dhaka]]: [[Zainul Gallery]]
* [[Hong Kong]]: [[Hong Kong Museum of Art]]
* [[Jakarta]]: [[Indonesian National Gallery]]
* [[New Delhi]]: [[National Gallery of Modern Art]], [[National Museum, New Delhi|National Museum]]
* [[Shanghai]]: [[Shanghai Museum]]
* [[Taipei]]: [[National Palace Museum]]
* [[Tokyo]]: [[Tokyo National Museum]]
===Europe===
* [[Amsterdam]]: [[Rijksmuseum]], [[van Gogh Museum]]
* [[Athens]]: [[National Archaeological Museum of Athens]], [[New Acropolis Museum]]
* [[Barcelona]]: [[Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya]], [[Museu Picasso]]
* [[Barnard Castle]]: [[Bowes Museum]]
* [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]: [[Holburne Museum of Art]]
* [[Berlin]]: [[Museum Island]], [[Gemäldegalerie, Berlin]], [[Neue Nationalgalerie]]
* [[Birmingham]]: [[Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery]], [[Barber Institute of Fine Arts]]
* [[Bilbao]]: [[Guggenheim Museum Bilbao|Guggenheim Museum]]
* [[Bristol]] (UK): [[Royal West of England Academy]], [[Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery]]
* [[Brussels]]: [[Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium]]
* [[Budapest]]: [[Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)|Museum of Fine Arts]], [[Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest)|Museum of Applied Arts]]
* [[Cambridge]] (UK): [[Fitzwilliam Museum]], [[Kettle's Yard]]
* [[Cardiff]]: [[National Museum Cardiff|National Museum]]
* [[Copenhagen]]: [[Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek]], [[Arken Museum of Modern Art]], [[Statens Museum for Kunst]], [[Thorvaldsens Museum]]
* [[Dresden]]: [[Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister]]
* [[Dublin]]: [[Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery]], [[Irish Museum of Modern Art]], [[National Gallery of Ireland]],
* [[Edinburgh]]: [[National Gallery of Scotland]], [[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art]], [[Dean Gallery]], [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]]
* [[Florence]]: Galleria degli [[Uffizi]], [[Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze]], [[Palazzo Pitti]], [[Bargello]]
* [[Glasgow]]: [[Gallery of Modern Art]], [[Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum]], [[Burrell Collection]], [[Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery|Hunterian Art Gallery]]
* [[Istanbul]]: [[Istanbul Archaeology Museum]], [[Pera Museum]], [[Sakıp Sabancı Museum]], [[Great Palace Mosaic Museum]], [[Topkapı Palace]], [[Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum]]
* [[Leeds]]: [[The Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds)|The Royal Armouries Museum]], [[Temple Newsam]], [[Leeds Art Gallery]]
* [[Lisbon]]: [[Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga]], [[Museu Calouste Gulbenkian]]
* [[Liverpool]]: [[Walker Art Gallery]], [[Tate Liverpool]], [[Sudley House]]
* [[London]]: [[National Gallery, London|National Gallery]], [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]], [[Tate Britain]], [[Tate Modern]], [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], [[British Museum]], [[Dulwich Picture Gallery]], [[Saatchi Gallery]], [[Courtauld Institute of Art|Courtauld Gallery]], [[Queen's Gallery]], [[Gilbert Collection]], [[Sir John Soane's Museum]], [[Kenwood House]], [[Wallace Collection]], [[Apsley House]], [[Foundling Museum]], [[Guildhall Art Gallery]], [[Leighton House Museum]], [[Dalí Universe]], [[Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art]], [[Ranger's House (Wernher Collection)]], [[Hermitage Rooms]], [[The Hayward]]
* [[Madrid]]: [[Museo del Prado]], [[Museo Reina Sofia]], [[Museo Thyssen Bornemisza]]
* [[Manchester]]: [[Manchester Art Gallery]]
* [[Milan]]: [[Castello Sforzesco]], [[Pinacoteca di Brera]]
* [[Moscow]]: [[State Tretyakov Gallery]], [[Pushkin Museum]], [[Kremlin Armoury]], [[Moscow Museum of Modern Art]]
* [[Munich]]: [[Alte Pinakothek]], [[Neue Pinakothek]], [[Pinakothek der Moderne]]
* [[Naples]]: [[Museo di Capodimonte]], [[Naples National Archaeological Museum]]
* [[Oslo]]: [[National Gallery of Norway]]
* [[Oxford]]: [[Ashmolean Museum]], [[Christ Church Picture Gallery]]
* [[Paris]]: [[Louvre|Musée du Louvre]], [[Musée d'Orsay]], [[Musée Rodin]], [[Centre Pompidou]], [[Musée Picasso]], [[Guimet Museum]], [[Musée Marmottan-Monet]], [[Musée de Cluny]], [[Musée de l'Orangerie]], [[Musée des Arts Décoratifs]], [[Musée Jacquemart-André]]
* [[Possagno]]: [[The Canova Museum]]
* [[Prague]]: [[National Gallery in Prague|National Gallery]], [[Náprstek Museum]], [[Rudolfinum]] [[Gallery]]
* [[Rome]]: [[Vatican Museum]], [[Galleria Borghese]], [[National Museum of Rome]], [[Palazzo Barberini]], [[Capitoline Museums]], [[National Etruscan Museum]]
* [[Roubaix]]: [[La Piscine (museum of art and industry)|La Piscine]]
* [[Saratov]]: [[Radischev Art Museum]]
* [[St Ives, Cornwall|St Ives]]: [[Tate St Ives]]
* [[St. Petersburg, Russia|St. Petersburg]]: [[Hermitage Museum|Hermitage]], [[Russian Museum]]
* [[Stockholm]]: [[Nationalmuseum]]
* [[Stuttgart]]: [[Staatsgalerie Stuttgart|Staatsgalerie]]
* [[Taganrog]]: [[Taganrog Museum of Art]]
* [[Turin]]: [[Museo Egizio]], [[Turin City Museum of Ancient Art|Museum of Ancient Art]]
* [[Venice]]: [[Accademia]], [[Peggy Guggenheim Collection]], [[Ca' Rezzonico]], [[Ca' d'Oro]], [[Ca' Pesaro]]
* [[Vienna]]: [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]], [[Leopold Museum]], [[Albertina, Vienna|Albertina]], [[Österreichische Galerie Belvedere]], [[MUMOK]], [[Liechtenstein Museum]]
* [[Vaduz]]: [[Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein]]
* [[Warsaw]]: [[Centre for Contemporary Art]]National Gallery
* [[Zürich]]: [[Foundation E.G. Bührle]]
* [[Thun]]: [[Kunstmuseum Thun]]
===North America===
* [[Atlanta, Georgia]]: [[Michael C. Carlos Museum]], [[High Museum of Art]]
* [[Baltimore, Maryland]]: [[Baltimore Museum of Art]], [[Walters Art Museum]]
* [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]: [[Shaw Center for the Arts]]
* [[Birmingham, Alabama]]: [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[Boston, Massachusetts]]: [[Boston Museum of Fine Arts]], [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]]
* [[Brunswick, Maine]]: [[Bowdoin College Museum of Art]]
* [[Buffalo, New York]]: [[Albright-Knox Art Gallery]]
* [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]: [[Harvard Art Museums]]
* [[Charleston, South Carolina]]: [[Gibbes Museum of Art]]
* [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]: [[Mint Museum of Art]]
* [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]: [[Cincinnati Art Museum]]
* [[Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania]]: [[Brandywine River Museum]]
* [[Chicago]]: [[Art Institute of Chicago]], [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago|Museum of Contemporary Art]], [[Oriental Institute, Chicago|Oriental Institute]], [[Terra Museum]]
* [[Cleveland, Ohio]]: [[Cleveland Museum of Art|The Cleveland Museum of Art]]
* [[Columbia, South Carolina]]: [[Columbia Museum of Art]]
* [[Columbus, Ohio]]: [[Columbus Museum of Art]], [[Wexner Center]]
* [[Cooperstown, New York]]: [[Fenimore Art Museum]]
* [[Dallas, Texas]]: [[Dallas Museum of Art]], [[Meadows Museum]]
* [[Denver, Colorado]]: [[Denver Art Museum]]
* [[Des Moines, Iowa]]: [[Des Moines Art Center]]
* [[Detroit, Michigan]]: [[Detroit Institute of Arts|The Detroit Institute of Arts]], [[Cranbrook Academy of Art|Cranbrook Art Museum]], [[University of Michigan|University of Michigan-Museum of Art]]
* [[Fort Worth, Texas]]: [[Amon Carter Museum]], [[Kimbell Art Museum]]
* [[Glens Falls, New York]]: [[Hyde Collection]]
* [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]: [[Grand Rapids Art Museum]]
* [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]: [[Weatherspoon Art Museum]]
* [[Greenville, Delaware]]: [[Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum]]
* [[Hanover, New Hampshire]]: [[Hood Museum of Art]]
* [[Hartford, Connecticut]]: [[Wadsworth Atheneum]]
* [[Houston, Texas]]: [[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]], [[Menil Collection]]
* [[Honolulu]]: [[Honolulu Academy of Arts]]
* [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]: [[Indianapolis Museum of Art]]
* [[Jackson Hole, Wyoming]]: [[National Museum of Wildlife Art]]
* [[Jacksonville, Florida]]: [[Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville]]
* [[Kansas City, Missouri]]: [[Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art]], [[Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art]]
* [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]: [[Arkansas Arts Center]]
* [[Lower Merion, Pennsylvania]]: [[Barnes Foundation]]
* [[Los Angeles, California]]: [[Getty Center]], [[Getty Villa]], [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]]
* [[Louisville, Kentucky]]: [[Speed Art Museum]]
* [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]: [[Currier Museum of Art]]
* [[Memphis, Tennessee]]: [[Dixon Gallery and Gardens]], [[Memphis Brooks Museum of Art]]
* [[Mexico City]]: [[Palacio de Bellas Artes]]
* [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]: [[Milwaukee Art Museum]]
* [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]: [[Minneapolis Institute of Arts]], [[Walker Art Center]]
* [[Montgomery, Alabama]]: [[Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts]]
* [[Montreal]]: [[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]]
* [[New Britain, Connecticut]]: [[New Britain Museum of American Art]]
* [[New Haven, Connecticut]]: [[Yale Center for British Art]], [[Yale University Art Gallery]]
* [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]: [[Ogden Museum of Southern Art]], [[New Orleans Museum of Art]]
* [[New York City]]: [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]], [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MoMA), [[Whitney Museum of American Art]], [[Brooklyn Museum]], [[Frick Museum]], [[The Morgan Library & Museum]], [[The Cloisters]], [[Dahesh Museum]], [[Asia Society]], [[Neue Galerie]], [[Hispanic Society of America]], [[Museum of the City of New York]], [[Cooper-Hewitt Museum]], [[New Museum of Contemporary Art]], [[Rubin Museum of Art]], [[P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center]], [[Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art]]
* [[Norfolk, Virginia]]: [[Chrysler Museum of Art]]
* [[North Adams, Massachusetts]]: [[Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art]]
* [[Oberlin, Ohio]]: [[Allen Memorial Art Museum]]
* [[Omaha, Nebraska]]: [[Joslyn Art Museum]]
* [[Ottawa]]: [[National Gallery of Canada]]
* [[Pasadena, California]]: [[Norton Simon Museum]]
* [[Philadelphia]]: [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]], [[Rodin Museum]]
* [[Phoenix, Arizona]]: [[Phoenix Art Museum]]
* [[Pittsburgh]]: [[Carnegie Museum of Art]], [[Andy Warhol Museum]]
* [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]: [[Ponce Museum of Art]]
* [[Portland, Oregon]]: [[Portland Art Museum]]
* [[Princeton, New Jersey]]: [[Princeton University|Princeton University Art Museum]]
* [[Providence, Rhode Island]]: [[Rhode Island School of Design Museum]]
* [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]: [[North Carolina Museum of Art]]
* [[Richmond, Virginia]]: [[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]]
* [[Rockland, Maine]]: [[Farnsworth Art Museum]]
* [[St. Louis, Missouri]]: [[Saint Louis Art Museum]]
* [[Salem, Massachusetts]]: [[Peabody Essex Museum]]
* [[San Antonio, Texas]]: [[McNay Art Museum]]
* [[San Francisco, California]]: [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]], [[California Palace of the Legion of Honor]], [[M. H. de Young Memorial Museum]]
* [[San Marino, California]]: [[Huntington Library|Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens]]
* [[Sarasota, Florida]]: [[Ringling Museum of Art]]
* [[Savannah, Georgia]]: [[Telfair Museum of Art]]
* [[Seattle, Washington]]: [[Seattle Art Museum]]
* [[Shelburne, Vermont]]: [[Shelburne Museum]]
* [[Toronto, Canada]]: [[Art Gallery of Ontario]]
* [[Toledo, Ohio]]: [[Toledo Museum of Art]]
* [[Washington, D.C.]]: [[National Gallery of Art]], [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]], [[National Museum of Women in the Arts]], [[Phillips Collection]], [[Dumbarton Oaks]], [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]], [[Corcoran Gallery of Art]], [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]]
* [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]: [[Norton Museum of Art]]
* [[Williamstown, Massachusetts]]: [[Clark Art Institute]], [[Williams College Museum of Art]]
* [[Wilmington, Delaware]]: [[Delaware Art Museum]]
* [[Winnipeg]]: [[Winnipeg Art Gallery]]
* [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]: [[Worcester Art Museum]]
===Oceania===
* [[Canberra]]: [[National Gallery of Australia]]
* [[Melbourne]]: [[National Gallery of Victoria]]
* [[Sydney]]: [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]
* [[Wellington]]: [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]]
* [[Nelson, Victoria|Nelson]]: [[world of wearable art]] Museum
* [[Mangaweka]] : Permanent display of New Zealands most famed forger C.F. Goldie (aka Karl Sim).
* [[Brisbane]]: [[Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)]]
===Latin America===
* [[Buenos Aires]]: [[Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)|Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes]]
* [[Havana]]: [[Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Havana)|Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes]]
* [[Mexico City]]: [[Palacio de Bellas Artes]]
* [[Rio de Janeiro]]: [[Museu Nacional de Belas Artes]]
* [[Santiago de Chile]]: [[Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Santiago de Chile)|Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes]]
* [[São Paulo]]: [[São Paulo Museum of Art]]
==List of notable contemporary galleries==
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[[Image:Contemporary arts tehran.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art]] is based on some traditional [[Persian architecture|Persian]] elements such as [[Badgir]]s, and yet has a spiraling design reminiscent of [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]'s Guggenheim.]]
* [[Bombay]]: [[The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art]]
* [[London]]: [[Saatchi Gallery]] [[Victoria Miro Gallery]] [[Alwin Gallery]]
* [[Los Angeles]]: Paragon Fine Art[http://www.paragonfineart.com]
* [[Madrid]]: [[Museo de Arte Contemporáneo]] [[Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum]]
* [[Mexico City]]: [[Galería OMR]]
* [[Minneapolis]]: [[Walker Art Center]]
* [[New York]]: [[Bodley Gallery]] [[Gagosian Gallery]] [[Park Place Gallery]] [[Zach Feuer Gallery]]
* [[Paris]]: [[Daniel Templon]] [[Emmanuel Perrotin]] [[Yvon Lambert]]
* [[São Paulo]]: [[Museum of Contemporary Art]]
* [[Tampa]]: [[Contemporary Art Museum]]
* [[Tehran]]: [[Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art]]
* [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]] : [[Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM)]]
* [[Tel Aviv]]: [[Raw Art Gallery]]
* [[Toronto]]: [[Peak Gallery]]
* [[Tokyo]]: [[Itsutsuji Gallery]]
* [[Waterloo, Canada]]: The [[Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery]]
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==Online museums==
===Museums with major web presences===
Most art Museums have only limited online collections, but a few museums, as well as some libraries and government agencies, have developed substantial online catalogues. Museums, libraries and government agencies with substantial online collections of prints, photographs, and other works on paper include:
*[[Library of Congress]], prints (C19 on) and photographs collection (several million entries).[http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html]
Museums, libraries and government agencies with substantial online collections with more focus on paintings and sculpture include:
*[[Boston Museum of Fine Arts]], with over 330,000 works, most with images. Good for prints.[http://www.mfa.org]
* The Mona Lisa Database of French Museums - Joconde (from the French Ministry of Culture) in French [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm]
*[[Louvre]], with over 80,000 works in various databases, with a large number of images, as well as another 140,000 drawings.[http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/bdd_oeuvre.jsp?bmLocale=en]
*[[National Gallery of Art]], with over 108,000 works catalogued, though with only 6,000 images.[http://www.nga.gov/collection/index.shtm]
*Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, with over 85,000 works. Good for prints[http://www.thinker.org/fam/about/imagebase/subpage.asp?subpagekey=420]
*[[Harvard Art Museums]], with over 81,000 works, about half of which have very low resolution images. [http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/collections/servlet/webpublisher.WebCommunication?ia=tr&ic=pt&t=bassearch&f=bassearchform]
*[[Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield]], with over 60,000 works, most with images. [http://museums.fivecolleges.edu/main.php?module=objects]
*SaoPauloMuseus.com, Museums of São Paulo City - Brazil. [http://saopaulomuseus.com]
===Online art collections===
There are a number of online art catalogues and galleries that have been developed independently of the support of any individual Museum. Many of these are attempts to develop galleries of artwork that are encyclopedic or historical in focus, while others are commercial efforts to sell the work of contemporary artists.
A limited number of such sites have independent importance in the artworld. The large auction houses, such as [[Sotheby's]] and [[Christie's]] maintain large online databases of art which they have auctioned or are auctioning. The site [http://www.artnet.com artnet.com], founded in the late 1990s, hosts an exclusive, fully illustrated database of Fine Art and Design auction lots sold worldwide since 1985. [[Bridgeman Art Library]] serves as a central source of reproductions of artwork, with access limited to museums, art dealers and other professionals or professional organizations.
====Folksonomy====
There are also online galleries that have been developed by a collaboration of museums and galleries that are more interested with the categorization of art. They are interested in the potential use of [[folksonomy]] within museums and the requirements for post-processing of terms that have been gathered, both to test their utility and to deploy them in useful ways.
The [[steve.museum]] is one example of a site that is experimenting with this collaborative philosophy. The participating institutions include the [[Guggenheim Museum]], the [[Cleveland Museum of Art]], the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] and the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]].
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== See also ==
* [[Art exhibition]]
* [[Artist-run initiative]]
* [[Artist-run space]]
* [[Arts centre]]
* [[Contemporary art gallery]]
* [[List of notable museums and galleries]]
* [[National gallery]]
* [[Vanity gallery]]
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