1911 – National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome, Italy
Architect: Cesare Bazzani
In 1883 the Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Exhibition Palace), expressely built for the occasion by Pio Piacentini,
1912 – Liffey Bridge Gallery Proposal, Dublin
Architect: Sir Edwin Lutyens
Intended to house the collection of Sir Hugh Lane, and to replace the Wellington Bridge (Ha’penny Bridge) Lutyens’
1916 – Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Sheply, Rutan and Coolidge
1948 – Museu de Arte Popular, Lisbon
Architect:
Folk art museum, opened in 1948, has rooms with permanent collections and temporary exhibitions with a space, arranged on a provincial basis.
1952 – Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
Architect: W.H. Withers / W.D.H. Baxter
Government architect W.H. Withers began work on the building plans in 1939 for the Maritime Services Board (MSB) building.
1959 – Modern Art Museum, Havana, Cuba
Architect: Rodriguez Pichardo
The modern Bellas Artes Museum is split into two buildings housing International and Cuban art. The Colección de Arte Universal covers everything from ancient Greek artefacts and Latin American pieces to art by French,
1959 – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
This distinctive and iconic building was Wright’s last major work, and instantly polarized architecture critics although today it is widely revered.
1969 – Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The design idiom of Mies van der Rohe is familiar to all from its adoption by the corporate world and its many ‘copies’
1971 – Denver Art Museum, Colorado
Architect: Gio Ponti
This is a fortress for art – resembling nothing less than the keep of a medieval castle.
1971 – Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Gustavo da Rosa / Number Ten Architectural Group
The Winnipeg Art Gallery is sited on an awkward triagular site,
