United Kingdom
Plan art-focused visits through London, Edinburgh, Oxford and Glasgow without forcing them into one national itinerary.
Plan the city, not just the museum.
Country and city guides that connect museums, exhibitions, landmarks, cultural trails and practical day planning.
by Tom Gurney
Tom Gurney BSc (Hons) is an art history expert with over 20 years experience
Published on July 14, 2026 / Updated on July 16, 2026
Email: tomgurney1@gmail.com / Phone: +447429011000
Country guides
United States
Compare major American museum cities without flattening their very different collections and travel patterns.
Netherlands
Begin with Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum, then build outward through Dutch art and city history.
France
Use Paris and Musée d’Orsay as a route into nineteenth-century art and the city that shaped it.
Germany
Begin in Frankfurt with the Städel Museum and a works-on-paper route into Old Master print culture.
Austria
Begin in Vienna with the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Belvedere and Habsburg collection routes.
Spain
Start in Madrid with the Prado and the visual history of Spanish royal collecting.
Switzerland
Plan a focused Riehen and Basel-area visit around Fondation Beyeler.
Japan
Begin in Tokyo with Ueno Park and international exhibition routes through Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Australia
Begin with Melbourne and Sydney routes through NGV, NGV Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Location overview
| Location | Country | Venues | Live exhibitions | Planning focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | UK | 4 | 7 | A practical London art guide built around the National Gallery, Tate Britain and current exhibitions. |
| New York | USA | 2 | 11 | A New York art guide for MoMA, the Met and exhibition-led routes across Manhattan. |
| Chicago | USA | 1 | 2 | A compact Chicago art guide centred on the Art Institute and its exhibition programme. |
| Washington DC | USA | 1 | 1 | A Washington DC art guide built around the National Gallery of Art and the National Mall. |
| Boston | USA | 1 | 3 | A Boston art guide centred on MFA Boston and collection-led routes. |
| Philadelphia | USA | 1 | 1 | A Philadelphia art guide for the Philadelphia Art Museum and civic cultural routes. |
| San Francisco | USA | 1 | 2 | A San Francisco art guide centred on SFMOMA and modern visual culture. |
| Los Angeles | USA | 2 | 7 | A Los Angeles art guide beginning with the Getty Center and realistic travel planning. |
| Amsterdam | NL | 1 | 2 | An Amsterdam art guide centred on the Rijksmuseum and the Museumplein area. |
| Paris | FR | 3 | 5 | A Paris art guide beginning with Musée d'Orsay and nineteenth-century routes. |
| Madrid | ES | 1 | 6 | A Madrid art guide centred on the Prado and Spanish painting. |
| Riehen | CH | 1 | 1 | A Riehen and Basel-area art guide centred on Fondation Beyeler. |
| The Hague | NL | 1 | 2 | A The Hague art guide centred on the Mauritshuis and Dutch Golden Age painting. |
| Frankfurt | DE | 1 | 2 | A Frankfurt art guide centred on the Städel Museum and works-on-paper routes. |
| Vienna | AT | 2 | 5 | A Vienna art guide centred on the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Belvedere and imperial collection routes. |
| Tokyo | JP | 1 | 2 | A Tokyo art guide beginning with Ueno Park and Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. |
| Melbourne | AU | 2 | 0 | A Melbourne art guide beginning with NGV International and major loan exhibitions. |
| Sydney | AU | 1 | 4 | A Sydney art guide beginning with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Australian landscape routes. |
| Edinburgh | UK | 1 | 0 | An Edinburgh art guide beginning with Talbot Rice Gallery and the University of Edinburgh's Old College. |
| Oxford | UK | 1 | 0 | An Oxford art guide centred on Modern Art Oxford and contemporary culture near Pembroke Street. |
| Glasgow | UK | 1 | 1 | A Glasgow art guide beginning with the Burrell Collection and its parkland setting. |
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City guides for useful museum days
The location pages sit above museums and exhibitions. They are not general destination guides; they are planning pages for readers who want to connect art collections, current exhibitions, cultural landmarks and realistic routes in one place.
This matters because a good museum day is usually a city decision as much as a venue decision. Two excellent exhibitions can still make a poor plan if they sit far apart, require separate timed entry, or leave no time for looking. A location page can make those tradeoffs explicit while connecting museum pages, exhibition pages and practical day planning.
Each city guide lists venues and exhibitions already covered elsewhere in this guide, so a reader can move from a city plan into a museum or exhibition page without losing the thread.
What these pages add
The main addition is context. Museum pages explain a collection. Exhibition pages explain a show. Location pages explain how those things work together in a real place. They can show a visitor where to start, when to keep the day compact, when a second venue is sensible, and which landmarks or cultural walks could add value without turning the guide into generic tourism.
The strongest location pages should help with choices: which area anchors the day, which exhibition changes the timing, and which nearby landmark or walk gives the visit a stronger sense of place.
City guides
London
A practical London art guide built around the National Gallery, Tate Britain and current exhibitions.
New York
A New York art guide for MoMA, the Met and exhibition-led routes across Manhattan.
Chicago
A compact Chicago art guide centred on the Art Institute and its exhibition programme.
Washington DC
A Washington DC art guide built around the National Gallery of Art and the National Mall.
Boston
A Boston art guide centred on MFA Boston and collection-led routes.
Philadelphia
A Philadelphia art guide for the Philadelphia Art Museum and civic cultural routes.
San Francisco
A San Francisco art guide centred on SFMOMA and modern visual culture.
Los Angeles
A Los Angeles art guide beginning with the Getty Center and realistic travel planning.
Amsterdam
An Amsterdam art guide centred on the Rijksmuseum and the Museumplein area.
Paris
A Paris art guide beginning with Musée d'Orsay and nineteenth-century routes.
Madrid
A Madrid art guide centred on the Prado and Spanish painting.
Riehen
A Riehen and Basel-area art guide centred on Fondation Beyeler.
The Hague
A The Hague art guide centred on the Mauritshuis and Dutch Golden Age painting.
Frankfurt
A Frankfurt art guide centred on the Städel Museum and works-on-paper routes.
Vienna
A Vienna art guide centred on the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Belvedere and imperial collection routes.
Tokyo
A Tokyo art guide beginning with Ueno Park and Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Melbourne
A Melbourne art guide beginning with NGV International and major loan exhibitions.
Sydney
A Sydney art guide beginning with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Australian landscape routes.
Edinburgh
An Edinburgh art guide beginning with Talbot Rice Gallery and the University of Edinburgh's Old College.
Oxford
An Oxford art guide centred on Modern Art Oxford and contemporary culture near Pembroke Street.
Glasgow
A Glasgow art guide beginning with the Burrell Collection and its parkland setting.