art museums

Built in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration, the Boise Art Museum was expanded in 1972, 1987, and 1997. Its collection dates from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on American art.

Named for the President of France (1969-74) who commissioned the building, the Centre Pompidou was completed in 1977 as an arts and cultural center. It is a notable example of high-tech, “inside-out” architecture.

The Neoclassical-style National Gallery in London was built in 1832-38 by William Wilkins to be the dominant feature of Trafalgar Square and to house the Angerstein Collection purchased by the government.

Designed by James Knox Taylor, architect of the U.S. Treasury, this Renaissance Revival building was constructed in 1911 as the Fort Collins Post Office.

Completed in 1900 for the Paris Exposition, the Petit Palais is an opulent building in the Beaux-Arts style. Since 1902 it has been the home of the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts.

The Vatican Museums are among the best in the world, with treasures including classical sculptures, early Christian artifacts, Egyptian mummies and Renaissance masterpieces.

One of the world's great art museums, the Met was incorporated in 1870 and moved to its current location in 1880.

Museum of art and antiquities founded by Queen Victoria and built between 1860 and 1909.

Part of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center displays a small but important collection of Western art from Gothic to the present.