Museums and Art Galleries
Architects create some of their most innovate works when designing museums, art galleries, and exhibition centers. The buildings in this directory don't merely house art; they are art.
Designing the Tate Modern
The Bankside Power Plant on London's South Bank was transformed when Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, winners of the 2001 Pritzker Prize, created the new Gallery of Modern Art for the Tate Museum.
The Bankside Power Plant on London's South Bank was transformed when Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, winners of the 2001 Pritzker Prize, created the new Gallery of Modern Art for the Tate Museum.
Museum Architecture
From our photo gallery, pictures of important, interesting, or unusual museum architecture.
From our photo gallery, pictures of important, interesting, or unusual museum architecture.
Norwegian Glacier Museum by Architect Sverre Fehn
The Norwegian Glacier Museum has been compared to a flying saucer nestled between the mountains of Fjaerland, Norway.
The Norwegian Glacier Museum has been compared to a flying saucer nestled between the mountains of Fjaerland, Norway.
I.M. Pei, Architect - Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University
Join us for a photo tour of the remarkable Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, designed by I.M. Pei and his firm, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
Join us for a photo tour of the remarkable Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, designed by I.M. Pei and his firm, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
The Getty Center
Fast facts for Getty Center in Los Angeles by Richard Meier, with links to photographs and detailed information.
Fast facts for Getty Center in Los Angeles by Richard Meier, with links to photographs and detailed information.
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin
Designed by the Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, the new Exhibition Hall for Berlin's German Historical Museum opened on May 25, 2003.
Designed by the Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, the new Exhibition Hall for Berlin's German Historical Museum opened on May 25, 2003.
Quadracci Pavillion, Milwaukee Art Museum
View images of the famous Quadracci Pavillion designed by Santiago Calatrava. A work of art in itself, this beautiful example of architecture allowed the Milwaukee Art Museum to increase its overall gallery space by 30 percent.
View images of the famous Quadracci Pavillion designed by Santiago Calatrava. A work of art in itself, this beautiful example of architecture allowed the Milwaukee Art Museum to increase its overall gallery space by 30 percent.