Europe's Best Small Museums

Musee de l'Orangerie 

Paris, France



Musee de l'Orangerie is very easy to find, as it is situated between Musee d'Orsay and the famous Louvre. If you love Claude Monet's work, this is the place for you, at Musee de l'Orangerie is foremost a showcase of Monet's 'Nympheas', a wonderful series of eight watercolors painting. But the impressionists and post-impressionists that fill the wall of the rest of the museum are not to dismiss.

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Lison, Portugal



One story building presents us the impressive collection of industrialist and art collector Calouse Gulbenkian. I loved the fact that the way the art is displayed it makes you feel that you are taken on a trip through the history of art all over the world. The time-ravel ends in the 19th century with the most important works of this collection, representing the art of Turner, Degas, Manet and Monet.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Venice, Italy



Palazzo Venier might be unfinished, but it houses the impressive art Peggy Guggenheim Collection. For me it represents the best way to go through the world of the great masters of the 20th century, to setp into the universe of the Cubists, Futurists and Surrealists. Think Picasso, Brancusi and Modrian and you will immediately get a clear picture of what I am talking about.