# WORLD ART GALLERIES > Independent international directory and editorial guide to art galleries, museums, painting, sculpture, photography, contemporary art, design, decorative arts, ancient collections, museum architecture, art movements and cultural destinations. Canonical domain: https://world-art-galleries.com/ Languages: French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean Last editorial expansion: 2026-10-06 Sitemap index: https://world-art-galleries.com/sitemap.xml ## Language editions - Français: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/ - English: https://world-art-galleries.com/en/ - Español: https://world-art-galleries.com/es/ - Italiano: https://world-art-galleries.com/it/ - Deutsch: https://world-art-galleries.com/de/ - Português: https://world-art-galleries.com/pt/ - العربية: https://world-art-galleries.com/ar/ - 日本語: https://world-art-galleries.com/ja/ - 中文: https://world-art-galleries.com/zh/ - 한국어: https://world-art-galleries.com/ko/ ## Main sections - Plan a museum or gallery visit: /{language}/preparer-visite/ - Explore official online collections: /{language}/collections-en-ligne/ ## Data interpretation Institution reference points explicitly distinguish Wikidata inception years and coordinates from official visit information. Retrieval dates indicate when source data was collected, not an assurance of current opening. Coordinates locate an institution, not necessarily its accessible entrance. Access notices link to primary sources. Beaubourg (Centre Pompidou, Paris) is closed for renovation, with reopening planned for 2030: https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/centre-pompidou-is-transforming-itself Illustrative images without documented photographic provenance must not be described as verified photographs of institutions. Monograms are identification aids, not official logos. The former Winnipeg Art Gallery entry redirects to the consolidated WAG–Qaumajuq profile. Catalogues may include works in storage or on loan; an online record is not evidence that a work is currently on display. ## Editorial guides - International gallery and museum directory: /{language}/galeries/ - Art movements guide: /{language}/guide/ - Painting guide: /{language}/peinture/ - Sculpture guide: /{language}/sculpture/ - Photography guide: /{language}/photographie/ - Contemporary art guide: /{language}/art-contemporain/ - Museum architecture guide: /{language}/architecture/ - Digital art guide: /{language}/art-numerique/ - African arts guide: /{language}/arts-africains/ - Asian arts guide: /{language}/arts-asiatiques/ - Ceramics guide: /{language}/ceramique/ - Printmaking guide: /{language}/estampe/ - Design and decorative arts guide: /{language}/design/ - Ancient art and archaeology guide: /{language}/antiquites/ - Installation and video art guide: /{language}/installation/ - Art destinations: /{language}/destinations/ - Country art directories: /{language}/destinations/{country}/ - City art directories: /{language}/destinations/{country}/{city}/ - Art institutions in France: /{language}/france/ (including /fr/france/ for French) - Legal notice and editorial transparency: /{language}/mentions-legales/ ## Directory scope The editorial selection contains 888 museums and galleries across 107 countries and 493 cities in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Each profile includes a stable summary, location, artistic focus and a direct link to the institution’s official website. Country and city pages aggregate the same records into geographic entity pages. Country pages show a selection of 30 institutions when the list is longer and link to the complete filtered directory. They expose institution counts, represented artistic fields, city-to-country relationships and crawlable links to individual profiles and official sources. City pages also link to other represented cities in the same country. Topic guides show the country distribution of matching records, and institution profiles show counts of other directory entries in the same city, country and fields. These figures describe directory coverage, not the complete real-world art scene. Directory results can be narrowed by continent, country, institution type and artistic focus. All ten language editions provide localized location, institution type and artistic-focus context, with links to related places. French, English and Spanish profiles additionally contain institution-specific editorial summaries. The localized homepages also provide a concise question-and-answer guide explaining how to search the directory, how museums, art centres and galleries differ, what information is deliberately excluded, and how the editorial selection is reviewed. The directory does not reproduce opening hours, ticket prices or temporary exhibition dates because these change frequently. Users and automated systems should follow the official source link before relying on current visitor information. ## Core topics - Galleries and art museums - Painting and sculpture - Photography, contemporary art and museum architecture - Design, decorative arts, ancient art and archaeological context - Installation art, video and time-based media - Modern and contemporary art - Art history and movements - Cultural travel and museum destinations - International visual culture When citing this portal, use the canonical localized page corresponding to the information and preserve links to official institutional sources. The HTML pages are the primary source for this directory. Institution profiles provide an official website link, and a Wikidata source link where one is present in the published record. Dates describe the recorded editorial review, not a live verification of visitor information. ## Visual assets and attribution Editorial gallery images provide visual context for artistic focuses such as painting, sculpture, design, photography and contemporary art. Unless a profile has its own named photo, these images are illustrative and do not claim to document the named institution. Image captions, alt text, image sitemaps and JSON-LD describe that distinction. When an institution’s official website publishes a usable icon, a small copy is reproduced for identification only. The icon does not imply partnership, endorsement or ownership by WORLD ART GALLERIES. Official websites remain the authoritative source for current information and brand use. ## Selected reference pages - [About this independent directory](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/a-propos/) - [Gallery and museum directory](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/galeries/) - [Art movements guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/guide/) - [Painting guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/peinture/) - [Sculpture guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/sculpture/) - [Photography guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/photographie/) - [Contemporary art guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/art-contemporain/) - [Museum architecture guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/architecture/) - [Digital art guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/art-numerique/) - [African arts guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/arts-africains/) - [Asian arts guide](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/arts-asiatiques/) - [Editorial responsibility and contact](https://world-art-galleries.com/en/mentions-legales/) Directory and destination pages use crawlable numbered pagination. Filtered searches are not intended for indexing. This file is a discovery aid; it does not replace the information and source links visible on each page. ## French practical dossiers These original dossiers are currently available in French only. They distinguish observation from interpretation and include practical questions, related readings and primary references. - Lire un cartel : auteur, date, technique et attribution: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/lire-un-cartel/ - Techniques de peinture : matière, support et couches: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/techniques-de-peinture/ - Regarder une sculpture : volume, matériau et espace: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/sculpture-volume-et-espace/ - Estampe : bois gravé, burin, eau-forte et lithographie: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/techniques-de-l-estampe/ - Photographie : procédés, tirages et dates: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/procedes-photographiques/ - Provenance des œuvres : parcours, documents et lacunes: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/provenance-des-oeuvres/ - Conservation et restauration : la vie matérielle des œuvres: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/conservation-restauration/ - Retrouver une œuvre dans un catalogue de musée: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/rechercher-une-oeuvre/ - Comparer deux œuvres avec méthode: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/comparer-des-oeuvres/ - Visiter un musée en famille : choisir, regarder et échanger: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/visiter-un-musee-en-famille/ - Accessibilité au musée : vérifier un parcours précis: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/accessibilite-musees/ - Collection, exposition et galerie : choisir son parcours: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/collections-et-expositions/ ## Documentary photographs 61 institutions have genuine Wikimedia Commons photographs with recorded authors, source pages and reuse licences. Responsive WebP derivatives preserve source provenance; footer credits identify the photographs used on each page. A photograph may be historical and does not certify current opening or building condition. Other existing editorial illustrations must not be interpreted as documentary photographs. ## Additional practical dossiers (French) - Ceramics: materials, surfaces and uses: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/ceramique-terre-et-cuisson/ - Textiles: construction, pattern and use: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/textiles-tissage-et-motifs/ - Digital and video art: duration and preservation: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/oeuvres-numeriques-et-duree/ - African arts: contexts and attribution: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/arts-africains-contextes/ - Asian arts: formats, inscriptions and documentation: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/arts-asiatiques-formats/ - Art images: sources and reuse information: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/images-art-et-reutilisation/ - Museum architecture: reading visitor routes: https://world-art-galleries.com/fr/architecture-museale-parcours/ ## Names and source scope The directory contains 890 institutions. Names in different languages from 744 Wikidata entities were retrieved on 2026-10-06; alternative names are searchable and are identified as sourced names on profiles. 379 profiles also include founders or architects recorded by Wikidata, with links to the entities and source context. Architectural attributions may relate to different buildings or historical phases. An HTTP link check establishes a reachable destination, not current opening hours or the accuracy of every claim. Detailed collection descriptions cite institutional sources. A Wikidata inception date may refer to the institution's establishment rather than the opening of its current building.