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Bonnie 💋 - Updated 08/07/24

France
Musée d'Orsay
lots of variety
Location
Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, France
Website
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr
Musée de l'Orangerie
peaceful and captivating
Location
Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris, France
Website
https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/fr
Musée Rodin
quiet escape in paris
Location
77 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris, France
Website
https://www.musee-rodin.fr/

USA
The San Diego Museum of Art
sd local fav
Location
1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92102, United States
Website
https://www.sdmart.org/
The Getty
favorite place in LA
Location
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, United States
Website
https://www.getty.edu/
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
go mostly for the vibes and lamps
Location
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States
Website
https://www.lacma.org/
Hammer Museum
cool installations
Location
10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States
Website
https://hammer.ucla.edu/

England
The National Gallery
huge, lots of famous paintings, tête-à-tête
Location
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom
Website
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
fav natural history museum
Location
Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW, United Kingdom
Website
https://www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/
The Beatles Story Museum, Liverpool
fun! honorable mention from Liverpool trip
Location
Britannia Vaults, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AD, United Kingdom
Website
http://beatlesstory.com/
The Fitzwilliam Museum
dark academia
Location
Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RB, United Kingdom
Website
https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/
The Courtauld Gallery
small but a must see
Notes
bonus points because I went during the winter and Kings College next door was decked out in Christmas decorations and an ice skating rink. got to see some cool manets too!
Location
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN, United Kingdom
Website
http://courtauld.ac.uk/gallery
Manchester Art Gallery
had the cutest collection of tiny paintings
Location
Mosley St, Manchester M2 3JL, United Kingdom
Website
https://manchesterartgallery.org/

Scotland
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
out of the way but beautiful
Location
Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG, United Kingdom
Website
https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/kelvingrove-art-gallery-and-museum

Spain
Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum
lots of impressionist favs!
Location
P.º del Prado, 8, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Website
https://www.museothyssen.org/
Museo Nacional del Prado
las meninas, garden of early delights, Saturn devouring his son
Location
Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Website
https://www.museodelprado.es/

Ireland
Titanic Belfast
interesting but gave me anxiety
Notes
fun memory: My friend Anushka and I got stranded here because the buses that were to take us back into the city stopped. Walking around the outskirts, we found some Games of Thrones stained glass installations and a Santa Christmas Market.
Location
1 Olympic Wy, Belfast BT3 9EP, United Kingdom
Website
https://www.titanicbelfast.com/
The Book of Kells Experience
most beautiful library ever
Location
Trinity Long Room, The University of Dublin Trinity College, College Green, South-East Inner City, Dublin, Ireland
Website
https://bookofkellsexperience.ie/