The 5 best Museums to Follow on Instagram

Who doesn’t love a good trip to a museum? We sure do! We also don’t always have a chance to visit them, especially the ones located abroad. Which is why we turn to Instagram, it’s a great place to get a feel of the museum and the artwork inside. Have a look at a list of museum Instagram accounts we put together for you!

#1 MoMA

What originally was an educational institution, today is known as one of the world’s leading modern and contemporary museum.

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“A visionary is someone who dreams of what doesn’t exist yet. He has to make feasible what he has seen. You have to respect the vision. That’s the principle of art.” —Bodys Isek Kingelez … As Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) rapidly redefined itself following independence from Belgium in the late 1970s, Kingelez created his own version of utopia, illustrated through intricately constructed sculptures of miniature buildings and cities. His vision for the future is now on view in #KingelezCityDreams. … [Artwork details: Bodys Isek Kingelez. “Reveillon Fédéral.” 1992. Paper, paperboard, and other various materials. CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection, Geneva. © Bodys Isek Kingelez. Photo: Carly Gaebe / Steadfast Studio]

A post shared by MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (@themuseumofmodernart) on Jun 8, 2018 at 2:00pm PDT

#2 Victoria and Albert Museum

Get insight into the world of art, design, and performance. Follow the account to get a full taste of the museums rich history and beautiful architecture.

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Thanks again to @salmahayek for opening the private view for Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up last night! The exhibition opens this Saturday. Tickets are all sold out for the first few weeks, but there are plenty more from 10 July! #InspiredbyFrida #FridaKahlo #regram

A post shared by Victoria and Albert Museum (@vamuseum) on Jun 14, 2018 at 7:01am PDT

#3 British Museums

The building holds over 2 million years of history under one roof. The collections found within the British Museum range from artworks to archaeological discoveries. Oh, and did I mention that Night at the Museum was filmed there?

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This photo shows the front of the Museum in the 1940s. If you look closely you can see evidence of damage from air raids during the Second World War – there is a lamppost missing on the right lawn and the paving in the centre is badly damaged. In total six bombs fell on the Museum during the Blitz. The final bomb to hit the Museum on 10 May 1941 caused some serious damage and the resulting fire destroyed 250,000 books. To protect the Museum’s collection, objects had been evacuated to locations around the country, including Aldwych Tube station in London and Aberystwyth Quarry in Wales. Some shrapnel damage is still visible today along the inside of the front railings. #BritishMuseum #photography #SecondWorldWar #WWII #WorldWarTwo #Blitz #history #LondonHistory #London #UK

A post shared by British Museum (@britishmuseum) on Jun 9, 2018 at 2:04am PDT

#4 Stedelijk Museum

Located in the heart of Amsterdam, Stedelijk handles modern and contemporary art, as well as design. It is one of the hottest local places for art enthusiasts.

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Keith Haring was #BornOnThisDay in 1958. He grew up in Kutztown, a village in Pennsylvania. He was very young when he started drawing, inspired by his father who was a cartoonist. From then on he knew that he also wanted to draw comics, bringing characters to life in stories. You can see works by Keith Haring on multiple locations in Amsterdam. ‘Apartheid’ by keith Haring is on display in Stedelijk BASE, and in the west of Amsterdam you can see a large painting by Haring on the wall of the Food Center. It is his largest work in a public space in Europe (12 x 15 meter) and it was recovered in 2018 after being hidden behind grey corrugated plates for years. The warehouse used to be the Stedelijk Museum depot. Keith Haring painted the mural when he was in Amsterdam for his exhibition at the Stedelijk in 1986. He painted it in one day. This is ‘Untitled’ by Keith Haring, which is a part of the Stedelijk collection. Keith Haring Foundation / Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam #contemporaryart #modernart #keithharing #untitled #stedelijk #stedelijkmuseum #stedelijkmuseumamsterdam

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#5 Musée du Louvre

It’s the Louvre! Do I need to say more?

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. 🇫🇷 Le 2 mai 1519, Léonard de Vinci s’éteignait au @chateauclosluce. – 👀 Peintre, sculpteur, ingénieur, architecte, mathématicien, géologue, inventeur, anatomiste, Léonard de Vinci est toujours reconnu, 500 ans plus tard, comme un génie de la Renaissance. —— 🌍 Today is the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death at @chateauclosluce. – 👀 Painter, sculptor, architect, mathematician, geologist, inventor, anatomist, Leonardo da Vinci is still known as a Renaissance genius. _ 📷 © RMN – Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado . . . #Leonardo500 #ExpoLeonard #Louvre #MuseeDuLouvre #LouvreMuseum #DaVinci #LeonardDeVinci #VivaLeonardo2019

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