Mona, the Museum of Old and New Art, in Hobart, Australia, offers a “viscerally experiential” trip. Photo: Courtesy of MONA Museum of Old and New Art
Mona, the Museum of Old and New Art, in Hobart, Australia, offers a “viscerally experiential” trip. Photo: Courtesy of MONA Museum of Old and New Art
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The Art Museum in Modern Times: Charles Saumarez Smith’s world tour of ‘new’ institutes that have shaped the art viewing experience

  • Architectural historian Smith visits 43 art museums on a mission to understand and interpret their design, right down to the display of individual works
  • China’s West Bund Museum and Power Station of Art make ‘new Chinese museums … part of the international art world’, he writes

Mona, the Museum of Old and New Art, in Hobart, Australia, offers a “viscerally experiential” trip. Photo: Courtesy of MONA Museum of Old and New Art
Mona, the Museum of Old and New Art, in Hobart, Australia, offers a “viscerally experiential” trip. Photo: Courtesy of MONA Museum of Old and New Art
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