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Art Gallery Designs : Galleries Architecture

Major Arts Buildings from around the World

post updated 15 November 2024

e-architect select what we feel are the key Art Gallery Designs around the world, but additions are always welcome. We cover completed buildings plus new building designs across the world. The focus is on contemporary Art Gallery buildings.

Art Galleries

Art Gallery Buildings : A-E

Art Gallery Architecture : F-L

Art Gallery Designs : M-R (this page)

Art Gallery Building Designs : S-Z

Art Gallery Designs

Art Gallery Design, chronological:

Museum of Contemporary Art, Shenzhen, southeast China
Architects: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Museum of Contemporary Art Shenzhen
picture : SILKROAD Digital Technology Co. LTD
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art Planning
This building includes two museums: one on Contemporary Art and one on architecture and city planning. The architects have tried to combine the two into one “Urban Monolith” by twisting the skin of the form though one imagines there are other architectural devices employed!

Art Gallery Designs, alphabetical:

MAXXI, Rome, Italy
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
National Centre of Contemporary Arts Rome
photo © Adrian Welch
Maxxi Rome Centre of Contemporary Arts
MAXXI will not only be a place where to exhibit works of art. MAXXI will be a research workshop for comparing different contemporary languages: design, fashion, cinema and advertising will establish a dialogue with art and architecture.

Stuart Shave Modern Art, contemporary gallery, London, England, UK
Design: David Kohn Architects
Modern art gallery London
photo : Ioana Marinescu
Stuart Shave Modern Art
The new gallery occupies the ground floor and basement of a modest 1950’s office building. The design approach was to exploit the positive attributes of the existing building and urban context to the gallery’s advantage.

Museum of Middle East Modern Art, Culture Village, Dubai, UAE
Design: UNStudio
Museum of Middle East Modern Art Gallery Designs
picture from architect studio
MOMEMA
It is envisaged that MOMEMA will hold a variety of spaces to exhibit Arts and Culture such as exhibitions, art galleries, leasable workshop spaces, auditorium, and amphitheatre for live performances and international festivals. This contemporary building offers panoramic views to the surroundings, and vice versa.

National Gallery, Kulturforum, Berlin, Germany, western Europe
Design: Mies van der Rohe Architect
Berlin Gallery building
photo © Adrian Welch
National Gallery Berlin Building
The Neue Nationalgalerie focuses on artworks from the early 20th century. This German capital museum building and its sculpture gardens were designed by celebrated architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and opened in 1968.

National Gallery, London, England, UK
Design: William Wilkins
National Gallery London Art Gallery Designs
photo © Adrian Welch
National Gallery

National Gallery of Scotland, UK
Design: William Playfair Architect
National Gallery of Scotland
photo © Adrian Welch
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany
Design: Jim Stirling & Partner; Jim Stirling Michael Wilford & Associates
Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Building
image © Rebecca Breun
Stuttgart gallery

New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY, USA
Design: SANAA architects
New Museum of Contemporary Art Gallery Designs
image from SANAA
New Museum of Contemporary Art, N.Y.

Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art, Madrid, central Spain
Design: Ian Richie Architects
Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art Building
picture from architect
Spanish Gallery building, Madrid

Royal Academy of Arts, London, southeast England, UK
Design: David Chipperfield Architects
Royal Academy of Arts London
picture : David Chipperfield Architects
Royal Academy of Arts London project

Gallery Buildings – no images

Art Gallery Architectural Designs – no images, alphabetical:

Reina Sofía – Extension, Madrid, Spain
Date built: 2006
Architect: Jean Nouvel

The Richard and Lois Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Date built: 2003
Zaha Hadid Architects

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