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The Covidartmuseum andIrene Cruz

The Spanish artist and photographer Irene Cruz creates unusual emotional pictures Irene Cruz PhotographyDIANA (Feature Movie / Dir: Alejo Moreno) - The Muses (Video Art / Dir: Irene Cruz) - Tras el Verso (Music Video/ Pedro Zapata) - Two (Video Art /...irenecruz

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A wonderful Spanish initiative is the Covidartmuseum which is a virtual museum featuring 100 artists that was founded during the pandemic. https://www.instagram.com/covidartmuseum/?hl=de

Bilbao, Gasteiz and Vitoria

In Vitoria we can dive deeper into history in the Museum of Archeology which again is a very modern building, too. https://www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/wb021/was/contenidoAction.do?idioma=en&uid=deb2cd4_125de09ab32__7fd9

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Our Basque students take us to the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, walk around the modern construction by architect Ghery and marvel at the flowerdog Puppy, the Spider and other modern sculptures. When visiting the current exhibition dedicated to Bilbao and Painting we can learn so much about the city’s history through paintings.

Leonardo da Vinci

The great Italian master Leonardo da Vinci painted the popular Mona Lisa in the so-called sfumato technique

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Murals and Van Gogh in Athens

In Athens, you can see fantastic MURALS all over the city, for free!

GREECE5

In Athens, we are awe-struck by the spectacular Van Gogh exhibition with interactive projections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrAusQuHEow&t=4s

National Gallery in Budapest

When stopping in Budapest The Hungarian National Gallery in the historic castle is a must-see for 19 and 20th century paintings, surrealism, and also contemporary art.

HUNGARY4

Contemporary Art Museum Zagreb

CROATIA3

School of Fantastic RealismInes Agostinelli , For Forest

AUSTRIA 2

The Austrian painter, architect, poet, and singer Arik BRAUER was a co-founder of the Viennese School of Fantastic Realism. He died on 24 Jan. 2021 in Vienna.

Warsaw and Wroclaw

The National Museum in the Polish capital city of Warsaw invites all visitors to admire works of Polish and international painters which can also be enjoyed during a virtual walk. They also offer online lessons and lectures where you can meet an art historian live. http://www.mnw.art.pl/en/

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At the Historical Museum in Warsaw, an exhibition is dedicated to the surrealist works of the Polish artist Beksinski whose works can be perceived as landscapes that we see outside the window. Sadly, the artist was brutally murdered in his apartment in 2005. http://muzeum.sanok.pl/en/zbiory/zdzislaw-beksinski/malarstwo

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Ines Agostinelli is one of the younger Austrian female artists.

In Warsaw, we must also have a look at the graffiti of the mysterious artist Banksy at the Warsaw Museum. https://www.artofbanksy.pl/

At the Leonarda Art Gallery in Warsaw, the murals of a popular street artist can be admired.

From Warsaw, we travel on to Wroclaw, where two students have invited us to visit the city itself but also the National Museum with huge works showing Polish history. http://www.muzeum-przyrodnicze.uni.wroc.pl/en/index.php

We can learn more about Spanish and Basque artists in the museum called Artium in Gasteiz which deserves more recognition according to our Basque student guide. https://www.artium.eus/en/

I would like to thank all the 26 students for being such amazing guides! Thank you so much for taking us on this inspiring virtual tour around the countries’ museums and galleries, for telling us about art events and initiatives. Congratulations to you all! Gertraud, Austrian teacher

Our Basque students take us to the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, walk around the modern construction by architect Ghery and marvel at the flowerdog Puppy, the Spider and other modern sculptures. When visiting the current exhibition dedicated to Bilbao and Painting we can learn so much about the city’s history through paintings.