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Planta - Fundació Sorigué
A visionary space where contemporary art meets industrial landscape and architectural innovation
Carole Server
The New York-based collectors with an enthusiasm for patronage and education.
Spinoza Returns to Vidigueira
A new exhibition at Quetzal Art Center reflects on Spinoza’s philosophy and its relevance for how we see and understand the world today
Karin Meidner & Jan Widlund
For more than 30 years Jan Widlund was the owner of a large art collection at the law firm of Vinge in Stockholm.
Featured Collections
Nadia & Rajeeb Samdani
The collector-couple dedicated to South Asian art in the heart of Bangladesh.
Seth Stolbun
The Houston native collector almost exclusively acquires works from artists that he has a personal relationship with
Rolla Foundation
Rosella and Phil Rolla provide researchers and photography enthusiasts access to important works.
Barbara Maj Husted Werner
An interview with the collector combining art with the everyday life.
Dimitris Daskalopoulos
Arterritory's Una Meistere in conversation with the Greek collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos.
Fondation Francès
Created in 2009, the Fondation Francès welcomes art lovers and curious minds, sharing its passion for contemporary art.
The Goss-Michael Foundation
A place that grew out of a romantic connection between Kenny Goss and the late pop music legend, George Michael
Kunstwerk – Sammlung Klein
Alison and Peter W. Klein are two collectors who do not follow art-market trends but instead only buy what they love.
The Brasilea Foundation
Based on the collection of Swiss art lover Walter Wüthrich.
KNMA – Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
More than 8,000 artworks from across South Asia and its diaspora
Ryutaro Takahashi
Una Meistere talks to Tokyo based collector Ryutaro Takahashi about contemporary art in Japan, art as therapy and the irrationalities of collecting.
Terra Collection of African Contemporary Art
Interview with Joseph Awuah-Darko
OPINIONS
To the patrons of tomorrow
Laurie Rojas on the future of art patronage and how to nurture enthusiasm for good art, worldly sensibility, curiosity, and connoisseurship.
Why I Stopped Being A Collector (And Started To Collect)
by Benjamin Kaufmann
The Rediscovery of Wonder
»Good art is rarely simple, but it is hardly ever incomprehensible, « says Christian Kaspar Schwarm, IC founder and avid collector who has never lost his excitement for complexity.
The BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors
The 7th edition of the BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors takes you to more than 304 collections in 51 countries and 224 cities.
»Nobody has been to all these places«
Get the new Edition
Join the next Edition
Each year, our curators select 300 private collections for the BMW ART GUIDE by INDEPENDENT COLLECTORS. The requirements for collections are that they must be a) contemporary, b) open for visitors (by appointment only or regular opening hours, and c) of a certain relevance (which our team evaluates). If you would like to submit your collection for consideration, please get in touch.
Collection Visits
Curator Joey Lico teams up with artist Alexis Diaz to visit the mighty Rubell Museum in Miami.
SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen
In the spacious rooms of a former industrial hall, Peter and Christiane Schaufler’s collection of contemporary art becomes an experience.
Museum Brandhorst
Francesca Gavin and Benjamin Jaworskyj explore this dazzling space in Munich.
Museum Liaunig
Nuriel Molcho and Francesca Gavin travel out of Vienna to hillside Carinthia, to meet with Peter Liaunig.
Kaviarfactory
DJ Cassy and Francesca Gavin meet with collectors Venke and Rolf A. Hoff in Henningsvær, Norway.
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