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Starak Collection
Anna and Jerzy Starak own one of Poland’s largest and most important private collections of post-war art.
Giuseppe Simone Modeo Collection
A private collection of works by women artists understood as an act of attention, responsibility, and participation in the expansion of the canon.
Colección Amalita
Argentina’s wealthiest woman presents six centuries of art
RENNIE COLLECTION
With a strong focus on topics that surround identity, social commentary, injustice and appropriation, the Rennie Collection is one of Canada’s largest and most important collections.
Featured Collections
Geometric Abstraction
What came first – the chocolate bar or the collection?
Museum Voorlinden
Joop van Caldenborgh acquired his first artwork as a teenager.
Franks-Suss Collection
Initially focused on China, collectors Simon Franks and Robert Suss soon widened their purview
Jean-Paul Najar Foundation
Situated on, and presented in partnership with Alserkal Avenue, the heart of Dubai’s art quarter, the JPNF opened its gates to the public in 2016.
Katalin Spengler & Zsolt Somlói
The Hungarian couple dedicated to opening up the local collector community to international contemporary art.
The Frissiras Museum
Greek collector Vlassis Frissiras explains how he became the proud owner of over 3500 contemporary paintings
Planta - Fundació Sorigué
A visionary space where contemporary art meets industrial landscape and architectural innovation
Collezione Maramotti
Interview with the senior coordinator Sara Piccinini
Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation
Delve into the digital art of the collection exhibited across two spaces.
Lyon Housemuseum
A 40-minute tram ride from Melbourne takes you to this unique hybrid space
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.
Zuzāns Collection
Zuzeum Art Centre houses the largest private collection of Latvian art in the world
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.
»Nobody has been to all these places«
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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.