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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.
Vexation of Spirit
The Duerckheim Collection at the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art
A Tribute to Minimal and Conceptual Art
Venet strove to acquire museum quality artwork from the very beginning.
Responding to Nature
Tucked away in the vineyard’s of San Francisco you’ll find the secret sculpture park of Nancy and Steve Oliver.
Featured Collections
The Sifang Art Museum
A unique collection of contemporary art, architecture and design relevant to the time and space of the now.
Time & Architecture
Over the past three decades the Billarant’s have been deeply involved with collecting conceptual art, minimalism, and geometric abstraction.
Austrian Contemporary Art
Sliced into the green hills of Austria's Carinthia district you'll find the sleek, exposed concrete building that the Museum Liaunig calls home.
What Lies Within
The Basma AlSulaiman Collection features an exhibition by some of the most significant artists of Saudi Arabia
Zeitz MOCAA
Former Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz has built a unique and extensive body of works by some of the most exciting established and emerging artists from Africa and its diaspora
Kistefos Museum
Built on the grounds of a historical pulp mill, Kistefos today offers world-class architecture and art
José Mauricio Sanchez Ruiz Collection
Inside the collection built on purchases made on the internet.
Nicky & Robert Wilson
A Place for Synergy Between Art and Nature – Daiga Rudzāte and Una Meistere interview British art collectors Nicky and Robert Wilson about the mutual interaction between the land and the 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.
Alexander Ramselaar
Collecting for new horizons and deeper insights.
The Leonardi Collection
The Journey of Collecting Art and Supporting Indonesian Artists
Barjeel Art Foundation
The diversity of the Arab world lies at the heart of Sultan Al-Qassemi’s collection
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.