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The Roberts Institute of Art
Supporting contemporary artists through residencies, exhibitions and collaborations, and sharing the David and Indrė Roberts Collection with the public.
AAL – Arte Al Límite Collection
The collection that was founded upon the goal of making a contribution to culture and to encourage creativity.
The Long Museum
Where a private vision becomes a cultural force.
Jakob Collection
A collection shaped by contemporary voices in a digitally shaped present.
Featured Collections
The Sifang Art Museum
A unique collection of contemporary art, architecture and design relevant to the time and space of the now.
Terra Collection of African Contemporary Art
Interview with Joseph Awuah-Darko
Mark Hicks Collection
The collection grown from a curiosity of editions from the streets.
Centuries Of Art-Treasures At Colección Fortabat
Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat in Buenos Aires contains everything from Pieter Bruegel to Andy Warhol.
MATHAF – Arab Museum of Modern Art
A Royal Collection Spanning 200 Years of Arab Art
Tijana Mišković
Collecting by Curating
The Walther Collection
A collection of photographs, spanning the early days of photography to the contemporary
Nordic Contemporary Art Collection
The entire collection is built from artists that have a connection to the Nordic countries and designed to reflect on the “now” through artistic practice. Featuring Sofia Hultén, Elmgren & Dragset and Olafur Eliasson among others.
Le Silo
For more than 35 years Parisian based collectors Françoise & Jean-Philippe Billarant have been intensely engaged with Minimalism and Conceptual art.
JAHM – Justin Art House Museum
Given its spacious and unorthodox design, the JAHM looks more like a public exhibition venue than a private residence.
Daisuke Miyatsu
In the Japanese city of Ichikawa you will find a very special house, a dream house in fact.
The Timekeeper Of The Adrastus Collection
The Adrastus Collection in Spain is devoted upon being “a radical experimental collection focused on 21st century art”.
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«
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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.