For many art is only a set of works exhibited in museums or galleries, however for some years now new artistic languages are changing the rules of the game reminding us that The creative capacity of the human being has no limits... no borders. Or, if not, where would you fit the fact that a company bought the construction site Morons (White) by Banksy for almost one hundred thousand euros and then set it on fire live on Twitter and so on turn it into a non-fungible token (NFT) that now exists exclusively in virtual space?
Today, the world art scene is so vast and varied that alternative criteria are needed when measuring artistic strength or influence of some destinations over the rest. For this reason, the finance experts at Money.co.uk, to create this new listing, have taken care of analyze and classify a series of cities taking into account aspects as orthodox as the architecture, monuments or paintings hanging on the walls of its artistic centers, but also others less common and just as crucial.
“The research looked at other factors that contribute to the artistic pedigree of a place, As the Street art and top-rated art and design colleges,” as they say on their website.
A street in Berlin.
CITIES WITH THE MOST ART
From a total of 40 cities, compiled in articles and lists of specialized publications such as The Times or Culture Trip, These are the ones that occupy the top ten:
10. Milan, Italy - 3.48 out of 10
The historical weight of works of art It has been noticed (and much) in the privileged position reached by the city of fashion: the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci (in the Santa Maria delle Grazie church), the charcoal sketch that Raphael used to paint the Philosophy fresco in the Vatican, better known as the School of Athens (in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana), the Pietà Rondanini by Michelangelo (Castello Sforzesco)…
9. Berlin, Germany - 3.58 out of 10
The capital of Germany does not lack museums, in fact Almost 300 have been counted (the highest score in the top ten of the ranking), but without a doubt has been your street art –and the mentions of urban art on Instagram– the reason why be among the ten cities with the most art in the world.
8. Seattle, United States - 3.76 out of 10
The same happens with outstanding street art the largest city in the state of Washington, whose high number of inhabitants makes spread is much higher (each of the factors was calculated for one million people).
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), Santa Fe.
7. Santa Fe, United States - 3.80 out of 10
According to the study, the capital of New Mexico has nothing more and nothing less than 319.3 museums and 264.9 art galleries (per million inhabitants). Which reveals that it is one of the most important artistic centers in the world, for a reason Santa Fe is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Design, Crafts and Popular Art.
6. Kyoto, Japan - 4.05 out of 10
Cultural city like few others, Kyoto has a large number of museum and art centers, but it also preserves intact its ancient Japanese architecture. The manga museum is a rare bird in which to discover the evolution of famous japanese cartoon art from its origins, in feudal Japan, to the present day.
Toji Temple in Kyoto.
5. San Francisco - 4.28 out of 10
In San Francisco, not only smart electronic devices and applications are designed, but also artistic design plays a fundamental role in the city. Its Museum of Modern Art is considered the second most important from United States (after MOMA) and the California Academy of Sciences is among the largest natural history museums in the world.
4. Vienna - 4.32 out of 10
we already knew that Vienna it is the capital of modern art, but this new research has put the spotlight on another relevant issue: the best art and design universities are in the Austrian capital (2.06 per million people). “Vienna is nurturing a new generation of great artistic minds with its high proportion of universities, which are among some of the best in art and design, including the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts,” says Nisha Vaidya, editor of Money.co.uk.
Vienna Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum).
3. Florence, Italy - 4.57 out of 10
In the cradle of the Renaissance it is inevitable to suffer from Stendhal syndrome, get dizzy in front of the Basilica of the Holy Cross or pass out in the Uffizi Gallery or the Pitti Palace. “There are examples of Renaissance art and architecture everywhere in Florence, which is also houses the largest number of museums per person”, they explain from Money.co.uk.
2. Miami, United States - 5.15 out of 10
Second place on this list is occupied by modern Miami Art Scene, which obtained the best score in three of the factors measured: the number of galleries (113.1 per million people), street art searches (30,391 per million people) and street art posts on instagram (130,949 per million people).
Rialto Bridge, Venice.
1. Venice, Italy - 6.8 out of 10
lead this ranking Venice, World Heritage city whose cultural richness is unquestionable, being one of the places with the most architecturally significant buildings and monuments of the planet: the Basilica of Saint Mark and its Byzantine heritage, the Ducal Palace –a masterpiece of Venetian Gothic–, the baroque style of the church of Santa Maria della Salute, the neoclassicism of the Magdalena by Tommaso Latenza...