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Fancy a European art break with fewer crowds? Try one of these five cities

Travel | The Guardian·Rachel Dixon·3 days ago
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Zurich, Switzerland Zurich may be known as a financial centre, but it has a creative side, too. The Kunsthaus Zürich became the biggest art gallery in the country when its David Chipperfield-designed extension opened in 2021. Its collection spans 800 years of art, and includes old masters, Swiss artists such as Giacometti, works by Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Van Gogh and Warhol, and contemporary artists. The area around the Kunsthaus is now the Zurich Gallery Mile , best explored on the Zurich Art Weekend (12-14 June), held a week before the more famous Art Basel. Galleries have special exhibitions, guided tours and talks, and there are performances, art walks, screenings and parties. The Löwenbräukunst-Areal. Photograph: Peter Baracchi/Courtesy of Löwenbräukunst Zürich In Zurich-West, a brewery built in the 1890s became an arts centre in the 1990s. The Löwenbräukunst-Areal now houses several modern and contemporary galleries, including a branch of Hauser & Wirth.…

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