Are these the world’s best artworks? Ten spectacular pieces for the bucket list
Source: Lonely Planet/TND
Art tourism is on the rise, with travellers – especially younger generations like millennials and gen Z – prioritising immersive cultural experiences over sightseeing.
American company Grand View Research found the global art tourism market size was valued at $US44 billion ($67 billion) in 2023 and is projected to grow at an annual rate of 3.1 per cent every year until 2030.
Travel publisher Lonely Planet is getting in on the act with a new book, Art Destinations, which explores some of the world’s most interesting art and cultural destinations.
It explores 70 destinations from around the globe, from dazzling capitals to lesser-known creative enclaves.
It also includes 10 destinations with bucket-list artworks, with Australia’s Kakadu National Park featuring prominently.
Here’s the full list:
- Great Pyramid of Khufu, Giza, Egypt
- Art House Project, Naoshima, Japan
- Cloud Gate (aka The Bean), by Anish Kapoor, Chicago,
Illinois, US - Prada Marfa, by Elmgreen & Dragset, Marfa, Texas, US
- Moai stone heads, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
- The Kiss, by Gustav Klimt, Upper Belvedere Palace,
Vienna, Austria - Gaudí’s La Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
- Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums, Rome, Italy
- Aboriginal rock art, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory,
Australia - Sand drawing, Vanuatu
Want more? Lonely Planet’s Art Destinations is available from shop.lonelyplanet.com. RRP $65
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