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V & A Dundee

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“V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. The V&A Dundee is the first design museum in Scotland and the first Victoria and Albert museum outside London. The V&A Dundee is also the first building in the United Kingdom designed by Kengo Kuma, whose vision…”
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National GeographicJul 20, 2021

These are the world’s most beautiful museums

Return to travel by seeing 14 architectural marvels, from a building that tracks the sun to a donut-shaped cultural center. Planners and curators realized a flashy, design-forward museum could ...

Ship-like showplace on the waterfront

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  • V & A DundeeMuseumShip-like showplace on the waterfront
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  • Eiffel TowerSightParis, FranceIt is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.
  • PantheonPlace of worshipRome, ItalyIl Capitolo dei Canonici della Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres – Pantheon di Roma ti dà il l benvenuto…
  • Guggenheim MuseumMuseumNew York City, United StatesSwirling, curling concrete building opened in 1959
  • National Museum of African American History and CultureMuseumWashington, United StatesIt was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony…
  • Museum of the FutureMuseumDubai, United Arab EmiratesLopsided hula hoop-esque fiberglass and steel building
  • Shanghai Astronomical MuseumMuseumShanghai, ChinaPlanetarium formed from a floating sphere
  • Guggenheim Museum BilbaoMuseumBilbao, SpainVoluptuous glass curves and gleaming facade
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