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Nadia & Rajeeb Samdani
The collector-couple dedicated to South Asian art in the heart of Bangladesh.
Palazzo Monti
Take a look inside the both historic and fresh beauty of Palazzo Monti in Brescia, who we welcome as new to IC.
Garzon Garcia Collection
Geometrical abstraction
Kistefos Museum
Built on the grounds of a historical pulp mill, Kistefos today offers world-class architecture and art
Featured Collections
Merode
An open space for unexpected encounters
QUETZAL ART CENTER
Permanent installations at Quinta do Quetzal weave contemporary art into the vineyards of Alentejo
Claus Busch Risvig
Meet the young collector who is taking the international art world by storm whilst never forgetting his roots in Denmark.
Katalin Spengler & Zsolt Somlói
The Hungarian couple dedicated to opening up the local collector community to international contemporary art.
The Goss-Michael Foundation
A place that grew out of a romantic connection between Kenny Goss and the late pop music legend, George Michael
What Lies Within
The Basma AlSulaiman Collection features an exhibition by some of the most significant artists of Saudi Arabia
The David Bowie Collection
After the auction house Sotheby’s unveiled Bowie’s art collection to the public the title “art collector” is another one long overdue.
Walter Vanhaerents
A Story About An Island
Andra Lauffs-Wegner Collection
„Old and New Friends“, a jubilee group show, celebrates the collection and efforts of Andra Lauffs-Wegner, curated by Susanne Kleine.
Shalini Passi
Inside the palatial New Delhi home of artist and collector Shalini Passi.
Seth Stolbun
The Houston native collector almost exclusively acquires works from artists that he has a personal relationship with
The Sublime Hyacinth Collection
When Boudewijn Jansen and Yvette van Dishoeck, who are both Dutch, met in 1992 in Prague, it was love—for one another, the city, and Czech 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«
Get the new Edition
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.
SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen
In the spacious rooms of a former industrial hall, Peter and Christiane Schaufler’s collection of contemporary art becomes an experience.
Museum Brandhorst
Francesca Gavin and Benjamin Jaworskyj explore this dazzling space in Munich.
Museum Liaunig
Nuriel Molcho and Francesca Gavin travel out of Vienna to hillside Carinthia, to meet with Peter Liaunig.
Kaviarfactory
DJ Cassy and Francesca Gavin meet with collectors Venke and Rolf A. Hoff in Henningsvær, Norway.
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