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Würth Collection
Europe’s most dynamic private collection, bringing centuries of art to life
Baloo Art Collection
A collection showcasing contemporary Polish and international art that explores identity, society, and the environment.
JaeMyung Noh
Interview with the Korean collector who has been collecting art since high school
RENNIE COLLECTION
With a strong focus on topics that surround identity, social commentary, injustice and appropriation, the Rennie Collection is one of Canada’s largest and most important collections.
Featured Collections
Klocker Museum
A Collection Of Modern and Contemporary Art in Hall in Tyrol, Austria
Colección Amalita
Argentina’s wealthiest woman presents six centuries of art
RAK Art Foundation
Bahraini artist and collector Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa’s childhood home
Daisuke Miyatsu
In the Japanese city of Ichikawa you will find a very special house, a dream house in fact.
Vanhaerents Art Collection
Where the connection between building and collecting is more than metaphorical
Brick Bay Sculpture Trail
Richard and Christine Didsbury showcase New Zealand’s leading artists
AAL – Arte Al Límite Collection
The collection that was founded upon the goal of making a contribution to culture and to encourage creativity.
Majerus Collection
Patrick Majerus’ love for collecting all began when he was a child and had a fasciation for collecting stamps and “bandes dessinées”.
The Office Collection
The Office Collection is the private art collection from Tassos A. Gkekas, the Greek collector with a penchant for collecting works by contemporary international and Greek artists – with many of them based in Europe or the Middle East.
Gudrun & Bernd Wurlitzer
On the occasion of the sixth edition of Berlin Art Week, Gudrun and Bernd Wurlitzer will be opening up their home and private collection to the public.
NEWM ART COLLECTION
»We collect art that resonates with our experiences and challenges us in unexpected ways.«
Zeitz MOCAA
Former Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz has built a unique and extensive body of works by some of the most exciting established and emerging artists from Africa and its diaspora
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.