ArchDaily Editors Select 20 (More) Amazing 21st Century Museums

ArchDaily Editors Select 20 (More) Amazing 21st Century Museums

Written by AD Editorial Team
Published on May 18, 2015

In honor of International Museum Day we’ve collected twenty compelling museum projects. In this round up you’ll find a truly global selection; from Wang Shu's Ningbo Historic Museum in China and Tod Williams + Billie Tsien's Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia to Monoblock's Contemporary Art Museum in Buenos Aires, see all of our editors’ favorites after the break!

Biomuseo / Gehry Partners

Biomuseo / Gehry Partners. Image © Fernando Alda

Buenos Aires Contemporary Art Museum / Monoblock

Buenos Aires Contemporary Art Museum / Monoblock. Image © Albano Garcia

Cachaça Museum / Jô Vasconcelos

Cachaça Museum / Jô Vasconcelos. Image © Junia Mortimer

Fundação Iberê Camargo / Álvaro Siza

Fundação Iberê Camargo / Álvaro Siza. © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Ílhavo Maritime Museum Extension / ARX

Ílhavo Maritime Museum Extension / ARX. Image © © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Long Museum West Bund / Atelier Deshaus

Long Museum West Bund / Atelier Deshaus. Image © Su Shengliang

Museu Brasileiro de Escultura (MuBE) / Paulo Mendes da Rocha

Museu Brasileiro de Escultura (MuBE) / Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Image © Paul Clemence

Museu do Pão - Moinho Colognese / Brasil Arquitetura

Museu do Pão - Moinho Colognese / Brasil Arquitetura. Image © Nelson Kon

Museum of Memory and Tolerance / Arditti + RDT Architects

Museum of Memory and Tolerance / Arditti + RDT Architects. Image © Courtesy of Arditti + RDT Architects

Museum of Ocean and Surf / Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabiao

Museum of Ocean and Surf / Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabiao. Image © Iwan Baan

Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews / Lahdelma & Mahlamäki + Kuryłowicz & Associates

Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews / Lahdelma & Mahlamäki + Kuryłowicz & Associates. Image © Pawel Paniczko

Nestlé’s Chocolate Museum / Metro Arquitetos Associados

Nestlé’s Chocolate Museum / Metro Arquitetos Associados. Image © Leonardo Finotti

Ningbo Historic Museum / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio

Ningbo Historic Museum / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio. Image © Iwan Baan

Perez Art Museum / Herzog & de Meuron

Perez Art Museum / Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Iwan Baan

Renovation of the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art / Smiljan Radic

Renovation of the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art / Smiljan Radic. Image © Nico Saieh

Shanghai Natural History Museum / Perkins+Will

Shanghai Natural History Museum / Perkins+Will. Image © James and Connor Steinkamp

Teshima Art Museum / Ryue Nishizawa

Teshima Art Museum / Ryue Nishizawa. Image © Iwan Baan

The Barnes Foundation / Tod Williams + Billie Tsien

The Barnes Foundation / Tod Williams + Billie Tsien. Image © The Barnes Foundation

The New Rijksmuseum / Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos

The New Rijksmuseum / Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos. Image © Pedro Pegenaute

Triana Ceramic Museum / AF6 Arquitectos

Triana Ceramic Museum / AF6 Arquitectos. Image © Jesús Granada

...and don't forget to check out the 20 museums that we selected last year!

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