Is Earth officially back on track? Maybe not, but our cultural agendas are!

Untitled, David Hammons, 2000. © David Hammons. Courtesy de l'artiste et Pinault Collection. Photo : Aurélien Mole

With museums reopening to the public and galleries launching physical shows after a long period of uncertainty, we felt inspired to start a quick (but very motivating) research for some of the new art institutions opening their doors for the first time this year.

Here you will find the 5 Newborn Art Museums that the team of We The Cool Magazine feels the most excited about.

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection (Paris)

Developed since 2006 by the founder of the luxury group Kering, François Pinault, The Bourse de Commerce was built under the perspective on the contemporary art collection that the French businessman has reunited over the past forty years.

The collection hosts over 10,000 works —between paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs, audio works, installations, and performances— by almost 400 artists coming from all over the world.

Photo: Instagram @frickcollection. Installation view at Frick Madison of Fragonard's Progress of Love, ca. 1790–91. The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr., 2021.

Frick Madison (New York)

Behind its’ brutalist architecture and covering Old Master paintings as well as European sculpture and decorative arts from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century, the Frick Collection is internationally recognized as a museum and one of the world’s top art history research center.

Munchmuseet: The New Munch Museum (Oslo)

Opening its doors on October 2021 by Oslo’s waterfront, this new building designed by Spanish firm Estudio Herreros will host the largest collection of art by Edvard Munch. According to MUNCH director Stein Olav Henrichsen, the visitors will be able to experience the highlights of Edvard Munch’s artistic career, alongside changing exhibitions of works with other artists.

Photo: Instagram @ateliersjeannouvel. Designed by #AteliersJeanNouvel, the museum aspires to become a new landmark of Shanghai’s cultural landscape and a platform for international exchange of arts and culture.

Pudong Museum of Art (Shangai)

Also known as PMoA, this new art institution designed by Jean Nouvel Architects (the creative minds behind big museums such as Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Cartier Foundation in Paris) will specialize in international artists, followed by local art exhibitions. The opening exhibition will run under the direction of London’s iconic Tate Gallery, which has been providing consultancy for PMoA in terms of operations and management since its announcement in 2017.

Grand Egyptian Museum (Giza)

While most of us were counting the days for the lockdown to be finished, Egypt had been preparing the final details to inaugurate the largest archeological museum in the world located two kilometers far from the Giza pyramid. Designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, GEM will encompass over 3,500 years of Egyptian history by introducing more than 50,000 artworks, artifacts and relics (including the complete Tutankhamun collection).

5 Brand New Museums are Opening in 2021