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Off the Wall at Art Hotels

Locations in this article:  Louisville, KY

If you love visiting museums when you travel, why not stay at a hotel that displays original art—even some that are for sale?

The Jumeirah Essex House in New York not only is located within walking distance from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but it also has an on-property art curator who commissions art for the lobby’s gallery.

Also in New York, the Chambers Hotel displays over 500 pieces of original artwork and has full-scale hallway installations.

Grassington House Hotel in England features local artists who specialize in painting the Yorkshire Dales, and each of these works are for sale.

And the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky features a 9,000 square foot contemporary art museum managed by the 21c Museum Foundation.

The museum features group and solo exhibitions of emerging and acclaimed artists, with artwork and other creative gifts sale in the hotel.

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