Hidden Treasures in Secret Spaces.(Travel narrative)

Byline: Tara Pepper, Jaime Cunningham, Tracy McNicoll and Ginny Power, Sana Butler, Karla Bruning, Malak Hamwi

Hidden Treasures In Secret Spaces

By Tara Pepper

Visiting a great museum doesn't have to mean enduring crowded lines of pretentious would-be art connoisseurs in bustling cities. A plethora of smaller galleries lurk near windswept beaches, in idyllic rustic villages, and other out-of-the-way locales, and many house remarkable treasures. NEWSWEEK suggests stopping by a few of the best:

The striking Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, set among sweeping lawns and ancient trees on Denmark's windswept North Zealand coast, was established in 1958 to elaborate the connection between visual art, architecture

and landscape. The museum houses well-known works by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, and its sculpture collection is particularly strong, featuring 13 of Alberto Giacometti's spiky, surrealist bronzes. In the park, visitors can admire other sculptures by the likes of Alexander Calder and Joan Miro, and marvel at their juxtaposition with the trees, grass and water (louisiana.dk , [euro]11.90).

A short walk from Croatia's unspoiled Adriatic beaches, Dubrovnik's War Photo Limited gallery provides a haunting reminder of the horrors of recent global history. Current exhibits include Noel Quidu's unflinching look at the violent rebel overthrow of Charles Taylor's government in Monrovia, Liberia, in 2003 (warphotoltd.com , free admission).