There’s a certain kind of frustration that comes with loving art and not being able to see it.

Because the world we live in isn’t built for that kind of freedom.

Sometimes it’s money. Sometimes it’s paperwork. Sometimes it’s just the quiet understanding that some places feel… out of reach.

And yet, I still find myself building this imaginary itinerary.

A list of museums I would visit if nothing stood in the way.

Not planned. Just… desired.

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The Louvre

I know, bestie! It’s so obvious.

And maybe that’s exactly why I resisted putting it on this list at first.

I have been to France a couple of times, but I have never been to Paris. SHOCKING! The truth is, I wouldn’t go through the humiliating visa procedures to visit Paris, because I worry it would be overhyped, and I don’t care about the Mona Lisa enough to do so.

But it was never the Mona Lisa I dream about; I dream about GETTING LOST.

About walking through endless rooms where every turn feels like a different century. Where art isn’t just displayed, it overwhelms you a little.

I want the exhaustion of it. The kind where you sit down halfway through and realize you’ve only seen 10%.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This one feels like a universe more than a museum.

I imagine spending hours in just one section, completely ignoring the rest, knowing full well I’ll never finish it in a day.

What draws me isn’t just the art; it’s the scale.

The idea that so many cultures, histories, and stories exist under one roof… and somehow still feel incomplete.

The British Museum

This one is complicated.

Because as much as I want to see it… I’m also aware of everything it represents.

History, yes. But also power, displacement, and uncomfortable questions about ownership.

Still, I would go.

Not just to admire, but to observe. To think. To feel that tension between fascination and discomfort.

Museo Nacional del Prado

There’s something about Spanish paintings that feels heavier. Darker. More intense.

I imagine standing in front of Las Meninas and not fully understanding it, but feeling like it understands me.

Some artworks don’t need explanation.

They just need presence.

What this list is really about

This isn’t just about museums.

It’s about access.

About how something as simple as wanting to see art can become complicated.

And maybe that’s why the idea of these places feels so powerful—because they exist somewhere between reality and imagination.

Final thoughts

One day, maybe I’ll visit some of them.

Maybe not all.

But until then, I’ll keep this list.

Not as a checklist—but as a reminder.

That my curiosity exists, even when the world makes it difficult to follow it.

And that art, somehow, still finds a way to reach me anyway.