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A destination painting or bucket list painting is a painting that in itself may inspire
A destination painting or bucket list painting is a painting that in itself may inspire cultural tourism
Cultural tourism is a type of tourism activity in which the visitor's essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience and consume the tangible and intangible cultural attractions/products in a tourism destination. These attractions/produ ...
to a museum or other destination. Often such a work would be considered a "masterpiece
A masterpiece, ''magnum opus'' (), or ''chef-d’œuvre'' (; ; ) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, ...
". A more general characterization would be destination art.
Role in museums
Collections may adopt a policy to keep a destination painting permanently on location, where visitors can expect to see it, by preventing any loan to a travelling exhibition. They may also compete to acquire a potential destination painting during an art auction. Such paintings can lead toovertourism
Overtourism is the congestion or overcrowding from an excess of tourists, resulting in conflicts with locals. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) defines overtourism as "the impact of tourism on a destination, or parts thereof, that excessi ...
in parts of a museum where the work is displayed, leading to challenges in exhibit design. This overcrowding can be exacerbated by modern social media photography. The tendency toward a crowded quick experience for major works has had a reaction in the more contemplative " slow art" movement.
See also
* List of most expensive paintings * List of most-visited art museums *Starchitect
Starchitect is a portmanteau used to describe architects whose celebrity and critical acclaim have transformed them into idols of the architecture world and may even have given them some degree of fame among the general public. Celebrity status i ...
References
{{Art world Cultural tourism Museology Painting