Lowe Art Museum

Your love of the Lowe depends on your taste in art. If you’re into modern and contemporary works, it’s good. If you’re into the art and archaeology of cultures from Asia, Africa and the South Pacific, it’s great. And if you’re into pre-Columbian and Mesoamerican art, it’s simply fantastic; the artifacts are stunning and thoughtfully strung out along an easy-to-follow narrative thread. That isn’t to discount the lovely permanent collection of Renaissance and Baroque art, Western sculpture from the 18th to 20th centuries and paintings by Gauguin, Picasso and Monet; they’re also gorgeous.