10 Underrated Cities for Art Lovers | U.S. News Travel
Greenville, South Carolina
South Carolina may be world-renowned for its mouthwatering barbecue, but its flourishing art scene has emerged on the art aficionado's map, with more than 70 works featured as part of Greenville's Arts in Public Places initiative. An "Orbital Trio" serves as the anchor of North Main Street downtown at NOMA Square, while nearby, you'll find "Octo 2," a kinetic, wind-powered stainless steel sculpture made up of linked stainless shapes rotating around a circular axis. Plus, there are nearly 50 museums and galleries across the city, including the largest Andrew Wyeth watercolor collection in the world at the Greenville County Museum of Art. And a number of art-focused events take place regularly, including Art in the Park and Greenville's signature event, Artisphere, a nationally recognized art festival.
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Bob Jones U also has a lot of art, over 400 religious, original paintings by artists such as Rubens, Botticelli, Tintoretto and van Dyck
This is recognized as one of the finest collections of European Old Masters paintings in America, and includes the Bowen Collection of Antiquities featuring Hebrew, Egyptian and Roman artifacts. There is a visual library for students majoring in art, history and humanities. The University has a satellite location in downtown Greenville at the art museum.