Adestination painting orbucket list painting is apainting that in itself may inspirecultural tourism to amuseum or other destination.[1][2][3] Often such a work would be considered a "masterpiece". A more general characterization would bedestination art.[4]
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 atravelling exhibition.[5] They may also compete to acquire a potential destination painting during anart auction.[1][6]
Such paintings can lead toovertourism in parts of a museum where the work is displayed, leading to challenges inexhibit design.[7][8][2][3][9][10] This overcrowding can be exacerbated by modern social media photography.[11] The tendency toward a crowded quick experience for major works has had a reaction in the more contemplative "slow art" movement.[12]