Art gallery

The art gallery is a type of lot and also a lot assignment in The Sims 3.

Gameplay descriptions

 * Attracts
 * Sims with the Artistic trait.


 * Deters
 * Sims with the Can't Stand Art trait.


 * Encourages NPCs to learn
 * NPCs are encouraged to use the Painting skill on this lot.



Every time a Sims learning the Painting skill sells a painting directly from the easel there is a 20% chance that painting will replace a wall decoration item in the local art gallery.

Art galleries generate the following dark blue map tag in-game:



Sunset Institute of Modern Art
540 Mirabello Road

The Sunset Institute of Modern Art is the default art gallery lot for Sunset Valley. It is a large glass-fronted building, featuring a collection of strangely colored sculptures and paintings.

Octagon House: Historical Museum and Art Gallery
15 Old Main Road

Octagon House: Historical Museum and Art Gallery is Riverview's default art gallery lot. It bears no description text. It has a very quaint and pleasant appearance compared with the modern art-focused gallery in Sunset Valley.

La Gallerie d'Art
The La Gallerie d'Art is the default art gallery lot for Champs Les Sims, and it was the only new premade art gallery introduced in The Sims 3: World Adventures. It contains tombs. It is a very large building, acting more a museum than an art gallery. It holds numerous rare items like the Cursed Sarcophagus of the Kings. It may be a parody of the real life Louvre Museum in France, although it lacks a Pyramid court.

Curios Memorial Museum
6 Cherrywood Lane

The Curios Memorial Museum is the default art gallery lot for Twinbrook. The museum showcases a lot of the new sculptures available via the Sculpting skill. The urn of Tina-Patricia Copper is kept near a sculpture on the third floor.

Goldbeard Galleon Gallery
3 Porthilly View

Goldbeard Galleon Gallery is the art gallery from Barnacle Bay. It is named after the Goldbeard family and is mentioned in Coral Goldbeard's bio. The building is near the Goldbeard estate and the two look very much alike.

The True Modern Art Gallery
7694 Sterling Parkway

The True Modern Art Gallery is the art gallery from Bridgeport. This gallery places a strong emphasis on minimalism. It features a bar for mixologists.

Paul A. Wilkes Natural Museum
15 Subalpine Cir.

Paul A. Wilkes Natural Museum is the art gallery from Hidden Springs.

Appaloosa County Historical Society
199 East Appaloosa Avenue

The Appaloosa County Historical Society is the art gallery from Appaloosa Plains.

Aphelion Art Gallery
99 Babylon Boulevard

The Aphelion Art Gallery is the art gallery from Lunar Lakes.

Urbane Center for the Arts
33 Los Sueños Strip

The Urbane Center for the Arts is the art gallery from Starlight Shores.

Paint A Desert Art Gallery
32 Civic Circle

The Paint A Desert Art Gallery is an art gallery in Lucky Palms.

Sunshine Art Gallery
111 Lakeside Drive

The Sunshine Art Gallery is an art gallery in Lucky Palms.

Oceanview Art Gallery
57 Paradise Circle

The Oceanview Art Gallery is the art gallery from Sunlit Tides.

Moonlight Falls Historical Society & Museum
1105 Merchant Way

The Moonlight Falls Historical Society & Museum is the art gallery from Moonlight Falls.

Museum D'Art
20 Regalia Court

The Museum D'Art is the art gallery from Monte Vista.

The Wallpaper Museum of Modern Art
20 Regalia Court

The Wallpaper Museum of Modern Art is the art gallery from Aurora Skies.

Dragon Valley ===

Heart and History Art Gallery
42 Elm Grove

The Heart and History Art Gallery is the art gallery from Dragon Valley.

Nautical Museum
$$54 Civic Center

The Nautical Museum is an art gallery in Isla Paradiso.

Seaside Stuff Art Gallery
$$13 Scuba Street

The Seaside Stuff Art Gallery is an art gallery in Isla Paradiso.

Avant-Garde Gallery
3 Rojo Road

The Avant-Garde Gallery is the art gallery from Midnight Hollow.

Antiquity Art Museum
59 Breach Bend

The Antiquity Art Museum is the art gallery from Midnight Hollow.

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