A surprise in a roadside industrial estate near Pilerne, the Museum of Goa (MOG) is the best contemporary art space anywhere on the north Goa coast. Three storeys of installations, paintings and sculpture by Goan and Indian artists explore Goan identity, Portuguese colonial history, ecology, and contemporary politics.
It's a half-hour scooter ride from Calangute beach, but well worth the detour — especially if the heat of the afternoon has driven you off the sand. The ground-floor café does decent coffee and the rooftop has a view across the paddy. Open Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays.