Museums are where the heritage of a certain country, race, or discipline is kept. If you want to know what the best museums in the world are, read on.
Top 10 – State Hermitage Museum, Russia
Russia’s State Hermitage Museum was able to acquire more than three million pieces from the past centuries. This museum features items as early as the Stone Age all the way to the modern times. The museum also has two of Da Vinci’s Madonna.
Top 9 – National Gallery of Art, USA
The US National Gallery of Art showcases major art works as donated by the famous American philanthropists Paul Mellon, Chester Dale, and Brown Widener, among others. It has got paintings of Raphael, Da Vinci, and Rembrandt on display.
Top 8 – Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
With more than one million items in their collection, this is one of the largest museums in Europe. The museum features Rembrandt’s The Night Watch.
Top 7 – Tate Modern, England
This museum houses most of the Surrealism paintings the world has known. The major work it features is the Forgotten Horizon by Dali.
Top 6 – Uffizi Gallery, Italy
In here are the paintings and sculptures that used to be owned by the Medici’s. The major artworks of the museum are Roman and Greek sculptures, as well as Baroque and Renaissance paintings.
Top 5 – Vatican Museums, Vatican City
The modern Catholic Church owns magnificent masterpieces of the great artist Michael Angelo. The museum also features works from Raphael, da Vinci, and Giotto, among others.
Top 4 – Egyptian Museum, Cairo
The ancient city of Egypt is home to the many artifacts of the olden world. Items from the royal tombs of kings and their families are featured at the Museum.
Top 3 – The Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum of Athens, Greece offers a glimpse of the Athenian life. It features a frieze of the Parthenon in which the exact same dimensions as the real one are used.
Top 2 – Kunsthistorisches Museum
All the works of the European masters are found here, along with items obtained from Ancient Greece and Egypt.
Top 1 – Louvre, Paris
There is no doubt that the world’s most famous museum is the Louvre. It is where you will find the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and the most stunning collection of Pablo Picasso.
