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A curated directory of 257 museums across 48 countries. Search by name or topic, then filter by region, country, or admission.

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World Museum Guide maintains independent visitor guides to 257 museums in 48 countries — each with admission details, opening hours, must-see highlights, and getting-there directions. 55 offer free standard admission to all visitors. Browse below by name, city, or region, or start from the most visited museums on the homepage.

Showing 1–12 of 257 museums

Paris, France

The Louvre

The Louvre is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement.€22 for EEA visitors⏱ 3–5 hoursFree daysVatican City, Vatican City

Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.€20 at the ticket office⏱ 3–4 hoursFree daysSeoul, South Korea

National Museum of Korea

The National Museum of Korea moved to its current Yongsan home in 2005. The vast stone building frames a central 'Path of History' that aligns dramatically with distant Namsan tower.Free entry⏱ 2–3 hoursLondon, United Kingdom

The British Museum

The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. Its permanent collection of some eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence.Free entry⏱ 2–4 hoursNew York City, United States

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially 'the Met', is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments.$30⏱ 3–5 hoursFree daysSaint Petersburg, Russia

State Russian Museum

Founded by Emperor Nicholas II in 1895 as the Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III, the State Russian Museum opened in 1898 in Carlo Rossi's Mikhailovsky Palace on Inzhenernaya Street.700 RUB⏱ 2–3 hoursMexico City, Mexico

Museo Nacional de Antropología

Designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and opened in 1964, the museum is famous for its central courtyard sheltered by 'El Paraguas', a giant carved umbrella supported on a single column with water cascading around it.MX$210 for foreign visitors⏱ 3–5 hoursFree daysLondon, United Kingdom

Tate Modern

Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art created from 1900 to the present day. It is part of the Tate group, together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives.Free entry⏱ 2–3 hoursLondon, United Kingdom

The National Gallery

The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.Free entry⏱ 2–3 hoursFlorence, Italy

Uffizi Gallery

The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world.€25 on the day⏱ 2–4 hoursFree daysMadrid, Spain

Museo del Prado

The Prado Museum is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to house one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century.€15 general⏱ 2–4 hoursFree daysLondon, United Kingdom

Natural History Museum

Alfred Waterhouse's Romanesque-revival building opened in 1881 to display the natural-history collections that had outgrown the British Museum. The terracotta facade is decorated with sculptures of living and extinct species.Free entry⏱ 2–3 hours

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