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The Best Museums in the World

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A list of the most visited museums in the world, with pictures. For some, "the most popular" means "the best", and these are definitely some of the most famous museums anywhere. Top museums are often major tourist attractions, and can be a museum of natural history, art, science, or many others. Early museums were collections owned by private individuals. Whether these collections were open to the public was up to the owner. Today, museums are institutions dedicated to the study and exhibition of art, artifacts, and other objects of importance. One can only imagine the collections necessary to make the museums on this list some of the most popular in the world.
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    British Museum

    United Kingdom
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    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    New York, United States of America, New York City
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    Musée du Louvre

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    Van Gogh Museum

    Amsterdam
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    Musée d'Orsay

    Paris, Île-de-France, France More
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    Art Institute of Chicago

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    Museo del Prado

    Madrid, Madrid metropolitan area, Madrid More
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    Museum of Modern Art

    New York City, United States of America, New York
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    Centre Georges Pompidou

    Paris, Île-de-France, France More
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    Louvre

    France, Western Europe, Europe
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    Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze

    Italy, Europe, Earth
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    Hermitage Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands More
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    National Gallery of Art

    Washington, D.C., United States of America More
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    Rijksmuseum

    Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands More
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    Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art

    Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain More
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    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    New York, United States of America, New York City
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    Victoria and Albert Museum

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    The Guggenheim

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    Hermitage Museum

    Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia
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    Los Angeles County Museum of Art

    Los Angeles County, United States of America, California
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    Galleria degli Uffizi

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    Philadelphia Museum of Art

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America More
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    Tate Modern, London

    London, England, United Kingdom More
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    Tate Modern

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    Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

    Paris, Île-de-France, France More
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    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

    United States of America, North America
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    National Gallery

    Athens, Attica, Greece More
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    National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, D.C., United States More
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    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Chinatown, United States, with Territories More
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    Freer and Sackler Galleries

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    Getty Center

    Los Angeles County, California, United States of America More
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    Galleria Borghese

    Rome, Lazio, Province of Rome More
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    Dallas Museum of Art

    Dallas, United States of America, Texas More
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    National Gallery of Victoria

    Melbourne, Australasia, Australia More
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    National Art Museum of China

    Beijing, China, Asia
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    Uffizi Gallery

    Florence, Tuscany, Province of Florence More
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    Vatican Museums

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    Brooklyn Museum

    Brooklyn, New York, New York City More
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    National Gallery of Ireland

    Dublin, Ireland, Ireland More
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    High Museum of Art

    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia More
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    Museu Picasso

    Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain More
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    American Museum of Natural History

    New York City, New York, United States of America More
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    Tate Liverpool

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    National Air and Space Museum

    Southwest, Washington, D.C. More
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    Art Gallery of New South Wales

    Australia, Earth, Oceania More
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    National Palace Museum

    Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan More
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    Florida Museum of Natural History

    32608, Alachua County, Florida More
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    Altes Museum

    Germany, Western Europe, Europe
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    Whitney Museum of American Art

    New York City, United States of America, New York
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    Alabama Museum of Natural History

    Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area More

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