Best Museums in the World

Multiple galleries of classical & Renaissance art masterpieces, plus the Sistine Chapel frescoes.

Art museum with Velazquez, Goya and El Greco masterpieces in vast 12th- to 19th-century collection.

19th-century building housing Dutch Golden Age painting masterpieces & vast European art collection.

16th-century building housing vast collection of Primitive & Renaissance paintings & masterpieces.

Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities.

Works from van Gogh to Warhol & beyond plus a sculpture garden, 2 cafes & The Modern restaurant.

Major 19th- & 20th-century European art collections housed in a monumental, former railway station.

Modern-art gallery with international works on display, plus a cafe with panoramic river views.

Museum housing the world's largest collection of Van Gogh paintings, alongside drawings & letters.

Ultramodern glass & steel museum housing ancient artifacts from the Acropolis archaeological site.

Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.

Gleaming titanium and glass museum, designed by Frank Gehry, housing major 20th-century artworks.

Contemporary structure housing antiquities & a modern, 360-degree painting of ancient Pergamon.

Extensive collection of Egyptian artifacts covering 5,000 years, including Tutankhamun's treasures.

Stately museum complex devoted to the art & antiquities of Japan, as well as other Asian countries.

Bustling museum featuring one of the largest collections of Chinese art & artifacts in the world.

Neoclassical museum showing the country's rich archaeological heritage within landscaped gardens.