The Best Art Museums

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Reading about art and viewing it in real-time offer two very different experiences.  We have narrowed down your search to the top 25 most famous and most visited art museums around the world.

The Vatican Museums (est. 1506)

The museum’s collections are made up of over 70,000 artworks, first established by Pope Julius II around the early 16th century.

The Uffizi Gallery  (est. 1581)

The museum is famous for its collection of valuable artworks from the Italian Renaissance and was built upon request by one of the most prominent Italian families in history.

The British Museum  (est. 1753)

Has been the institution of both praise and controversy in the 21st century due to the nature of the acquisition of some of the works in its collection.

The Musée du Louvre  (est. 1793)

By far the largest art museum in the world and also holds the title of the most-visited art museum. The Louvre Museum was voted the best art museum in the world in 2021.

The Rijksmuseum  (est. 1798)

The Netherlands’ national museum containing over 1 million artworks from different Dutch artists across Dutch art history.

The National Gallery  (est. 1824)

One of the most visited art museums in the world that saw more than 6.2 million visitors each year in its prime and is currently ranked as the fourth most famous art museum in global rankings.

The Victoria and Albert Museum (est. 1852)

One of Europe’s most famous art museums with the world’s largest collection of applied and decorative arts.

The Art Institute of Chicago (est. 1879)

Recognized as one of the oldest art museums in the world with a collection that is among the most well-curated in America.