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knowledgeable or just plain inquisitive
then get yourself to these places
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
museums to visit for this list we
focused on museums that feature
primarily art and historical artifacts
subject-specific attractions have been
excluded because while these museums are
fascinating and informative we’re
choosing entries with a broader scope
number 10 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam a grand
building located within Amsterdam’s
museum Square the Rijksmuseum is the
biggest best and most visited attraction
of its type in the Netherlands
established in 1800 and housing an
incredibly vast collection with over
8,000 artifacts on show including works
by countrymen like Rembrandt and Vermeer
it’s definitely not somewhere that can
be skimmed over one of the best examples
of classic European celebration in the
world with its extensive combination of
art and history a day tripper to this
place can expect to take in a
masterpiece or two number nine the
National Archaeological Museum Athens in
terms of historical significance there
aren’t too many civilizations to trump
ancient Greece and in terms of
celebrating that significance there
isn’t a place that does it better than
the National Archaeological Museum of
Athens the world-renowned acropolis is
extremely good but this place is just a
little better if you have a penchant for
prehistory or a soft spot for sculpture
then this should be on your bucket list
with a library that’s over a century old
as an awesome added extra one day just
isn’t enough number eight the Vatican
Museums the religious and historical
influence wielded by the Catholic Church
is immense vatican city’s museums more
than reflect that visited by between
four and six million people each year
the buildings in themselves are stunning
but the things they house are even
better playing host to some of the most
important artifacts from history
particularly from the Renaissance
period the museum deserves a pilgrimage
of its very own Michelangelo’s Sistine
Chapel is here as our raphael stanza
della senator a’ it’s a marvelous place
that’s difficult to believe actually
exists outside of text books number 7
museo del prado if you’re interested in
art and even if you’re not this is a
place that you simply must see the
National Art Museum of Spain housed here
is one of the biggest collections of
European art in the world and the
biggest collection of Spanish art on the
planet from Francisco de Goya to El
Greco to Diego velázquez there seems a
world-famous piece on almost every wall
you’ll see Titian the fall of man
goriias Saturn devouring his son and
even Velasquez’s las meninas it’s
mind-blowing
number six you feet see gallery this
place is another work of art within
itself built in the latter half of the
16th century this grandest of galleries
has its two wings positioned in such a
way as to create the effect of an ideal
European street scene
once you’ve finished gazing at the
outside though prepare for a treat
tenfold on the inside we go from
Botticelli to da Vinci from Caravaggio
to Rembrandt a supreme collection begun
by the famous house of Medici
it’s Italy’s finest archive of art
number five the Metropolitan Museum of
Art one of the largest museums in terms
of its size this New York City honey pot
of art history can be found on the
eastern edge of Central Park
if the park is the city’s lungs then
this place is its creative Muse with at
least something from almost all of the
European masters the Metz catchment area
actually goes way beyond the typical
classics with extensive collections from
the Far East as well as North America
itself it provides one of the most
complete international experiences ever
seen for its roughly 5 million visitors
each year
number four The Hermitage Museum st.
Petersburg Russia founded in 1764 by
Catherine the Great
this mammoth museum of art and history
has Russia in the record books although
only a small part of the Hermitage
museums treasures are on show it does
boast the largest collection of
paintings in the entire world it’s a
stretch of six incredibly impressive
baroque buildings situated along the
neva river with many of the riches
housed within the world-famous Winter
Palace Russia is very good at grandeur
and never more so than with this place
number three the Smithsonian Institution
we’re now entering the museum major
league originally labeled the United
States National Museum the Smithsonian
is a collection of museums galleries and
zoos with its core found in the nation’s
capital Washington DC known
affectionately as the nation’s attic
with an assorted collection of over 137
million items spread across its basis
there really is nothing else like it in
the world pop cultural pieces in one
place art and history and another if you
ever find yourself in DC take a walk
between the Lincoln Memorial and the
Capitol it’s a golden mile of Museum
number two the British Museum London
seems full to bursting with brilliant
museums but the British Museum has to be
the best the National History Museum is
well worth a visit as is the National
Gallery but if time is limited then
there’s only one place you should be
looking established in 1753 the British
Museum has over 8 million works from all
over the globe it documents human life
and culture from the very beginning of
time with pieces like the Rosetta Stone
and the Parthenon sculptures drawing
crowds and all that without an entrance
fee jolly good show before we visit our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
you
number one news is you move
statistically the world’s most visited
Museum the Louvre is a major landmark
within the culture Laden city center of
Paris it’s a combination of one of the
world’s finest historical records and
one of the planet’s best art galleries
the venus de milo regos lui kettle’s
Liberty leading the people psyche
revived by Cupid’s kiss all masterpieces
but pride of place goes to da Vinci’s
Mona Lisa a piece worth paying the
admission fee for alone but the Louvre
has lots more to offer as well the
palace and the controversial glass
pyramid are international icons it’s
somewhere everyone should go and see at
least once do you agree with our list
which museum would you like to visit for
more culture top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
knowledgeable or just plain inquisitive
then get yourself to these places
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
museums to visit for this list we
focused on museums that feature
primarily art and historical artifacts
subject-specific attractions have been
excluded because while these museums are
fascinating and informative we’re
choosing entries with a broader scope
number 10 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam a grand
building located within Amsterdam’s
museum Square the Rijksmuseum is the
biggest best and most visited attraction
of its type in the Netherlands
established in 1800 and housing an
incredibly vast collection with over
8,000 artifacts on show including works
by countrymen like Rembrandt and Vermeer
it’s definitely not somewhere that can
be skimmed over one of the best examples
of classic European celebration in the
world with its extensive combination of
art and history a day tripper to this
place can expect to take in a
masterpiece or two number nine the
National Archaeological Museum Athens in
terms of historical significance there
aren’t too many civilizations to trump
ancient Greece and in terms of
celebrating that significance there
isn’t a place that does it better than
the National Archaeological Museum of
Athens the world-renowned acropolis is
extremely good but this place is just a
little better if you have a penchant for
prehistory or a soft spot for sculpture
then this should be on your bucket list
with a library that’s over a century old
as an awesome added extra one day just
isn’t enough number eight the Vatican
Museums the religious and historical
influence wielded by the Catholic Church
is immense vatican city’s museums more
than reflect that visited by between
four and six million people each year
the buildings in themselves are stunning
but the things they house are even
better playing host to some of the most
important artifacts from history
particularly from the Renaissance
period the museum deserves a pilgrimage
of its very own Michelangelo’s Sistine
Chapel is here as our raphael stanza
della senator a’ it’s a marvelous place
that’s difficult to believe actually
exists outside of text books number 7
museo del prado if you’re interested in
art and even if you’re not this is a
place that you simply must see the
National Art Museum of Spain housed here
is one of the biggest collections of
European art in the world and the
biggest collection of Spanish art on the
planet from Francisco de Goya to El
Greco to Diego velázquez there seems a
world-famous piece on almost every wall
you’ll see Titian the fall of man
goriias Saturn devouring his son and
even Velasquez’s las meninas it’s
mind-blowing
number six you feet see gallery this
place is another work of art within
itself built in the latter half of the
16th century this grandest of galleries
has its two wings positioned in such a
way as to create the effect of an ideal
European street scene
once you’ve finished gazing at the
outside though prepare for a treat
tenfold on the inside we go from
Botticelli to da Vinci from Caravaggio
to Rembrandt a supreme collection begun
by the famous house of Medici
it’s Italy’s finest archive of art
number five the Metropolitan Museum of
Art one of the largest museums in terms
of its size this New York City honey pot
of art history can be found on the
eastern edge of Central Park
if the park is the city’s lungs then
this place is its creative Muse with at
least something from almost all of the
European masters the Metz catchment area
actually goes way beyond the typical
classics with extensive collections from
the Far East as well as North America
itself it provides one of the most
complete international experiences ever
seen for its roughly 5 million visitors
each year
number four The Hermitage Museum st.
Petersburg Russia founded in 1764 by
Catherine the Great
this mammoth museum of art and history
has Russia in the record books although
only a small part of the Hermitage
museums treasures are on show it does
boast the largest collection of
paintings in the entire world it’s a
stretch of six incredibly impressive
baroque buildings situated along the
neva river with many of the riches
housed within the world-famous Winter
Palace Russia is very good at grandeur
and never more so than with this place
number three the Smithsonian Institution
we’re now entering the museum major
league originally labeled the United
States National Museum the Smithsonian
is a collection of museums galleries and
zoos with its core found in the nation’s
capital Washington DC known
affectionately as the nation’s attic
with an assorted collection of over 137
million items spread across its basis
there really is nothing else like it in
the world pop cultural pieces in one
place art and history and another if you
ever find yourself in DC take a walk
between the Lincoln Memorial and the
Capitol it’s a golden mile of Museum
number two the British Museum London
seems full to bursting with brilliant
museums but the British Museum has to be
the best the National History Museum is
well worth a visit as is the National
Gallery but if time is limited then
there’s only one place you should be
looking established in 1753 the British
Museum has over 8 million works from all
over the globe it documents human life
and culture from the very beginning of
time with pieces like the Rosetta Stone
and the Parthenon sculptures drawing
crowds and all that without an entrance
fee jolly good show before we visit our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
you
number one news is you move
statistically the world’s most visited
Museum the Louvre is a major landmark
within the culture Laden city center of
Paris it’s a combination of one of the
world’s finest historical records and
one of the planet’s best art galleries
the venus de milo regos lui kettle’s
Liberty leading the people psyche
revived by Cupid’s kiss all masterpieces
but pride of place goes to da Vinci’s
Mona Lisa a piece worth paying the
admission fee for alone but the Louvre
has lots more to offer as well the
palace and the controversial glass
pyramid are international icons it’s
somewhere everyone should go and see at
least once do you agree with our list
which museum would you like to visit for
more culture top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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