
whether art history or mummies are your
thing there’s somewhere in the world
with a museum just for that welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10
museum cities for this list we’ve
narrowed our choices down to cities that
not only have a lot of museums but also
have reputations that reach beyond the
cities or countries in which they’re
found this will also be one video in a
larger series of the top ten lifestyle
cities so there will be lists for the
best cities for sports architecture
nightlife and more number 10 Cairo Egypt
its pyramids and fascinating history
speak for themselves
but this city also has museums that
document Egyptian history just like
you’d expect them to there’s the museum
of Egyptian antiquities which has
120,000 items and features a golden King
Tut statue items from the tombs of
pharaohs and mummies if ‘it’s there’s
also the Egyptian National Military
Museum and the Museum of Islamic art
that offer great Peaks into the history
of the Egyptian army and art
respectively number 9 Athens Greece the
city itself is a bastion for history and
knowledge and it’s museums do that
reputation justice the National
Archaeological Museum is one of the best
examples of this with many of its
artifacts dating back more than 5,000
years focusing on ancient Greek history
life and traditions some of which still
rings true today
although archeology is found in many of
Athens museums such as the Acropolis
Museum the Bonacci Museum may also be of
interest as it features works of art
from Greek and foreign artists number
eight Rome Italy when you consider the
fact that this city is home to the
Colosseum it’s not surprising that its
museums are heavily dedicated to ancient
Roman history
Rome’s museums are also dedicated to art
with the National Gallery of Modern Art
featuring works from many famous artists
within and outside of Italy also worth
checking out is the National Museum of
Rome
and the National Museum of pasta foods
within roams boundaries
you’ll also find Vatican City which is
home to find museums on art from Roman
Catholic history number seven Madrid
Spain though Barcelona is no slouch when
it comes to high quality art museums
it’s the Spanish capital that takes the
cake
for the best museum city in the country
it’s got the Reina Sofia Museum the T
Sanborn M itza and the Prado Museum the
latter being one of the most influential
art museums in the world and all three
make up what is called the Golden
Triangle of Art Madrid also has the
National Archaeological Museum of Spain
which contains artifacts from Spanish
history as well as other countries
number six Mexico City Mexico it’s
hardly a surprise that this city is on
this list since it’s got more than 150
museums
among them are museums about
anthropology Frida Kahlo’s paintings and
even shoes its National Museum of
Anthropology is full of artifacts from
centuries worth of Mexican history such
as the Aztec stone of the Sun other than
that some of the city’s most famous
museums include the Museo de Arte
moderno the Franz Meyer Museum and the
collection you mix number five
Washington DC USA you’d think the US
Capitol might have museums full of stuff
related to American history and the
National Museum of American history is a
big one but really DC’s museums have
something for everyone
there are museums related to Natural
History space and science one of the
city’s best is the smithsonian
institution which has 19 buildings full
of artifacts relating to art
astrophysics and space among other
things if you think that’s awesome it’s
also got wait for it a zoo number 4
Berlin Germany sure it’s a city with a
universally known history in terms of
politics and war but there are plenty of
other things you can find in the form of
museums in the German capital some of
the city’s biggest and best museums are
focused on nature art and even Egyptian
history
in addition to its museums on World War
2 and the Holocaust Berlin also has the
third highest number of national museums
in the world with 18 of them so it’s no
wonder it makes this list number three
Paris France where do we start
there’s the Louvre the Grand Palais the
Santa George Pompidou the musee d’orsay
so many world-famous art museums
containing some of the most iconic
paintings by many of the world’s most
well known artists in this city
you’ll find works by Van Gogh Monet and
Michelangelo and at the Louvre you’ll
find none other than the Mona Lisa Paris
is also home to one of Europe’s largest
science museums the CADC on a der Linde
street number two New York USA
the city might be best known for its
famous art museums like the world-famous
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
Guggenheim but make no mistake there are
plenty of other fantastic museums to be
found throughout the Big Apple many of
which are located on Fifth Avenue alone
otherwise known as Museum Mile there’s
also the American Museum of Natural
History where exhibits on dinosaurs
science and amphibians are just some of
what it has to offer before we unveil
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
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number one London England some of the
most groundbreaking discoveries about
humankind have been made within the
United Kingdom and its biggest city has
the high quality museums to match one of
its best is the Natural History Museum
which is not only free to enter but also
has exhibitions on dinosaurs wildlife
and even volcanoes beyond that there are
cricket museums gardening museums and a
Sherlock Holmes museum showing that
London’s museums cover just about every
base imaginable do you agree with our
list what’s your favourite city for
museums with entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
[Music]
thing there’s somewhere in the world
with a museum just for that welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10
museum cities for this list we’ve
narrowed our choices down to cities that
not only have a lot of museums but also
have reputations that reach beyond the
cities or countries in which they’re
found this will also be one video in a
larger series of the top ten lifestyle
cities so there will be lists for the
best cities for sports architecture
nightlife and more number 10 Cairo Egypt
its pyramids and fascinating history
speak for themselves
but this city also has museums that
document Egyptian history just like
you’d expect them to there’s the museum
of Egyptian antiquities which has
120,000 items and features a golden King
Tut statue items from the tombs of
pharaohs and mummies if ‘it’s there’s
also the Egyptian National Military
Museum and the Museum of Islamic art
that offer great Peaks into the history
of the Egyptian army and art
respectively number 9 Athens Greece the
city itself is a bastion for history and
knowledge and it’s museums do that
reputation justice the National
Archaeological Museum is one of the best
examples of this with many of its
artifacts dating back more than 5,000
years focusing on ancient Greek history
life and traditions some of which still
rings true today
although archeology is found in many of
Athens museums such as the Acropolis
Museum the Bonacci Museum may also be of
interest as it features works of art
from Greek and foreign artists number
eight Rome Italy when you consider the
fact that this city is home to the
Colosseum it’s not surprising that its
museums are heavily dedicated to ancient
Roman history
Rome’s museums are also dedicated to art
with the National Gallery of Modern Art
featuring works from many famous artists
within and outside of Italy also worth
checking out is the National Museum of
Rome
and the National Museum of pasta foods
within roams boundaries
you’ll also find Vatican City which is
home to find museums on art from Roman
Catholic history number seven Madrid
Spain though Barcelona is no slouch when
it comes to high quality art museums
it’s the Spanish capital that takes the
cake
for the best museum city in the country
it’s got the Reina Sofia Museum the T
Sanborn M itza and the Prado Museum the
latter being one of the most influential
art museums in the world and all three
make up what is called the Golden
Triangle of Art Madrid also has the
National Archaeological Museum of Spain
which contains artifacts from Spanish
history as well as other countries
number six Mexico City Mexico it’s
hardly a surprise that this city is on
this list since it’s got more than 150
museums
among them are museums about
anthropology Frida Kahlo’s paintings and
even shoes its National Museum of
Anthropology is full of artifacts from
centuries worth of Mexican history such
as the Aztec stone of the Sun other than
that some of the city’s most famous
museums include the Museo de Arte
moderno the Franz Meyer Museum and the
collection you mix number five
Washington DC USA you’d think the US
Capitol might have museums full of stuff
related to American history and the
National Museum of American history is a
big one but really DC’s museums have
something for everyone
there are museums related to Natural
History space and science one of the
city’s best is the smithsonian
institution which has 19 buildings full
of artifacts relating to art
astrophysics and space among other
things if you think that’s awesome it’s
also got wait for it a zoo number 4
Berlin Germany sure it’s a city with a
universally known history in terms of
politics and war but there are plenty of
other things you can find in the form of
museums in the German capital some of
the city’s biggest and best museums are
focused on nature art and even Egyptian
history
in addition to its museums on World War
2 and the Holocaust Berlin also has the
third highest number of national museums
in the world with 18 of them so it’s no
wonder it makes this list number three
Paris France where do we start
there’s the Louvre the Grand Palais the
Santa George Pompidou the musee d’orsay
so many world-famous art museums
containing some of the most iconic
paintings by many of the world’s most
well known artists in this city
you’ll find works by Van Gogh Monet and
Michelangelo and at the Louvre you’ll
find none other than the Mona Lisa Paris
is also home to one of Europe’s largest
science museums the CADC on a der Linde
street number two New York USA
the city might be best known for its
famous art museums like the world-famous
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
Guggenheim but make no mistake there are
plenty of other fantastic museums to be
found throughout the Big Apple many of
which are located on Fifth Avenue alone
otherwise known as Museum Mile there’s
also the American Museum of Natural
History where exhibits on dinosaurs
science and amphibians are just some of
what it has to offer before we unveil
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one London England some of the
most groundbreaking discoveries about
humankind have been made within the
United Kingdom and its biggest city has
the high quality museums to match one of
its best is the Natural History Museum
which is not only free to enter but also
has exhibitions on dinosaurs wildlife
and even volcanoes beyond that there are
cricket museums gardening museums and a
Sherlock Holmes museum showing that
London’s museums cover just about every
base imaginable do you agree with our
list what’s your favourite city for
museums with entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
[Music]
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