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THE HIGHEST VISITED MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD

Added on: 27th Mar 2016

 

 

VATICAN MUSEUMS, VATICAN CITY, VATICAN

(5.9 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY)

Vatican Museums

Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century, the Vatican

Museums display works from the immense collection built up

by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries

including some of the most renowned classical sculptures and

most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.

 

 

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK CITY, USA

(6.1 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a

permanent collection containing more than 2 million works,

divided among seventeen curatorial departments. With a floor

area of about 2 million sq. ft. (190,000 sq. m), it is the largest art

museum in the US and one of the largest in the world.

 

 

NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON, UK

(6.4 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY)

National Gallery

Located at the Trafalgar Square in Central London, the National

Gallery is an art museum housing a collection of over 2,300

paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The gallery

boasts art pieces by some of the world´s most famous authors

including Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh.

 

 

NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM,

WASHINGTON D.C., USA

(6.7 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY)

National Air and Space Museum

Another part of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Air and

Space Museum holds the largest collection of historic aircraft 

and spacecraft in the world. Established in 1946, the museum

attracted 6.7 million visitors in 2014, making it the fifth most

visited museum in the world.

 

 

BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, UK

(6.7 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY)

British Museum

Founded in 1753, the British Museum is dedicated to human history

and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million

works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in the world.

The most visited museum in the UK, it illustrates and documents

the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

 

 

National Museum of Natural History

Holding a brilliant collection of 126 million specimens of plants, 

animals, fossils, rocks, meteorites, human artefacts and others,

the National Museum of Natural History is the most visited museum

in the US. Home to 185 professional natural history scientists,

it is open 364 days a year and free of charge.

 

 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CHINA, BEIJING, CHINA

(7.5 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY)

National Museum of China

Dedicated to arts and history of China, the National Museum of

China is just 12-year old but it has already managed to build a

collection of over 1 million items. With 28 new exhibition halls, the

museum saw 7.5 million visits in 2013, making it the second

most visited museum in the world.

 

 

LOUVRE, PARIS, FRANCE

(9.3 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY)

Louvre

Originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century, the Louvre

Museum with its iconic shape, is the most famous and visited

museum in the world and one of the prime landmarks of Paris.

Containing more than 380,000 objects and 35,000 art works,

Louvre offers its visitors a unique insight into human

development from prehistory to present.

 


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