Top Five Must-See Museums in the World

A large number of museums are there in the world and definitely it’s quite hard to visit all of them. Here is a list of top five must-see museums in the world which really worth a visit. The collection of content and items these museums contain is just outstanding and I bet you’re going to be wowed when you visit any of these the museums.

 

1.       The Musée du Louvre, France

The Musée du Louvre, France, first among the world’s largest museums, is stretched over an area of 60,600 square meters. It was opened in the year 1793 and on the day of its inception 537 paintings and 184 other pieces of art were exhibited. Major portion of these works were derived from the majestic collections while the rest from the confiscated Church property.

Currently, the Musée du Louvre holds over 380,000 objects and shows 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments- Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; Prints and Drawings- while an area of approximately 60,600 square meters is dedicated to the permanent collection.

2.       The Vatican Museums

Located in Italy, the Vatican Museums is another magnificent and splendid museum that showcases works from the huge collection accumulated by the Roman Catholic Church during the course of the centuries, which also includes a few of the most distinguished classical sculptures and masterpieces of Renaissance period.

Vatican Museums was established in the early sixteenth century by Pope Julius II. It has more than twenty separate collections. The Michelangelo’s dome and Bernini’s spiral columns are just amazing and rarely fails to grab attention of the visitors. The other main attractions of the museum also include Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms and the Stanze della Segnatura. Both these galleries are amazingly decorated by Raphael. The Museums broke attendance records last year with more than 5 million people.

3.       The British Museum

This museum is dedicated to the history and culture of humanity. Founded in the 1753, British Museum is mainly based on the assortments of the renowned scientist and physician Sir Hans Sloane. It was opened to the public in 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury. It contains more or less 7 million items of which it displays only 4 million currently. Presence of such a large number of objects easily brings the British Museum in race of top five must-see museums in the world. The museum manages to draw almost 6 million visitors annually.

4.       Metropolitan Museum of Art

It is the biggest art museum in U.S. and is home to a many significant assortments. Stretched over an area of almost 2,000,000 square feet, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 and opened to the general public in Feb. 1972.  The permanent collection of the museum contains more than two million items that are further divided between nineteen departments. Moreover, the Met also contain encyclopedic assortments of musical instruments, costumes and accessories, and antique weapons and armor from across the globe.

5.       The Uffizi Gallery

Situated in Italy, the Uffizi Gallery is among the largest and oldest art museums of the Western world.  It contains art pieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Raphael etc. the major attraction of this museum is the Birth of Venus.  All these features of the Uffizi Gallery are just enough to earn it a place in our list of top fie must-see museums in the world.

Top Five Must-See Museums in the World