List of museums

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This is a list of museums. A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary.

According to Museums of the World, there are about 55,000 museums in 202 countries.[1] The International Council of Museums comprises 30,000 members in 137 countries.

## By country

Museums in...

* Afghanistan
* Albania
* Algeria
* Andorra
* Angola
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* the Bahamas
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Barbados
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Belize
* Benin
* Bhutan
* Bolivia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Brazil
* Brunei
* Bulgaria
* Burkina Faso
* Burma
* Burundi
* Cambodia
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Cape Verde
* the Central African Republic
* Chad
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Comoros
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cuba
* Cyprus
* the Czech Republic
* the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Denmark
* Djibouti
* Dominica
* East Timor
* the Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* El Salvador
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Estonia
* Ethiopia
* the Federated States of Micronesia
* Fiji
* Finland
* France
* Gabon
* the Gambia
* Georgia
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Greenland
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Ivory Coast
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Kiribati
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macau
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Malaysia
* the Maldives
* Mali
* Malta
* the Marshall Islands
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Mongolia
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nauru
* Nepal
* the Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Nicaragua
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Northern Ireland
* North Korea
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palau
* the Palestinian territories
* Panama
* Papua New Guinea
* Paraguay
* Peru
* the Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Qatar
* the Republic of the Congo
* Romania
* Russia
* Rwanda
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Samoa
* San Marino
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Saudi Arabia
* Senegal
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* the Solomon Islands
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* South Sudan
* Spain
* Sri Lanka
* Sudan
* Suriname
* Swaziland
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Tanzania
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Togo
* Tonga
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* Tuvalu
* Uganda
* Ukraine
* the United Arab Emirates
* the United Kingdom
* the United States
* Uruguay
* Uzbekistan
* Vanuatu
* Vatican City
* Venezuela
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Other territories

Museums in...

* the Åland Islands
* the Cayman Islands
* the Falkland Islands
* the French Polynesia
* Gibraltar
* Guadaloupe
* Guernsey
* Guam
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Northern Cyprus

## By topic

* Aerospace museums
* Agriculture museums
* Archaeological museums
* Art museums
* Automobile museums
* Chemical museums
* Chocolate museums
* Computer Museums
* Ethnic museums
* Jail and prison museums
* Islamic art museums
* Music museums
* National museums
* Natural history museums
* Numismatic museums
* Open air museums
* Philatelic museums
* Religious museums
* Science museums
* List of sex museums
* Sports museums
* Transport museums
* Video game museums

## By size

* List of largest art museums in the world
* List of most visited art museums
* List of museums with major collections of European prints and drawings

## See also

* Art museum
* Museum
* List of archives
* List of libraries
* List of national museums
* List of buildings and structures
* Lists of tourist attractions

## References

1. ↑ Lochar, Ruth; Meinhold, Alexandra; Toma, Hildegard (May 17, 2011). Museums of the World (18th ed.). München: De Gruyter Saur. ISBN 9783110234855. OCLC 747007027. https://www.amazon.com/Museums-World-De-Gruyter-Saur/dp/3110234858#ps-content. Retrieved November 9, 2012.

## External links

* Museums at Curlie
* "Museums.eu - European Museums Network". http://www.museums.eu.

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