Lists of museums
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This is a list of museums, sorted by country, topic and size, respectively.
The total number of museums in the world is disputed. UNESCO claims that there are 95,000 museums today.[1] The International Council of Museums has 57,208 members in 137 countries and territories, as of 2023.[2]
By country
This is a list of museums by country, defined by any country that is a UN observer or member state.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- 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
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- 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
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- 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
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
By topic
This is a list of museums by the topic that concerns the museum. Museum types that have overlap in one or more categories are listed under the most relevant category.
Art
- Art museums
- Ceramics museums
- Islamic art museums
- Music museums
Design
- Design museums
- Architecture museums
Electronics
- Computer museums
- Video game museums
Food
- Food and beverage museums
- Chocolate museums
- Wine museums
History and culture
- Historical museums
- Agricultural museums
- Archaeological museums
- Numismatic museums
- Greek and Roman antiquities
- Biographical museums
- Ethnographic museums
- Horological museum
- Military and war museums
- Jail and prison museums
- Natural history museums
- Medical museums
- Open-air and living history museums
- Postal museums
- Sex museums
- Textile museums
- Fashion museums
- Torture museums
- Toy museums
- Transport museums
- Automobile museums
- Aviation museums
- Maritime museums
- Railway museums
Science
- Science museums
- Technology museums
Sports
- Sports museums
- Baseball museums
- Basketball museums
- Football museums
Miscellaneous
The following museums do not fall under any of the previous categories or can fall under any of them.
- Children's museums
- National museums
- Virtual museums
By size
- List of largest museums
- List of most visited museums
- List of museums with major collections of European prints and drawings
See also
- List of archives
- List of libraries
- List of buildings and structures
- Lists of tourist attractions
- List of World Heritage Sites
References
External links
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