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]

## Contents

* 1 By country
* 2 By topic
* 2.1 Art
* 2.2 Design
* 2.3 Electronics
* 2.4 Food
* 2.5 History and culture
* 2.6 Science
* 2.7 Sports
* 2.8 Miscellaneous
* 3 By size
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## By country

See also: Organization:List of national museums

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
* Chemical museums
* Aerospace 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

1. ↑ "Museums". https://www.unesco.org/en/museums.
2. ↑ "ICOM Annual Report 2023". International Council of Museums. https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2023-ICOM-Annual-Report_EN-1.pdf.

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