Top 7 Museums and Galleries in the world

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1. Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States. Wikipedia
Address: 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
Architectural style: Beaux-Arts architecture
Did you know: Metropolitan Museum of Art is the third-most visited art museum by visitors annually (7,350,000)

2. Louvre Museum
The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement. Wikipedia
Address: Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
Established: 10 August 1793
Visitors: 8.1 million (2017): Ranked 1st nationally; Ranked 1st globally
Curator: Marie-Laure de Rochebrune
Phone: +33 1 40 20 50 50
Did you know: In 2016, it was the world's most visited art museum, receiving 7.3 million visitors

3. British Museum

The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. Wikipedia
Located in: Covent Garden
Address: Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, UK
Collection size: approx. 8 million objects
Founded: 1753
Architectural style: Greek Revival architecture
Did you know: Important discoveries by people working for the British Museum included the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus by Charles Newton in 1857 and the Temple of Artemis in the year 1869.

4. Museo Nacional Del Prado

The Prado Museum is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to have one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century ... Wikipedia
Address: Paseo del Prado, s/n, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Visitors: 2,824,404 (2017); Ranked 18th globally (2013)
Founded: 1819, Spain
Phone: +34 913 30 28 00
Did you know: The Museo del Prado is one of three museums in Madrid that make up the Golden Triangle of Art.

5. Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The second-largest art museum in the world, it was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an ...Wikipedia
Address: Palace Square, 2, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 190000
Founded: 1764
Visitors: 4,200,000 (2017)
Phone: +7 812 710-90-79
Did you know: The Hermitage Museum started as a collection of paintings, which were purchased privately by Catherine the Great, but in 1852 it was opened to the public.

6. National Gallery, London

The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.Wikipedia.
Address: Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, UK
Visitors: 5,229,192 (2017): Ranked 3rd nationally;
Phone: +44 20 7747 2885
Did you know: In 1831 Parliament agreed to construct a building for the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square.

7. Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.Wikipedia
Address: 600 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20002, USA
Customer service: 00 1 800-766-2149
Sales: 00 1 800-521-5330
Did you know: Home to over 137 million objects, specimens, and works of art, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. is called "America's attic" for a good reason.





























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