Lists of museums

This is a list of Wikipedia lists 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...

Other territories

Museums in...

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

References

Lochar, Ruth; Meinhold, Alexandra; Toma, Hildegard (May 17, 2011). Museums of the World (18th ed.). München: De Gruyter Saur. ISBN 9783110234855. OCLC 747007027. Retrieved November 9, 2012.

External links

Museums at Curlie

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