The most famous art museums in the world

Louvre Museum (France)

If you have the opportunity to visit the romantic city of Paris, France, you should not miss a tour of the Louvre Museum of Art and History. This is considered the most famous art museum in the world with its long history and a large number of exhibits.

Built in the 12th century, the Louvre Museum has a rich history and grandeur, possessing 380,000 artifacts from ancient civilizations of the East and the West.

The entire Louvre covers 210,000 m², of which 60,600 m² is dedicated to exhibitions and is divided into eight sections: Ancient Orient; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Greece, Rome and Etruscan; Islamic Art; Painting; Sculpture; Graphic Arts and Decorative Arts. In addition to the eight main collections, the Louvre also has a historical section of the palace itself and a collection of Asian, African, American and Oceanian art.

The Louvre Museum has over 1 million works of art, of which 35,000 are on permanent display in the three wings of the former palace, Sully, Richelieu and Denon. The museum's collection is extremely diverse, from antiquity to the mid-19th century.

The Louvre Museum's glass pyramid was built in 1989. This is the main entrance to the museum, allowing people to visit the museum from underground, avoiding congestion of the old entrance and not affecting the heritage, while bringing light to the basement of the museum.

State Hermitage Museum (Russia)

With a total area of ​​over 66,000 m², displaying more than 3 million works of art and world cultural heritage, over 250 years old, the State Hermitage Museum is considered the largest and oldest art museum in the world. In the past, this museum was the Royal Palace. In the main complex of the museum there is the Winter Palace - the grand palace of the Tsars, the former buildings and other palaces and structures.

The first will be the art collection of Empress Catherine II, who ruled Russia in the 18th century. She gave a special area in the palace to display the royal collections, called the Hermitage, which means “solitary mansion” in French. And that is also the name of this world-famous art museum.

In addition to the massive collections, visitors coming here all want to admire a masterpiece of art with scientific and technical significance. That is the "Peacock" clock. When the clock is wound, the bells inside begin to ring the time and at a certain moment, the peacock comes to life, raises its head to look around with sparkling jade eyes and spreads its long, beautiful tail. For 300 years, this unparalleled clock has been running continuously to tell the exact time. Every week, on the Wednesday right after noon, this clock is wound again.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA)

The Metropolitan Museum (Met) is one of the world's most famous art museums, located on 82nd Street, Fifth Avenue, east of Central Park in New York City, USA.

With a huge number of exhibits, more than 3 million works of art. Here, there are many rare collections of ancient Egyptian and Oriental art, ancient Greek, Roman, medieval Islamic treasures and especially cannot fail to mention the 20th century European painting. Visiting the Met, you will be able to see with your own eyes the masterpieces of humanity such asVirgin Mary with Child Jesus and the harpof Raphael orVenus and the Lyreby Titian...

To be able to admire the works you like, you should prepare a map of the museum in hand because the number of works here is extremely large and the area is extremely wide. No matter which area you explore, you should not miss the rooftop. Standing here, you can look out to see the whole view of Central Park and the Upper East Side of Manhattan. If you come here in the summer, you also have the opportunity to attend the exhibition of contemporary artists.

National Museum of China

As a country with a rich history and culture, the National Museum of China is very suitable for those who love and want to learn about this country. Located in the east of Tiananmen Square and south of East Chang'an, the National Museum of China was built and completed at the same time as the Great Hall of the People. This museum was built on the basis of the former Chinese History Museum and the former Chinese Revolution Museum, which contains most of China's ancient culture and history and is one of the famous museums in the world, well worth a visit.

The National Museum of China currently has 48 exhibition rooms, covering an area of ​​2,000 m², displaying documents from the Yuan Mou period about 1,700,000 years ago to the abdication of the Qing Emperor in 1912. Along with that is a gallery of relics, artifacts, and documents related to historical events such as the First Opium War in 1840, more than 100 years of China's development from 1840 to the founding of the People's Democratic Republic of China in 1949.

Vatican Museums (Italy)

When mentioning famous art museums in the world, we cannot ignore the Vatican Museum of Italy. This is a valuable asset of Rome and the Vatican, where many valuable works of art from large collections built up by the Roman Catholic Church over the centuries are displayed.

With its spiral staircase, precious paintings on the ceiling and unique and ornate architecture, Italy's Vatican Museum is considered a masterpiece of art and architecture.

Entering the inner area of ​​the museum, you will admire the Sistine Chapel, built under Pope Sixtus IV, at the end of the 15th century. This is also the place where the Cardinals held the Conclave to elect a new Pope. But above all, this is where two works are kept.GenesisandThe Final JudgmentMichelangelo's paintings on the walls and ceiling.

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