When visiting any country in the world, tourists try to visit famous museums. Experts from the Themed Entertainment Association have compiled a list of the most popular museums and galleries that were visited by the largest number of people in 2018. The list includes one Russian museum, and there are also many free ones.
1. Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou, China
Number of visitors: 4.2 million
Adult ticket: free
This is one of the largest museums in China. Here, you can see art objects from different eras, examples of ancient calligraphy, old books, coins, and paintings by Chinese artists.
2. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
Number of visitors: 4.294 million
Adult ticket: 400 ₽, free every third Thursday of the month
It is one of the three largest museums in the world, along with the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum. Russian emperors used to live here, and now you can see works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and other masters.
3. China Science and Technology Museum, Beijing, China
Number of visitors: 4.4 million
Adult ticket: 30 yuan
Here, you can learn about the origin of the universe, microworlds, natural phenomena, sound, light, electricity, and entertaining mathematics.
4. National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Number of visitors: 4.404 million
Adult ticket: free
The exhibition features works by not only American artists but also Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh, and many others.
5. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, USA
Number of visitors: 4.8 million
Adult ticket: free
Here, you can see an exhibition of stuffed animals from different countries of the world, dinosaur skeletons, tombs of pharaohs, sea monsters, and unusual plants.
6. American Museum of Natural History, NYC, USA
Number of visitors: 5 million
Adult Ticket: The suggested price is $23, but you can pay any price
There are dinosaur skeletons, animal exhibits, primitive people, a planetarium, and a hall with reptiles and amphibians. This place should be familiar to you from the movie “Night at the Museum.”
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7. Natural History Museum, London, UK
Number of visitors: 5.2 million
Adult ticket: free
Here you will find a 26-meter skeleton of a diplodocus, a 30-meter whale, meteorites, skeletons of animals, and people.
8. National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Number of visitors: 5.736 million
Adult ticket: free
The first exhibit of the museum was a portrait of Shakespeare. Now you can see works by Titian, Cezanne, Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and other artists.
9. Tate Modern, London, UK
Number of visitors: 5.8 million
Adult ticket: free
The museum presents contemporary art: paintings, art objects, photographs, and unusual sculptures.
10. British Museum, London, UK
Number of visitors: 5.8 million
Adult ticket: free
It is considered the main museum of the British Empire. Here you can see mummies and sarcophagi of Ancient Egypt, treasures of the Ancient East, the oldest printed book in the world, graphics and engravings by Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and other priceless artifacts.
11. National Air and Space Museum, Washington, USA
Number of visitors: 6.2 million
Adult ticket: free
The exhibition features the Mercury Friendship 7 spacecraft, Apollo 11, the Soviet SS-20 rocket, astronauts’ spacesuits, a Boeing 747, and many other unusual exhibits.
12. Vatican Museum, Vatican City
Number of visitors: 6.7 million
Adult ticket: 17 €
The museum displays Renaissance works, sculptures, paintings, documents, and ancient artifacts. One of the main attractions is the Sistine Chapel, created by Michelangelo.
13. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, USA
Number of visitors: 7.3 million
Adult ticket: $25
The museum is rich in collections of works by famous artists, weapons, ancient Egyptian art, musical instruments, photography, etc.
14. National Museum of China, Beijing, China
Number of visitors: 8.6 million
Adult ticket: free
Here, you can see exhibits that tell the history of China: things and jewelry of representatives of ancient dynasties, clothes, household items, etc. There are even several sculptures from the Terracotta Army.
15. Louvre, Paris, France
Number of visitors: 10.2 million
Adult ticket: 17 €
It is the most popular museum in the world and has a rich collection of works of art. Most visitors are attracted by the famous “Mona Lisa.”
