Question: How many museums are in the world?

List of museums


This is a list 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...

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
the 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
the Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
the Czech Republic
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
East Timor
the Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
the Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
the Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
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
Macau
Republic of Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
the Maldives
Mali
Malta
the Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
the Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
the Palestinian territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
the Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
the Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
the 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
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Other territories
Museums in...

the Åland Islands
the Cayman Islands
the Falkland Islands
the French Polynesia
Gibraltar
Guadaloupe
Guernsey
Guam
Isle of Man
Jersey
Northern Cyprus

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
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

Art museum
Museum
List of archives
List of libraries
List of national museums
List of buildings and structures
Lists of tourist attractions




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