What are some of the largest museums in the world?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere. read more

The British Museum is the largest museum in the world in terms of collection size, containing about 8 million pieces. This makes a lot of sense, given England’s history with colonialism throughout Africa and India. read more

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere. Its collection of more than two million items is not only broad—covering the entire world, from antiquity to the present—but deep, with holdings so large in a number of areas that some might be considered museums unto themselves. read more

The Louvre in Paris is one of the world’s largest and most visited art museums in the world. The museum opened in 1793 and is housed in the Louvre Palace, a former royal palace. The famous glass pyramid which in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace was added in 1989 and serves as the main entrance to the museum. read more