List of largest museums

Museums hold large collections of items relating to their subject, building some of the largest complexes in the world in order to store and exhibit the collection in a controlled atmosphere. The world's most important museums have also engaged in various expansion projects through the years, expanding their total exhibition space.

List The following is a list of museums ranked according to their floor area where published by reliable sources. Only museums with more than of floor space are included. Entries are not ranked as large museums that do not have reliably-sourced statistics may be omitted; this is not necessarily a complete list.

BuildingNameCityYearestablishedSubjectFloor areaExhibition spaceCollection (number of artifacts)CountryLouvreParis1792Art, architecture, history645,797, of which 30,000 are on display (2021)State Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg1764Art3,150,428Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City1870ArtAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryNew York City1869Natural History32,000,000British MuseumLondon1753Archaeology and art8,000,000National Museum of ChinaBeijing1959Archaeology and art1,400,000+Grand Egyptian MuseumGiza2024 Archaeology100,000+UffiziFlorence1865ArtMuseum of Science and IndustryChicago1933Science and technology35,000+Minneapolis Institute of ArtMinneapolis1883Art100,000+National Museum of Natural HistoryWashington, D.C.1910Natural history(Artifacts not samples)Victoria and Albert MuseumLondon1852Art2,278,183 (60,124 on display)German Museum of TechnologyBerlin1982Science and technologyScience MuseumLondon1857Science and technologyPalace MuseumBeijing1925Archaeology and art1,862,690National Museum of KoreaSeoul1945Archaeology and artNational Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.1937Art150,000+Germanisches NationalmuseumNuremberg1852Art, architecture, history1,300,000+Art Institute of ChicagoChicago1879Art300,000 (almost)Museo Reina SofíaMadrid1992ArtIsrael MuseumJerusalem1965ArtCanadian Museum of HistoryGatineau1856HistoryNational Museum of American HistoryWashington, D.C.1964History1,800,000+Deutsches MuseumMunich1903Science and technology125,000KanalBrussels2017Modern and contemporary artNational Campus for the Archaeology of IsraelJerusalem2025ArcheologyCité des Sciences et de l'IndustrieParis1986Science and technologyMuseum of Modern ArtNew York City1929Art200,000 (almost)National Gallery SingaporeSingapore2015Art9,000+National Air and Space MuseumWashington, D.C.1946Aerospace60,000+Pergamon MuseumBerlin1910Archaeology and art++Art & History MuseumBrussels1835Art, archaeology, historyCité du TrainMulhouse1971RailwayMusée d'OrsayParis1986ArtToledo Museum of ArtToledo, Ohio1901ArtMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonBoston1870Art500,000 (almost)MASS MoCANorth Adams1999ArtNo permanent collectionVatican MuseumsVatican City1506art and archaeologyNational Museum of NorwayOslo2003ArtNational Gallery of CanadaOttawa1880ArtMontreal Museum of Fine ArtsMontreal1860ArtMuseu Nacional d'Art de CatalunyaBarcelona1934ArtThe Henry FordDearborn1929HistoryNational GalleryLondon1824ArtThree Gorges MuseumChongqing2005Archaeology and artRijksmuseumAmsterdam1800ArtPolish History MuseumWarsaw2023HistoryNational Museum of AnthropologyMexico City1825Archaeology600,000Shandong Art MuseumJinan1977ArtArsenal (Biennale)Venice1895ArtMusée National d'Art ModerneParis1947Art127,665San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco1935ArtMuseo del PradoMadrid1819Art20,500 (+/-)Denver Art MuseumDenver1918ArtPavilhão Ciccillo MatarazzoSão Paulo1951ArtDia BeaconBeacon2003ArtDallas Museum of ArtDallas1903Art24,000+National Museum of Modern and Contemporary ArtGwacheon1969ArtDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroit1885Art65,000+Tokyo National Art CenterTokyo2007ArtNational Taiwan Museum of Fine ArtsTaichung1988ArtNational Gallery Prague (Veletržní)Prague1796ArtIndianapolis Museum of ArtIndianapolis1883ArtBavarian National MuseumMunich1855ArtBode MuseumBerlin1904art and numismaticsCapital MuseumBeijing1981Archaeology and artVienna Technical MuseumVienna1908Science and technologyNational Gallery of Victoria (St Kilda Road)Melbourne1861ArtPalais de TokyoParis2001ArtSalar Jung MuseumHyderabad1855Art 46,000 Art Objects, 8,000 Manuscripts and over 60,000 Printed BooksVirginia Museum of Fine ArtsRichmond1934ArtTate ModernLondon2000ArtCleveland Museum of ArtCleveland1913ArtArt Gallery of OntarioToronto1900Art80,000Hamburger KunsthalleHamburg1869ArtMuseum Boijmans Van BeuningenRotterdam1849ArtHouston Museum of Fine ArtsHouston1900Art70,000 (+/-)National Gallery of Modern ArtNew Delhi1954ArtPinakothek der ModerneMunich2002ArtNeue PinakothekMunich1853ArtTretyakov Gallery (Krymsky Val)Moscow1985ArtNational MuseumPrague1818Musée National de l'AutomobileMulhouse1982AutomobilesPalais des Beaux-Arts de LilleLille1809ArtNational Museum of the United States Air ForceDayton1923AerospaceThe National WWII MuseumNew Orleans2000HistoryRoyal Ontario MuseumToronto1912Art, Culture, Nature18,000,000Cincinnati Museum CenterCincinnati1990HistoryDASA (Deutsche Arbeitsschutzaustellung)Dortmund1993Science and Technology13.000 m²Canadian War MuseumOttawa1942History3,000,000Canada Aviation and Space MuseumOttawa1964AerospaceStrategic Air Command & Aerospace MuseumAshland1959AerospaceEvergreen Aviation & Space MuseumMcMinnville1991AerospaceField Museum of Natural HistoryChicago1894Natural HistoryCalifornia Academy of SciencesSan Francisco1853Natural HistoryKennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexMerritt Island1962SpaceRoyal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military HistoryBrussels1923MilitaryNational Museum of KoreaSeoul1945HistoryPatriot ParkKubinka2016MilitaryPima Air & Space MuseumTucson1976AerospaceMuseum of FlightSeattle1965AerospaceHumboldt ForumBerlin2020Archaeology and artPetersen Automotive MuseumLos Angeles1994Automobiles

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