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Are you ready to be inspired, to explore different cultures, to learn about the fascinating history of ancient civilizations,
to see with your own eyes priceless artworks and artifacts that can’t be found anywhere else in the world?
Then you are in the right place because today we’re going to tell you all about the top 15 museums to visit before you die.
Just about every city in the world and many small towns offer one or more museums where one can learn history, view works of art, or have a unique experiences.
here are museums for just about every subject and civilization you can image, and here is no shortage of wonders to behold in this world.
There are approximately 55,000 museums worldwide, each offering unique displays, fascinating facts, and dedicated collections.
With all of these museums just waiting to be explored, it can be a bit overwhelming knowing where to start.
So we’ve narrowed down the list for you to just the top 15 museums that you should make a priority to visit before you die.
These museums are found all around the world, so buckle up and let’s get started.
The Settlement Exhibition, which is part of the Reykjavik Museum, takes you back into the very age of the Vikings themselves.
The exhibition features an open excavation where the Viking's ancient past meets the modern era of digital technology.
The excavation is found below the ground in the downtown area of Reykjavik, Iceland.
These ancient ruins were discovered while work was being done on the surrounding buildings, and then they were carefully excavated in 2001.
They’ve been dated back to the 900s when Iceland was first settled.
The remnants are now on display as the earliest evidence of humans settling in the city.
It is very family-oriented and even includes a children's activity area.
Debuting back in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum offers culture, art, and nature from across the world.
It is one of the top renowned cultural institutions in all of North America as well as the largest museum in all of Canada.
It showcases a spectacular collection of over six million artifacts, specimens, and objects.
There are 40 different galleries and exhibition halls in total in the building.
It also conducts field research as an institution and is known internationally for its unique and new findings in paleontology,
biodiversity, the visual arts, earth sciences, material culture, and archaeology.
It also features that Studio Daniel Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, which has become a distinctive symbol of Toronto for the 21st century.
Constructed in the 19th century, the Indian Museum in Kolkata, India,
features many unique galleries which include paintings, armor, ornaments, scientific pieces, creative artworks, and even skeletons, plus much more.
Here you'll discover collections that pertain to archaeology, geology, art, economics, and beauty.
This is a very popular tourist spot and is also one of the oldest museums in the entire world, having been established in 1814.
For anyone wanting to delve into all aspects of India's past, this is the place to visit.
Some of the most important cultural documents and artifacts in the history of Christianity are located at The Shrine of the Book Museum in Jerusalem, Israel.
Contemporary architecture holds and displays many ancient manuscripts, such as the very first of the Dead Sea Scrolls ever to be discovered.
Even though these 2,000-plus-year-old ancient manuscripts need “rest” and are never on display in their entirety, there are always pieces of them on display.
The Shrine of the Book even holds the earliest known full text of the Bible.
For anyone interested in visiting the Holy Lands, this is a definite must-see!
The Tokugawa Art Museum preserves and displays all of the treasures of the Tokugawa family, who reigned over Japan from 1600 to 1868,
which is known as the Edo period.
The nineteenth-generation head of the family established the museum in 1935.
Artists of the Edo period ultimately influenced many famous Western artists such as the likes of Gauguin, Manet, and Whistler.
The museum is also home to 9 designated National Treasures, 59 Important Cultural Properties, and 46 Important Art Objects.
It even has beautiful samurai swords, armor, pottery, and clothing on display.
This museum is an astounding collection belonging to the Hapsburgs of Vienna in Austria.
They were extremely wealthy and collectors of great art.
Their accumulation in Vienna, one of the wealthiest art cities in Europe,
includes vast collections of decorative arts and sculptures, royal carriages, musical instruments, books, armor, and even a castle.
It also showcases many European paintings as well as Roman, Egyptian, Greek, and Eastern antiquities.
Located near the northern city of Chiclayo, the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Peru is an extensive indigenous history museum.
It shows special exhibits that include amazing artifacts that were excavated from Lord Sipan’s tomb back in 1987.
There is a significant amount of extravagant jewelry and even royal artifacts on display there.
If you’re interested in indigenous history, especially a type which isn’t solely about the Inca, then you won’t want to miss this stop.
Founded at the end of the 19th century, the National Archaeological Museum in Greece has the biggest collection of ancient Greek artwork on the planet.
It is the most significant archaeological museum in Greece and is solely devoted to ancient Greek art.
It is a fantastic and enthralling way to discover how man’s connection to the gods has influenced humanity.
It shows the remnants of the past, which are especially apparent in the museum’s 5th-century B.C. bronze Zeus sculpture, which shows him throwing a lightning bolt.
It truly offers a study not only of the gods but also of humanity itself.
The museum features over 11,000 exhibits and offers its visitors a plethora of cultural, historical, and artistic works to discover.
It also features conservation laboratories, photographic archives, a number of archaeology related lectures, and much more.
The Melbourne Museum in Australia is one of the largest museums in the entire Southern Hemisphere.
The museum not only teaches about the history of how Melbourne came to be
but also relays everything from the very beginning of the origin of life in the region of Victoria 600 million years ago to the present day.
They have many exhibitions where you can discover the deep seas, see prehistoric creatures, and even have a look at the ancestral spirit called Bunjil
in the specially designed Bunjiklaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre. Guests can also enjoy captivating IMAX movies.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the Met, lies just a block away from New York’s Upper East Side next to Central Park.
It contains artwork collected from over 50,000 years of human knowledge, power, beliefs, and creativity.
The vast collection spans from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.
It even features many ancient and classical Islamic works.
The art therein takes the shape of photography, paintings, costumes, sculpture, glass, interior design, armor, musical instruments,
statues, and other antiquities, including the entire first-century Egyptian Temple of Dendur.
Of course, this is one of several fascinating museums you can explore in the Big Apple.
Find out more by clicking in the upper right-hand corner to check out our video of 15 things you didn’t know about New York.
The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, is one of the world's largest and most famous museums.
It is so large that if you spent just one second in front of each artwork in the Hermitage’s collection, it would literally take over three weeks to see everything.
Its vast collection of over 2 million items is housed within five different palaces that were built over a period of five centuries.
It has many local works of art, along with pieces by Matisse, Picasso, and even Italian High Renaissance paintings.
Some of the artifacts and artwork are from the 6th to 4th century B.C. tribes who lived in the area.
Showcasing work from Impressionist pieces to amazing Oriental treasures, this museum is sure to please any art aficionado.
An opus of scientific discovery of biodiversity and taxonomy, the Natural History Museum, also known as the Museum of All Creation, is quite famous the world over.
It has much work related to the natural world showcased in spectacular exhibits such as the Life and Earth Galleries,
their geological collections, and their wildlife garden.
It features over 80 million specimens that demonstrate what humans have learned from all types of creations over a period of the last 250 years.
The vast collection features five main groups, which include entomology, paleontology, botany, mineralogy, and zoology.
It has been the center of the debate and contains evidence related to the age of our planet Earth as well as the evolution of life itself.
The Louvre Museum in France is one of the finest cultural institutions worldwide and an elegant one at that.
The entrance is a contemporary glass pyramid that you can walk through.
Its underground is composed of a 12th-century fortress, and there are even elaborately decorated 16th-century stairways in between the galleries
in just about every single room in the building.
The Louvre is host to the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and also the "Venus de Milo," which are both renowned works of art.
It has an unparalleled collection of art and antiquities that covers all types of art throughout the ages.
Host to some of the most excellent archaeological finds in all of Egypt, the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities,
also known as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo is a top-rated tourist attraction.
It puts you face-to-face with Tutankhamun's glistening, intricately-made golden mask, which is of jaw-dropping beautiful.
The museum hosts one of the most extensive collections of ancient Egyptian works and has over 120,000 items on display.
It was built in 1901 by an Italian construction company known as Garozzo-Zaffarani, and it is one of the most prominent museums in the entire region.
Well Aluxers, we have reached number one on our list, and you will soon understand why we think this museum ranks above the others.
Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century,
the Vatican City Museums feature some of the most exquisite works of Italian art from the Renaissance and the High Renaissance periods,
which are known to be among the most beautiful artworks ever created.
It has tens of thousands of works on display in about 1,400 rooms.
Some of the most popular works that really stand out here are the "Belvedere Torso" and the marble "Laocoon," which is the first piece that started the collection.
These artworks were amassed over centuries by popes.
It contains about 70,000 works in total, of which around 20,000 are currently on display.
It is also home to the world-renowned Sistine Chapel.
Visitors can also check out of portraits of each pope dating back to the 16th century and a collection of popemobiles,
which includes the first cars used by popes.
Definitely, something you’ll want to see before leaving this earth.
So, there you have it, the Top 15 Museums to Visit Before You Die.
We hope these suggestions have inspired you to seek out the beauty, history, and creativity
that has been preserved from all ages of Earth’s history in these renowned institutions.
Culture and exposure to the arts can make you feel more connected to your past while also inspiring you for the future.
Be sure to put all of these on your bucket list of places to visit.
Now that we have gone through the list, we would like to know:
Have you been to any of the museums listed? What stood out for you there?
Let us know in the comments.
And, of course, for sticking with us until the end, here's your bonus!
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City hosts adult slumber parties where you can fall asleep on a cot set up in the Hall of Ocean Life.
There are even champagne receptions that you can be treated to, along with Jazz music and admission to a buffet dinner with much more!
This is another memorable experience you won’t want to miss out on!
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