The Most Magnificient Museums in the World
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From the world's most visited museum The Louvre to The State Hermitage Museum which contains millions of magnificient exhibits, we bring you the mesmerizing museums from all over the globe.
1. The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg: With more than 2.7 million works filling its halls, accented in gold and green, the Hermitage Museum is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world.
2. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao: Containing both contemporary and modern art, this museum is universally revered as the most important building of the late 20th century.
3. The Louvre, Paris: The Louvre is officially the world’s most visited museum and it contains the masterpieces of ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘Venus de Milo'.
4. The Museum of Modern Art, New York: Since its inauguration in 1929, the Museum of Modern Art has constantly redefined the idea of the museum in contemporary Western culture.
5. State Historical Museum, Moscow: This museum tracks down the Russian history from the prehistoric period to the present, it is estimated that the building houses a collections totaling in the millions.
6. Musée d’Orsay, Paris: Originally a railway station called Gare d’Orsay, this museum now is one of the finest examples of the Beaux-Arts movements in France.
7. The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha: It is known for the vast collection of Islamic art spanning more than 1300 years.
8. Tate Modern, London: In contrast to most museums, Tate Modern displays are arranged according to themes and not chronology. And the theme changes too!
9. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Niterói: This new museum occupies a rocky headland with breathtaking views towards Rio de Janeiro.