Museums of the World

Public art project

Situated on the Acropolis

Architecture

History and folk art

Home of Hayden Planetarium, which has been rebuilt as part of The Rose Center. The Rose Center added 333,500 sq. ft. to the Museum and is 120 ft high.

Collections of American art

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Warhol forum

The best collection of artifacts from the 5,000 year old Egyptian civilization

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Closed for renovations. It was the original home of the National Museum.

World I –II memorials

7000 pieces from Tribal and Classical antiquity

Art

History

Museum of the Jewish Diaspora

World Heritage Site

Ballet history since 1776

World's 1st industrial scale atomic reactor

4 million artifacts on display

Collections and exhibits from antiquities to modern times

Modern Art

An historic journey from prehistoric Africa thru the horrors of bondage and into the on-going struggle for full emancipation

European Museum of the Year, 2002

Also known as the “Purple” Forbidden City

Museum complex devoted to circus history

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

The museum celebrates more than 350 years of pencil-making in the area.

Poland heritage

Islamic art

Rivera’s work and murals

Leeds Castle. One of its kind in the UK. More than 100 examples.

Historical Site

Mexican art and pre-Hispanic pieces

Contemporary art

Egyptian antiquities

Devoted to thimbles, some more than 850 years old.

Harvard University

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Mainly Far Eastern art, however the collections also include American, Egyptian and Near Eastern art.

Art. The Birth of Venus (Botticelli’s)

Art

Museum of Ireland’s national police force

Modern and contemporary international art. The popular architectural landmark was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Largest U.S.A. indoor/outdoor museum complex

Founded in 1905; the leading art museum in the Southeastern US

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Modern and contemporary art.

One of Iceland's oldest buildings

Art and antiquities

Approximately 150 specimens collected.

Life Magazine collection, Weegee archive, Chim archive.

Devoted to the international language created to get everyone to speak the same language.

Devoted to the work of Henry Dunant

Traditional Indian art

Photography

First Jewish Museum in America.

Miró’s work

History and art

History and Music

Fine art

Modern art

Frida’s paintings at The Blue House

Dedicated to depicting the horrors of WWII and to the hope for peace

Museum of Civilization

Modern Art

Largest collection of modern Austrian paintings

It was here that Norwegian scientist Armauer Hansen discovered the bacteria that causes the disease.

Fine arts museum. The most famous art museum in the world

Natural history

There are actually two museums in Hungary devoted to Marzipan. The other is at Szentendre.

Major drawcard is a 10m long tapeworm. Exhibits more than 300 specimens of parasites.

One of the largest art museums in the world

Collection of artistic, literary and musical works from antiquity to modern times

Edvard Munch art

Modern Art (MUDAM)

Art from all schools from 15th c to present

Impressionist and post-impressionist

A museum based around the manufacture of wallpaper, which has taken place in the Rixheim municipality since 1797.

Museum of Asiatic art

Largest collection of fine art in Quebec, from 17th c.-present

Pre-Hispanic and modern gold pieces

All times, great spanish painters

Da Vinci’s works

Modern and contemporary art

History of scenic arts

Pablo Picasso’s work

Romanticism age

Auguste Rodin sculptures

Modern art (MOM)

Modern Art (MMK)

Modern art gallery in Prague

Situated above a McDonald's in Prague

Palace of Culture and Science

Blown glass that is.

Islamic antiquities

A complete collection or the orders

Commonly known as MoMA.

Balinese arts heritage

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Dedicated to the life and work of Victor Hugo

History

Features collection of miniatures by Anatolij Koněnko, a professional artist and pedagogue from Omsk, Siberia.

In New York State; 19th and 20th century European and American art

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Baseball memorabilia

The greatest collection of European painting in the world

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Closed for renovations until Summer 2008. When it opens, maybe you can see Dorothy's ruby slippers, Evel Knievel's Harley-Davidson XR-750, Wally Amos' panama hat or a 1923 Yankee Stadium Ticket Booth.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Australian society and history

Victoria

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Romanian historical artifacts from prehistory to modern times

Comprises 7 museums; Celebrating its centenary in 2007

Exclusively to woman arts

Fine arts

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Shares the National Historic Landmark building with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Opened in 1993, all you ever wanted to know about the US Postal Service.

WWII History

Famous as the setting for One Of Our Dinosaurs is Missing

The visual arts of varied cultures

Offers an overview of European art from classicism to art nouveau

Olympic history

Military museum, gallery and library

Historic Palace; 1766

Formerly know as the Museum of Television and Radio.

Formerly know as the Museum of Television and Radio.

Getty art collections

Oldest continously operating since 1799

A collection of modern art

Modern art

Science and design

Thai contemporary and modern art

A complete collection of Rembrandt’s etchings

The largest museum of art and history in the Netherlands

Fine arts

Time and astronomy

Diverse collections of world cultures and natural history (ROM)

World's most comprehensive collection of the works of Salvador Dali

Home of the Wright Flyer until the Smithsonian Institute admitted faking tests to prove it wasn't the first proper plane

Armenian folk art

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Includes the Renwick Gallery, Lunder Conservation Center, Luce Foundation Center for American Art, Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, and Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard designed by Norman Foster.

Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center. The Castle is the original Smithsonian Institution Building.

History of Espionage

National museum consists of sixteen seperate museums

Over 3,000,000 items in six buildings

National Antiquities

European and American painting and sculpture

Part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Gloucester Street, The Rocks. Four terraced houses built in 1844, that have never been remodelled or revamped, as a tribute to working-class tenants who lived in them for about 150 years.

Art, history, Maori culture

Fine arts

Foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world

Opened in 1993; museum not recommended for young children

Artworks by Van Gogh

Art and design

Formerly the Museum of American War Crimes. A harrowing exhibition covering topics such as the My Lai massacre and birth-defects due to the use of Agent Orange.

History and knowledge of all religions

British art