Getty Center was opened in 1997.
Exhibitions include sculpture of ancient Greece and ancient Rome (Getty Villa), paintings of European masters (e.g. Titian "Venus and Adonis" or van Gogh "Irises"), manuscripts, photography.

The Getty Center
Photo: Christopher Sprinkle
© 2018 J. Paul Getty Trust

Royal Academy of Arts founded in 1768.
RA presents works of art from ancient sculptures to paintings by members such as Joshua Reynolds and John Constable to the work of contemporary artists. Every year in the summer a contemporary art exhibition is organized, which has an open formula for submitting applications.


Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, London (c) Fraser Marr

Palazzo Ducale founded in 1340. From 1923 changed to a museum. Includes, among others, Museo dell'Opera, Doge's apartments, Institutional chambers.

Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1870.
It has over 450,000 works of art from various periods from antiquity to the present day. The collection includes, among others, ancient Egyptian and Greek sculptures, Dutch painting of the seventeenth century, paintings of French impressionists, American art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Japanese ceramics and woodcut.

Saatchi Gallery was founded in 1985.
It covers an area of ​​6,500 square meters.
Saatchi Gallery presents the art of young, unknown artists from around the world.

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) was opened to the public in 1914.
The ROM has over 13,000,000 exhibits in its collection. The leading the ROM collections include: minerals (including precious stones) and meteorites, dinosaurs, Indian history, works of art from China and Korea, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, interiors from various historical periods, including in the art deco style.

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts was opened in 1912.
Currently, it has around 700,000 European art exhibits.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery founded in 1829.
The museum presents 300 years of American art, from colonial times to the present day.
The collection includes over 41,000 works by more than 7,000 artists, including: James McNeill Whistler, Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Robert Rauschenberg, Nam June Paik, Jenny Holzer, David Hockney.


Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; photo by Tim Hursley

The Buckingham Palace was originally built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham, later extended many times. Since 1837, it has been the official London residence of the British monarch.
Length 108 meters, width 120 meters, height 24 meters. Area of 77,000 square meters. Number of rooms 775.
The palace interiors have a 50-meter long Picture Gallery with paintings by Rembrandt, van Dyck, Rubens and Vermeer. In the corner of the palace there is the Queen's Gallery with old masters' paintings, valuable furniture, decorative art, and representative examples of photographs. Historical royal carriages are located next to the gallery in the Royal Mews.
The palace is surrounded by a 17 hectare garden and park.

Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023, photo Andrew Holt

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, Roman Catholic major basilica. Erected in the years 1506–1626 on the site of an older the Early Christian basilica.
A leading work of Renaissance and Baroque architecture, designed mainly by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini with a very rich interior, e.g. Pietà Michelangelo (1498–99).
Length 220 meters, width 150 meters, height 136.6 meters.

The Grand Palace was the official residence of the kings of Siam and later Thailand. Its construction began in 1782.
The Grand Palace is divided into several parts:
- Museum of the Emerald Buddha Temple, created in 1982, where you can see: Phra Thaen Manangsila Throne, a small mother-of-pearl sitting platform called Phra Thaen Song Sabai, stone Buddha images, white elephant bones, lapidarium,
- the Outer Court, with many public buildings,
- the Middle Court, including the Phra Maha Monthien Buildings, the Phra Maha Prasat Buildings and the Chakri Maha Prasat Buildings,
- the Inner Court,
- the Siwalai Gardens quarter.
The entire palace complex has a total area of 218,400 square meters.
Other museums in the Grand Palace are:
- Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles,
- Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Coins,
- museum displaying old weapons.

The National Museum of Korea was founded in 1909 as the Imperial Household Museum.
It has over 310,000 exhibits, on 307 227 square meters of exhibition space. One of the most important artifacts is the golden crown of Silla and the 10-story pagoda of the Gyeongcheons Temple.

The National Folk Museum of Korea is a museum that represents daily life and culture of Korea and is visited by more than two million people every year. We provide educational and cultural opportunities to better understand and experience the traditional Korean lifestyle. Since its establishment in 1946, the National Museum of Anthropology has primarily investigated and researched Korean folk culture, while having has acquired, preserved, and exhibited Korean folk cultural artifacts. Over the years, we have held permanent and special exhibitions, published reports, while also having conducted lectures and other public education programs. Now, in keeping with the paradigm for museums in the 21st century that require them to be more responsive to the public and take an open and specialized approach, we are striving to expand our visitor base and reach out to visitors more effectively.

The National Museum of Western Art was opened in 1959.
He collects art from Western countries from the Renaissance to the 20th century. It has about 4500 exhibits.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) opened in 1993.
The USHMM commemorates the Jewish victims of the Nazis.
The USHMM collection includes over 13,000 artifacts (works of art, furniture, architectural fragments, models, machines, tools, personal belongings, textiles, jewelry, numismatics), 50 million pages of archival documents, 86,000 historical photos, 1,000 hours of archival material, 9,000 oral history testimonies. 93,000 library items, a list of over 200,000 registered survivors and their families,
At the USHMM, the Hall of Remembrance has a prominent place, moreover, the USHMM has been presenting, continuously since 1993, two permanent exhibitions, numerous temporary exhibitions and traveling exhibitions traveling around the USA and around the world.

Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac founded in 2006.
The museum collects ethnographic objects, art, photographs, documents, musical instruments, textiles from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania.
The entire collection includes over 1360,000 exhibits, of which 3,500 are exhibited.
The exhibitions cover 40,600 square meters.

Teatre-Museu Dalí, opened in 1974, is dedicated to its creator Salvador Dalí. In the hometown of the painter Figueres you can see the Teatre-Museu and Jewels. Nearby: Port Lligat - Salvador Dali House and in Pubol - Gala Dali Castle. The museums are run by Fundacio Dali.

The Acropolis of Athens - ancient upper city located on a rock.
The Acropolis contains temples such as the Parthenon, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike, and the monumental ceremonial gate the Propylaea. All of the marble buildings mentioned date back to the classical Greek period of the 5th century BC.
Their current condition owes much to reconstructions carried out since the 19th century.
The Acropolis plateau covers an area of over 3 hectares.

Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC) opened in 1902.
It owns the largest collection of pharaoh antiques in the world and is also the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East.
The exhibits date from the predynastic period to the Greco-Roman era (ca. 5500 BC - 364 AD).
Total artifacts over 170,000.
It covers an area of over 15,000 square meters.

Gyeongju National Museum founded in 1945.
It is in possession of monuments and artifacts from the time of the Silla kingdom.

Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers. The palace was built in the 17th century, rebuilt in 1740–50 during the reign of Empress Maria Teresa in the Rococo style. The museum in the palace was opened to the public in 1919. There are 1441 chambers in the palace, of which 45 are open to the public. It covers an area of ​​about 186 hectares.

Schönbrunn Palace © Schloss Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Severin Wurnig

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) founded in 1961.
It has over 150,000 artifacts from around the world from ancient times to the present day.

Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacán includes the ancient Mesoamerican city with the Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon, Temple of Cetzalkokal. Open to public visiting since the 1920s. The area open to visitors is currently 264 hectares.

Mori Art Museum founded in 2003.
MAM does not have a permanent exhibition. Organizes temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists, mainly Asian.

Center Atrium
Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Serpentine founded in 1970 present the art of the 20th and 21st century world. In the summer, the Serpentine Pavilion program is run with outstanding architects.


Serpentine Pavilion 2022 designed by Theaster Gates © Theaster Gates Studio. Photo: Iwan Baan. Courtesy: Serpentine.

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza opened in 1992.
The collection includes 800 years of Western art; about 1,600 paintings by, among others, Van Eyck, Dürer, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Goya, Delacroix, Van Gogh, Pissarro, Munch, Chagall, Pollock, Rothko, Bacon.

The Canadian Museum of History welcomes over 1.2 million visitors each year to its celebrated complex in the heart of the National Capital Region, making it one of the country's most-visited museum. With roots stretching back to 1856, it is one of Canada's oldest public institutions and a respected centre of museological excellence, sharing its expertise in history, archaeology, ethnology and cultural studies both within Canada and abroad. The National Collection consists of more than four million artifacts, specimens, works of art, written documents, and sound and visual recordings.
In addition to its ongoing exhibitions, including the spectacular Grand Hall, the First Peoples Hall, and the Canadian History Hall that provides a stunning showcase for more than 1,500 artifacts, including many of Canada's important historical treasures, each year the Museum presents a number of outstanding exhibitions focusing on Canadian and world history and civilizations. The Museum is also home to the Canadian Children's Museum.

Parco Archeologico di Pompei has been operating under its current name since 2017.
Parco Archeologico di Pompei covers an area of ​​67 hectares of the ancient city covered with a layer of volcanic ash and pumice stone by the volcano Vesuvius during the eruption in 79 AD. At the Parco Archeologico di Pompei you can visit, among others: the Amphitheater, the Temple of Apollo, the House of Faun.

Foro © Silvia Vacca

Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) opened in 1891.
Most of the collections are the collections of the imperial Habsburg family. The collections are divided into a gallery of paintings, art of ancient Egypt, Antikensammlung, Kunstkammer, Münzkabinett, and a library. KHM presents paintings for example: Raphael, Dürer, Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Velázquez.

©KHM-Museumsverband

Taj Mahal (Taj Museum inside Taj Mahal Complex founded in 1906).
Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built in 1632–53 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his prematurely deceased beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It covers an area of ​​17 hectares.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) founded in 1860.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has five pavilions that showcase archeology and ancient art, the international art collection, Quebec and Canadian art, modern and contemporary art, decorative arts and design. The international art collection includes works by, among others, Rembrandt, Dürer, El Greco, Goya, Delacroix, Cézanne, Matisse, Miró, Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Rodin, Dalí, Moore. The collection also includes: Coptic fabrics, English porcelain, Japanese incense boxes and stained glass.
The entire collection includes over 43,000 exhibits.
The total area is 53,095 square meters, of which the exhibition area is 13,000 square meters.

Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion, exterior view. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Photo MMFA, Michel Dubreuil

The Library of Congress was founded in 1800 and opened to the public that same year.
The collection includes:
1. Books and Magazines: The library holds over 38 million books and other printed materials, including magazines, newspapers, and pamphlets.
2. Manuscripts: The Library of Congress Manuscript Collection contains approximately 70 million manuscripts, including letters, diaries, notes, and other historical documents.
3. Photographs and Graphics: The collection includes approximately 14 million photographs, graphics, drawings and illustrations.
4. Maps and Atlases: The library has over 5.5 million maps, atlases and other cartographic materials.
5. Music and Sound Recordings: Its collection includes over 8 million musical materials, including sheet music, sound recordings, and musical manuscripts.
6. Films and Videos: The library holds approximately 3.6 million film and video materials, including films, television programs and videos.
7. Multimedia Materials: The collection includes a variety of multimedia materials, such as CDs, DVDs, and other digital media.
8. Government Documents: The library also maintains a large number of United States government documents, including legislation, reports, and other official publications.
9. Materials in Foreign Languages: The collection contains materials in over 470 languages, reflecting the global reach of the library's collections.
10. Microforms: The collection includes millions of microfilms and microfiches that contain a variety of documents, including newspapers, manuscripts, and other archival materials.
The entire collection includes over 175 million items.
As part of permanent and temporary exhibitions, you can see unique manuscripts, rare books, maps, historical documents, photographs and multimedia items.
The total usable area of all buildings is approximately 195,000 square meters.

The Library of Congress campus from the U.S. Capitol Dome, February 15, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, dan Ratu Boko (commonly abbreviated TWC) founded in 1980 is a state-owned company that deals with the management of tourist facilities.
PT TWC manages primarily:
- Borobudur - the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world, built between 750 and 850 CE
There are three museums in the Borobudur Temple Visitor Park area: Museum Borobudur, Museum Karmawibhangga, and Museum Samudraraksa.
- Prambanan - a Hindu temple complex originally built in 850 CE
- Ratu Boko - palace complex from the 8th and 9th centuries
- Taman Mini "Indonesia Indah" (TMII) covers an area of approximately 100 ha and consists of:
Indonesia Museum
Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum
Soldier Museum
Indonesian Stamps Museum
Pusaka Museum
Transportation Museum
Museum Electricity & New Energy Museum
Telecommunication Museum
Penerangan Museum
Sports Museum
Asmat Museum
Komodo Indonesian Fauna Museum and Reptile Park
Insects Museum
Research & Technology Information Center
Oil & Gas Museum
East Timor Museum
Museum Bayt Al-qur'an Dan Museum Istiqlal
Museum Hakka Indonesia

Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA) established in 2001.
It collects and shares Latin American art from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. The collection has paintings, e.g. Kahlo, Rivera, Lam.

The collection dates back to 1560. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections) was named after the Dresden City Council in 1957 and has been operating as a state-owned enterprise since 2009.
1) Museums in Dresden:
- in the Albertinum building there are:
Art from the Romantic period to the present day
Skulpturensammlung ab 1800
- in the Residenzschloss building there are:
Grünes Gewölbe
Kupferstich-Kabinett
Münzkabinett
Rüstkammer
- in the Zwinger mit Semperbau building there are:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
Porzellansammlung
Skulpturensammlung up to 1800
- in the Jägerhof building there are:
Museum für Sächsische Volkskunst
Puppentheatersammlung
- in the Japanisches Palais building there are:
Museum usui publico patens
Archiv der Avantgarden
Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden
- in the Lipsiusbau building there is:
Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau
- in the Schloss Pillnitz building there is:
Kunstgewerbemuseum
2) Museums in Leipzig:
- in the GRASSI Museum building there is:
GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig
3) Museums in Herrnhut:
- in the Völkerkundemuseum building there is:
Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut

Army Museum opened in 1905.
Permanent exhibition area: 9,800 square meters, temporary exhibition: 600 square meters. Number of exhibits around 500,000.
It is divided into two parts; the first presents weapons and armor created between the 13th and 17th centuries, the second presents weapons and vehicles from World War I and II.

Australian Center for the Moving Image founded in 2002.
ACMI is a museum of digital culture, film, video games and art.



ACMI's centrepiece exhibition The Story of the Moving, photo Gareth Sobey

National September 11 Memorial & Museum opened to the public in 2014.
The monument and museum in New York commemorate the attacks of September 11, 2001.
The museum collection includes, among others, over 40,000 paintings and 14,000 artifacts.

Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg (SSG; State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Wuerttemberg) state heritage agency, an institution of public law established in 1987.
Looks after 62 palaces, gardens, castles, monasteries, ancient Roman bath ruins, sepulchral chapels, Celtic city, Domnick Collection, Prince's Little House located (or called) in Heidelberg, Ludwigsburg, Weikersheim, Schwetzingen, Bruchsal, Mannheim, Rastatt, Mergentheim , Solitude (Stuttgart), Meersburg, Tettnang, Ellwangen, Urach, Kirchheim, Salem, Bebenhausen, Karlsruhe, Hohentwiel, Rötteln, Hohenneuffen, Hochburg, Wäscherschloss, Dilsberg, Badenweiler, Yburg, Alt-Eberstein, Hohenstaufen, Maulenbronnor, Wiulenbronnor, Schussenried, Grosscomburg, Hirsau, Schöntal, Alpirsbach, Ochsenhausen, Heiligkreuztal, Stuttgart, Heuneburg, Nürtingen, Hüfingen, Meersburg.

Photo: Ludwigsburg Residential Palace, Exteriors; Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Ralf Cohen

Van Gogh Museum opened to the public in 1973.
The museum stores 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) from all periods of his work, 400 drawings and 700 letters. The collection enriches the paintings of other outstanding European painters from 1840-1920.

The Topography of Terror opened to the public in 2010.
During the Third Reich (1933-1945), the site currently occupied by The Topography of Terror was the seat of the Gestapo, SS and the Reich Main Security Office. Nazi buildings were destroyed by the Allied bombing in 1945. Later the Berlin Wall passed through this place. A large part of the Wall in The Topography of Terror survived to this day. The first exhibitions in this place took place from 1987.

Entrance to the documentation center

Peterhof Palace built by Tsar Peter the Great in 1714–1723. The palace and park complex with numerous fountains, among others the Grand Cascade. Area: 3 934 hectares.

Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG; Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg) began operating in 1995.
The SPSG deals with the most important testimonies of Brandenburg-Prussia's culture, architecture and art history from the 17th century to the 20th century.
SPSG manages 30 museum castles and other museums, 800 hectares of historic parks, 100,000 works of art, 150 monuments and 300 architectural objects.
1) Palaces and gardens in Berlin:
Jagdschloss Grunewald
Jagdzeugmagazin am Jagdschloss Grunewald
Schlossgarten Charlottenburg
Schloss Charlottenburg
Neuer Pavillon im Schlossgarten Charlottenburg
Mausoleum im Schlossgarten Charlottenburg
Schloss Charlottenburg – Theaterbau
Schlossgarten Schönhausen
Schloss Schönhausen
Pfaueninsel
Schloss auf der Pfaueninsel
Meierei auf der Pfaueninsel
Park Glienicke
Schloss Glienicke
Casino Glienicke
2) Palaces and gardens in Potsdam:
Park Sanssouci
Schloss Sanssouci
Schlossküche Sanssouci
Damenflügel Schloss Sanssouci
Bildergalerie
Neue Kammern
Historische Mühle
Normannischer Turm auf dem Ruinenberg
Neues Palais
Belvedere auf dem Klausberg
Chinesisches Haus
Orangerieschloss
Schloss Charlottenhof
Römische Bäder im Park Sanssouci
Friedenskirche
Dampfmaschinenhaus (Moschee)
Neuer Garten
Schloss Cecilienhof
Marmorpalais
Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg
Pomonatempel auf dem Pfingstberg
Park Babelsberg
Schloss Babelsberg
Flatowturm im Park Babelsberg
Park Sacrow
Schloss Sacrow
Jagdschloss Stern
3) Palaces and gardens in the state of Brandenburg:
Schloss & Lustgarten Rheinsberg
Schlossmuseum Oranienburg
Schloss & Schlossgarten Caputh
Schloss & Schlossgarten Königs Wusterhausen
Schloss & Schlossgarten Paretz
Schlossremise Paretz

Hagia Sophia in the past a Christian temple, then a mosque, from 1935 a museum, from 2020 a mosque.
Built in 537. A leading example of Byzantine architecture. Length 82 meters, width 73 meters, height 55 meters.

Tsarskoe Selo (the Tsarskoe Selo State Museum and Heritage Site) was the summer residence of the Russian Tsars. Expanded from the beginning of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The main buildings of the residential complex are Catherine Palace erected in the style of Russian Baroque and the classical Alexander Palace. There was now a lost Amber Room in Catherine Palace. Currently, the reconstruction can be visited at Catherine Palace. In the palace-and-park ensemble of Tsarskoe Selo covering an area of ​​300 hectares, there are scattered over one hundred historical monuments.
In 1918, Catherine Palace was opened as a museum.

Petit Palais founded in 1900.
Petit Palais - City of Paris Fine Art Museum presents collections of: medieval and Renaissance paintings and drawings, furniture from the 18th century, works of French artists of the 19th century (among others: Ingres, Delacroix, Courbet, Monet, Cézanne, Modigliani, Rodin).

Petit Palais vu du Grand Palais © Didier Messina, 2013

Suzhou Museum founded in 1960.
The exhibition area covers 2,200 square meters. The collection consists of over 15,000 exhibits. Most are ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy, ceramics, arts and crafts. The collection of paintings and calligraphy includes works of masters from the Song dynasty through the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty.

Parco archeologico del Colosseo founded in 2017.
It covers the most important monuments and historical places of ancient Rome, among others: The Colosseum, The Palatine, Roman Forum, Arch of Constantine and Meta Sudans, The Domus Aurea.

German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology known as Deutsches Museum founded in 1903.
It collects collections from almost all fields of technology, industry and science. Its collections include: the first electric locomotive, a three-wheeled car from 1886 designed by Karl Benz and a Leibniz accounting machine.
The museum has gathered around 120,000 exhibits, of which around 28,000 are open to the public at exhibitions.
It covers an area of over 60,000 square meters.

Photo: © Bernd Wackerbauer

Sagrada Família started in 1882, not yet completed Roman Catholic minor basilica. Designed by Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in Style Modernisme. Length 90 meters, width 60 meters, planned height 172.5 meters. The Sagrada Familia has a museum inaugurated in 1961.

Windsor Castle is a royal residence built in the three bailey wards with a round keep type since the 11th century. In the Lower Ward there is the St George's Chapel and the Albert Memorial Chapel - royal mausoleums. The Upper Ward houses the royal library, with a collection of drawings by, among others, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Hans Holbein the Younger.
Windsor Castle is 800 meters long. It covers an area of 53,000 square meters. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world.
The castle is surrounded by a 200-hectare Home Park. Within the park there is Frogmore House with its garden, which houses the mausoleum of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Further south from Windsor Castle is the Great Park, covering approximately 700 hectares.

Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2024, photo Peter Packer

Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen (Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes), also called Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Bavarian Palace Department), traces its historical origins to the 18th century.
Bavarian Palace Department manages:
1) palaces:
Ansbach
Aschaffenburg
Bamberg
Bayreuth
Burghausen
Cadolzburg
Chiemsee
Coburg
Dachau
Eichstätt
Ellingen
Feldafing
Herrenchiemsee
Höchstädt
Holzhausen
Kelheim
Kempten
Königssee
Kulmbach
Landshut
Linderhof
Ludwigsstadt
Munich
Neuburg
Neuschwanstein (The construction of Neuschwanstein Castle for the Bavarian King Ludwig II Wittelsbach began in 1869. The building was built in honor of the German composer Ryszard Wagner as an idealized medieval knight's castle. The architecture and interior design are marked by the romantic eclecticism of the 19th century, and the building itself is one of the most important works of historicism. After the king's death in 1886, the castle was opened to the public. Usable area of about 6,000 square meters.)
Nuremberg
Riedenburg
Schachen
Schleißheim
Veitshöchheim
Würzburg
2) gardens:
Ansbach
Aschaffenburg
Bamberg
Bayreuth
Cadolzburg
Coburg
Dachau
Eichstätt
Ellingen
Feldafing
Herrenchiemsee
Holzhausen
Linderhof
Munich
Nuremberg
Schleißheim
Veitshöchheim
Würzburg
3) fortifications, villas, theaters, opera houses, memorial sites and 21 lakes.


© Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung
www.schloesser.bayern.de
Neuschwanstein view from the Marienbrücke
Photo Martha Feustel

The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford was officially established in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley. The library opened to the public on November 8, 1602.
The Bodleian Library is one of the most significant libraries in the world, with extensive collections spanning various subjects. Some of its most notable collections include:
1. Manuscripts and Rare Books
- Medieval Manuscripts – Includes illuminated manuscripts, such as the Ashmole Bestiary and The Book of Hours.
- Gutenberg Bible – One of the earliest books printed with movable type.
- Shakespeare’s First Folio (1623) – A rare edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays.
- Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts – Including the Lindisfarne Gospels and Red Book of Hergest.
2. Maps and Cartography
- Gough Map (c. 1360) – One of the earliest detailed maps of Britain.
- Selden Map of China (17th century) – A rare Chinese maritime trade map.
3. Personal Papers and Archives
- J.R.R. Tolkien’s Papers – Including drafts and illustrations for „The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit”.
- C.S. Lewis Collection – Personal writings of the author of „The Chronicles of Narnia”.
- Mary Shelley’s „Frankenstein” – Original handwritten manuscript.
- Letters and Diaries of British Prime Ministers – Including papers from Winston Churchill.
4. Eastern and Non-Western Collections
- Islamic Manuscripts – Including Persian, Arabic, and Ottoman texts.
- Chinese, Japanese, and Sanskrit Texts – Rare books from across Asia.
- Hebrew Manuscripts – Important Jewish texts, including biblical and Talmudic works.
5. Scientific and Medical Collections
- Codex Mendoza – A 16th-century Aztec codex detailing the history and culture of the Aztec Empire.
- John Dee’s Collection – Works of the famous Elizabethan alchemist and astrologer.
- Robert Hooke’s Micrographia – A groundbreaking 1665 book on early microscopy.
6. Modern and Digital Archives
- Literary Archives – Includes modern authors such as Philip Pullman.
- Oxford University Archives – Documents related to the history of the university.
- Digitized Collections – Many manuscripts and books are available online through projects like Digital Bodleian.
The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford collectively hold over 13 million printed items. Additionally, they house more than one million special collection items, including manuscripts, archives, and rare books.
The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford encompass multiple buildings with a combined gross internal floor area of approximately 42,774 square meters as of the 2020–2021 period. Additionally, the Book Storage Facility (BSF) in Swindon, designed to house lower-usage items from the libraries' collections, offers around 10,000 square meters of warehouse space, complemented by 1,000 square meters of ancillary office and processing areas. Therefore, the combined area of the Bodleian Libraries' main buildings and the BSF is approximately 53,774 square meters.
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford features several exhibition spaces, primarily within the Weston Library. The main public area, Blackwell Hall, serves as the central hub for visitors, offering access to exhibitions, a café, and a gift shop. While the exact total exhibition area isn't specified in the available sources, the Weston Library includes a hall measuring 854 square meters, which is utilized for various events, including exhibitions. Additionally, the Old Schools Quadrangle, part of the historic Bodleian complex, houses spaces that have been repurposed for exhibitions and other public functions.

Established in 1962, the National Portrait Gallery is part of the Smithsonian Institution.
The National Portrait Gallery tells the history of America by presenting portraits of famous Americans - politicians, artists, scientists, explorers. It has, among other things, a representative collection of portraits of American presidents.
The National Portrait Gallery has gathered over 23,000 objects.


National Portrait Gallery Building by Tony Powell, 2019

Chichen Itza is an ancient Maya and Toltec Mesoamerican city. The main monuments are: Temple of Kukulcan, Temple of the Warriors, Great Ball Court, Sacred Cenote. Managed by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) - National Institute of Anthropology and History.

The Castel Sant'Angelo Museum opened in 1906.
The building of the current museum was built in 139 as the mausoleum of Emperor Hadrian. In the Middle Ages rebuilt into a fortress. In 1367, the keys to the fortress were handed over to the then Pope Urban V. Further popes carried out further reconstruction using the monument as a shelter in times of danger, archives, court and prison.
Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo can be divided into 3 parts: mausoleum, fortified castle, papal apartments.

National Museum of India founded in 1949.
Its collections include artifacts covering over 5000 years of history, from the prehistoric era to modern works of art. The museum has 206,000 objects in its collections.
It is divided into collections:
Pre - Histroic Archaeology
Archaeology
Anthropology
Paintings (mainly miniature painting)
Arms & Armour
Central Asian Antiquities
Decorative Arts
Manuscripts
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Giza pyramid complex
A set of historic buildings including the two largest pyramids built in ancient Egypt: the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Pyramid of Khafre and the smaller Pyramid of Menkaure, Great Sphinx and other accompanying objects. The complex covers an area of ​​16,203.36 hectares.

Imperial War Museum (IWM) opened to the public in 1920.
Museums included in the IWM:
- IWM London,
- Churchill War Rooms London,
- HMS Belfast (London),
- IWM Duxford,
- IWM North.
The IWM collections mainly include:
- military vehicles (e.g. one of the first "Devil" a Mark V tanks that were used at the end of World War I),
- airplanes (e.g. the Supermarine Spitfire that flew in the Battle of Britain and the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter),
- missiles (e.g. a V-1 flying bomb, a V-2 rocket and Polaris missiles),
- documents, photos, films, videos, oral history recordings,
- a large collection of works of art.
IWM has gathered 10,700,000 individual exhibits or entire collections of exhibits from the times of the World War I until today.

National Palace Museum of Korea founded in 1908 as the Korean Imperial Museum. The museum occupies in Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul. In its collection, the museum has over 40,000 artifacts from the time of Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire.

National Galleries of Scotland organized in 1985. Brings together:
Scottish National Gallery,
Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,
Paxton House,
Duff House,
Granton Center for Art.
Has nearly 100,000 esponates in its collection, which includes works by artists such as Titian, Rembrandt, Picasso, Hockney, and Warhol.

M+ opened in 2021 (https://www.museumworldranking.net/news/m-celebrates-its-opening-ahead-of-its-public-launch,114). M+ is part of the West Kowloon Cultural District.
M+ showcases a pre-eminent collection of twentieth- and twenty-first-century visual culture within an Asian context, encompassing the disciplines of visual art, design and architecture, and moving image from Hong Kong, Greater China, Asia, and beyond. The collection spans from 1895 to current.
The M+ Collection and M+ Sigg Collection include 8,219 works as of September 2022.
The 65,000-square-metre museum building comprises 17,000 square metres of exhibition space across thirty-three galleries.

M+, Hong Kong
Photo: Iwan Baan
© Herzog & de Meuron
Courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) founded in 1935.
It collects works of modern and contemporary art. The entire collection consists of over 33,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs, design, and media art. The collection includes works of: Klee, Duchamp, Magritte, Mondrian, Kahlo, Rivera, Pollock, Warhol, Rauschenberg, de Kooning, Bacon, Rothko, Calder, Stella.

SFMOMA; photo: © Henrik Kam, courtesy SFMOMA

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum established in 1901.
Has a collection of military items and natural history. The painting collection includes paintings by Rembrandt, Monet, Renoir, van Gogh, and Dalí.

The main residence of the Emperor of Japan. A complex of buildings and pavilions for various purposes and gardens covering an area of ​​115 hectares. The current Imperial Palace is located within the former Edo Castle (Tokyo was formerly Edo). In 1888, the construction of the imperial castle was completed, which was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt after it. The renovation and modernization of the entire complex was completed in 1968. Main facilities include: Imperial Palace (Kyūden), Imperial Household Agency, Museum of the Imperial Collections, Archives and Mausolea Department.
Museum of the Imperial Collections was opened in 1993. It has collected around 9,500 works of art in its collection. It is mainly Japanese painting (Nihonga), calligraphy, sculpture, arts and crafts.

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasília opened in 2000. It covers an area of ​​7,000 square meters.
Museu Banco do Brasil has in its collection works of artists from the first half of the 20th century, such as Bruno Giorgi, Candido Portinari, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

The National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC) was founded in 1956.
NTSEC deals with broadly understood scientific education. It presents permanent and temporary exhibitions mainly in the field of natural and earth sciences, mathematics, physics, chemistry and materials science.

Musée de l'Orangerie opened in 1927. In 2010, it joined the Musée d'Orsay.
Musée de l'Orangerie exhibits Claude Monet's Water Lilies cycle consisting of 8 panels, each 2 meters high and 91 meters long, arranged in 2 oval galleries. In the Musée de l'Orangerie you can also see paintings by other Impressionists and Post-impressionists, such as Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Area of 6,300 square meters.

The Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History was founded in 1959.
The museum is located in the building of the former Guangdong Advisory Bureau in the Guangzhou Uprising Martyrs Cemetery of Guangdong Province.
The exhibitions show the struggle of the local people for national independence from the Opium War in 1840 to the national liberation in 1949, including the Civil Revolutionary War (1927-1937, 1946-1949).
The museum covers an area of 2000 square meters. At permanent exhibitions, it presents 13,000 exhibits and 13,000 archival photos.

Prague Castle - a castle complex built from the 9th century in all historical architectural styles. One of the largest castles in the world, it covers an area of almost 7 ha. It was the seat of Czech kings, Roman emperors and Czechoslovak presidents. It stores the Czech Crown Jewels.
Main objects:
- Old Royal Palace
- St. Vitus Cathedral
- St. George's Basilica
- Queen Anne's Summer Palace (Belvedere)
- Spanish Hall
- Vladislav Hall
There are several museums in the castle, including:
- collection of Czech baroque and mannerism of the National Gallery
- Prague Castle picture gallery, referring to the collection of Rudolf II
- exhibition on the history of the Czech Republic
- toy museum

Photo: © Prague City Tourism

Opera della Primaziale Pisana (O₽A) is a secular-ecclesiastical body managing the complex of the Cathedral of Pisa. Its origins date back to 1063.
O₽A includes the Cathedral, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Baptistery and the Camposanto (monumental cemetery). As well as the Sinopie Museum (Sinòpia - a preparatory drawing applied to the first layer of plaster under the fresco), opened in 1979, and the Opera del Duomo Museum, opened in 1986, exhibiting the treasures of the cathedral and other finds excavated within the cathedral complex.

Changdeokgung Palace was built between 1405 and 1412 during the reign of King Taejong, the third king of the Joseon dynasty, as the second royal palace after Gyeongbokgung (the main palace of the dynasty), currently the National Palace Museum of Korea. In 1592, during the Japanese invasion of Korea (Imjin War), it was burned down. The reconstruction of the palace began only in 1609 during the reign of King Seonjo, and was completed during the reign of his successor, King Gwanghaegun. Later, Changdeokgung was destroyed and rebuilt several times, especially in the 18th century. In 1910, after the annexation of Korea by Japan, the palace was taken over by the Japanese authorities and part of it was destroyed. During the Japanese occupation (1910–1945), many palace buildings were demolished or transformed. After Korea regained independence, Changdeokgung underwent numerous restoration works.
Changdeokgung Palace was built in the traditional Korean architectural style that is characteristic of the Joseon Dynasty period (1392–1897). This style of architecture emphasizes harmony with the surrounding nature and introduces elements of Confucianism, which played a key role in Korean society and culture during this period. These are the main features of the style in which Changdeokgung was built:
1. Harmony with the surroundings - Changdeokgung was built in a way that aimed to integrate the building with the natural landscape, in accordance with the principles of geomancy (feng shui). The palace did not disturb the natural terrain, which is visible in its asymmetric layout. The palace area was incorporated into hills and valleys, preserving the natural shape of the land.
2. Asymmetrical layout - unlike the symmetrical palaces in China or Japan, Changdeokgung has a more organic, asymmetrical layout due to its harmony with the surrounding nature. The buildings are arranged in accordance with the natural terrain, which gives a sense of spaciousness and naturalness.
3. Simple yet elegant architecture - Changdeokgung's architecture is characterized by simplicity and minimalism, which is in line with Confucian values. Wooden structures, tiled roofs and decorative details are carefully designed to be aesthetically pleasing but not overdone. The roofs of the buildings have characteristic, slightly bent ends, which is typical of traditional buildings in Korea.
4. The beauty of details - the palace is richly decorated with details, such as painted wooden beams (so-called dancheong), which are covered with colorful geometric and floral patterns. Dancheong has both a decorative and protective function, protecting the wood from harmful weather conditions.
5. Huwon Garden (Secret Garden) - also known as the Complex Garden, is an integral part of the palace complex and a perfect example of striving for harmony with nature. The garden includes picturesque ponds, pavilions, pagodas and bridges that have been designed to be fully integrated with the natural landscape.
6. Building material - the primary material used for construction is wood, and the buildings have traditional roofs covered with clay tiles. Many of the palace's buildings, including the most important halls, are built of wooden frames and have open spaces, which allows for natural ventilation of the rooms.
Changdeokgung Palace consists of many buildings with different functions that played key roles in the life of the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty. These are the main buildings of Changdeokgung Palace:
1. Injeongjeon (Throne Room)
2. Seonjeongjeon (Board Hall)
3. Huijeongdang (King's Personal Hall)
4. Daejojeon (Queen's Chamber)
5. Nakseonjae (King Heonjong's private residence built in the 19th century)
7. Donhwamun (Main Gate)
8. Juhamnu (Royal Library Pavilion)
Changdeokgung Palace does not have a permanent museum collection, it is mainly a royal residence and a historical monument. Nevertheless, there are valuable monuments, artifacts and collections related to Korean history and the Joseon dynasty, which can be seen as part of temporary exhibitions or special events.
Here are some of the resources and collections related to Changdeokgung:
1. Architectural monuments and decorations
- Dancheong: The colorful paintings on the wooden palace structures are some of the most beautiful examples of traditional decoration in Korean architecture. These decorations, which are an important element of cultural heritage, decorate the beams, ceilings and roofs of the palace buildings.
- Pavilions and Bridges: Located in the palace gardens (Huwon), pavilions such as Buyongjeong, Juhamnu, and stone bridges are valuable examples of Korean architecture and are considered national heritage.
2. Collections related to the Joseon dynasty
- Royal clothing (hanbok): Traditional royal clothing, including the ceremonial robes of the king, queen and members of the royal family.
- Royal furniture: Original wooden furniture used by rulers, such as desks, chairs, beds and other elements of palace interior design.
- Musical Instruments: Traditional instruments that were used in court ceremonies and celebrations, such as drums, gongs, and other stringed and percussion instruments.
3. Manuscripts and historical documents
- Administrative books: Documents describing the daily functioning of the royal court, as well as important political decisions.
- Royal Letters and Records: Documents containing correspondence between members of the royal family or records of kings.
4. Royal arts and crafts
- Ceramics and Porcelain: Ceramics that were used at court, including Korean celadon and white porcelain.
- Painting and calligraphy: Traditional court paintings, often depicting landscapes, plants and scenes from court life, are presented in temporary exhibitions.
Changdeokgung Palace covers an area of approximately 58 hectares, of which Huwon Garden covers approximately 32 hectares.

Pena Palace built in 1842–1854 for King Ferynand II by the engineer Wilhelm von Eschwege. The eclectic palace is one of the main objects of the 19th century Romanticism in the world. The palace is surrounded by a 200-hectare forest park.

Museo Soumaya founded in 2011.
It has 66,000 works of art in its collection; including sculptures from all periods of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica, paintings by Mexican artists such as Diego Rivera or Rufino Tamayo, a collection of coins from pre-Hispanic and colonial times. Museo Soumaya has a collection of works by European sculptors and painters, including: Auguste Rodin, Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró.
The museum is located in 3 places: Plaza Carso (16,000 square meters), Plaza Loreto, Casa Guillermo Tovar de Teresa.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was established in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting. The museum collects impressionist, post-impressionist, modern and contemporary art. Its collections include works by artists such as Paul Cézanne, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, Paul Klee.

The Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV) opened in 2014.
The museum is dedicated to contemporary art. The museum's collection will include works by artists such as Gerhard Richter, Christian Boltanski, Jeff Koons, Jean-Michel Basquiat.
The FLV manages the Espace Louis Vuitton. The Espace Louis Vuitton is an exhibition place encouraging creation of new contemporary artworks in Tokyo, München, Venezia, Beijing, Seoul and Osaka..

© Iwan Baan / Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2014

Tate Britain has been under this name since 2000. The origins of Tate Britain date back to 1897. Tate Britain presents British painting and sculpture from 1500 to the present day. The collection includes paintings by William Blake, JMW Turner, and Francis Bacon.

Tate Britain, Millbank façade. Photocredit: Rikard Osterlund

Kazan Kremlin erected by the Tsar of Russia Ivan Grozny in the 16th century on the ruins of the former castle of the Kazan khans built from the 10th century.
Main objects:
- Annunciation Cathedral,
- Söyembikä Tower,
- Spasskaya Tower.
The museum in its present shape as the Museum-reserve "Kazan Kremlin" was established in 1994. The entire museum complex includes:
- Museum of the History of Statehood of Tatarstan,
- Center "Hermitage-Kazan",
- Museum of Islamic Culture,
- Museum of Natural History of Tatarstan,
- Museum of the Cannon Yard,
- Exhibition Hall "Manege",
- Museum of the History of the Annunciation Cathedral,
- Museum of the Great Patriotic War,
- Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan - Art Gallery.

Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe opened in 2000 and is part of the City of Arts and Sciences.
The museum is dedicated to science, new technologies and the natural environment, and it houses exhibitions on the heritage of science, climate change, the human body and biometric data. The motto of the museum is: "It is forbidden: not to touch, feel or think".
It covers an area of over 42,000 square meters, of which 26,000 square meters are dedicated to exhibitions.

Tel Aviv Museum of Art was established in 1932.
It collects contemporary and modern art. Its collections include works by, among others: Gustav Klimt, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock.

Museum of Fine Arts founded in 1900.
It has over 70,000 exhibits in its collection from antiquity to the present day. The collection consists of art: European (e.g. Sandro Botticelli, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh), American (e.g. Charles Willson Peale, Albert Bierstadt, Mary Cassatt , Georgia O'Keeffe, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol), Latin America (e.g. David Alfaro Siqueiros), Africa, Asia (e.g. Utamaro Kitagawa), Australia and Oceania, Islam, photography (e.g. Man Ray, Alfred Stieglitz).

The National Science and Technology Museum (NSTM) opened to the public in 1997.
NSTM covers an area of 19 hectares, the area of one floor is 112,400 square meters. It presents 18 permanent exhibitions in separate halls. Permanent exhibitions are devoted to: industrial history, air navigation and aerospace, biological technology, clothing and textiles, healthy living, food industry, energy conservation, machines, utilization of water resources, transportation, the diseases prevention.

The Museu Picasso opened in 1963.
The museum has over 4,000 works by the painter Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). The permanent exhibition features the artist's painting, drawing, engraving, and ceramics.
The Museu Picasso was the first museum in the world dedicated to the work of Pablo Picasso and the only one created during his lifetime.
The total area of the museum is over 12,000 square meters.

Tulum is a former Mayan city that was surrounded by a wall.
Its history dates back to at least the 6th century AD. Its peak development falls between the 13th and 15th centuries. After the occupation by the Spaniards in the 16th century, the city was deserted.
Main historic buildings: Temple of the Frescoes, Temple of the Descending God, El Castillo.

The Berlin Wall Memorial created in 1998 commemorates the division of Berlin by Walls and the victims of the Berlin Wall. It stretches along 1.4 kilometers of the former border strip between Berlin (the capital of the DDR) and West Berlin. Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The Wall Memorial includes: the outdoor memorial site with the last piece of the Berlin Wall, Documentation center, Chapel of Reconciliation, memorial window and Visitor Service Center,

The National Museum of Singapore opened in 1887.
The collections consist of artifacts related to the history of Singapore, such as the approximately 1,000-year-old Singapore Stone with inscriptions in Old Hawaiian or Sanskrit, and 14th century gold ornaments discovered at nearby Fort Canning Hill in 1928.

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo opened in 2001. It covers an area of 4 183 square meters.
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo does not have its own collection. The CCBB program, São Paulo is prepared annually and begins with the process of registering projects via the Internet. Anyone can submit their project, Project registration is done by filling out a comprehensive electronic form. The registration period is usually from April to May. After the registration phase, the projects are examined by CCBB analysts who receive guidance from management on the marketing strategies for the current year.

Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection gives the date of its foundation 1930.
Wawel Royal Castle was built from the 10th century, the present castle was built in the 14th century and then extended over the next hundreds of years. From the end of the 11th century to 1606, it was the residence of the kings of Poland. It consists of a series of buildings from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods arranged around the main, arcaded courtyard in the style of the Italian Renaissance.
At the permanent exhibitions Wawel Royal Castle you can see: the coronation sword Szczerbiec, a collection of 138 tapestries made in Brussels from around 1550 to 1560, the largest collection of Ottoman tents in Europe.
Wawel Royal Castle covers 7,040 square meters. There are 71 exhibition halls to visit.
The museum's branches are: Pieskowa Skała Castle and Manor House at Stryszów.
On the Wawel Hill, next to the castle, there is a cathedral, the construction of which began in the 14th century, on the foundations of two earlier cathedrals. Polish monarchs were crowned in the Wawel Cathedral. In the crypts under the Wawel Cathedral, there are the tombs of Polish kings, national heroes and national bards. The cathedral is surrounded by numerous chapels, one of them Sigismund's Chapel, conceived as the mausoleum of the last members of the Jagiellonian dynasty, is considered an outstanding example of the Tuscan Renaissance. The Cathedral Museum named after John Paul II, opened in 1978, operates at the cathedral.

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) officially opens to the public in 2021. One of the most important moments related to the opening of the museum was the ceremonial procession known as the "Golden Parade of the Pharaohs", in which 22 royal mummies were transferred to NMEC from the Egyptian Museum in the center of Cairo, including 18 kings (e.g. Ramesses II) and 4 queens (e.g. Hatshepsut).
NMEC has a collection of exhibits that cover the entire history of Egyptian civilization - from prehistoric times to the present day. The museum's collections are divided into different historical and thematic periods (e.g. the Gallery of Royal Mummies), giving a comprehensive picture of Egypt's cultural development. The main collection categories include:
1. Prehistoric period - exhibits from before the invention of writing, including tools, ceramics, decorations and everyday objects.
2. Pharaonic period - a rich collection from the times of ancient Egypt, including, among others, statues, jewelry, sarcophagi, tomb and temple paintings, and artifacts related to religious rituals.
3. Greco-Roman period - exhibits from the period when Egypt was under the rule of the Greeks and Romans, including sculptures, coins, ceramics and other objects of Hellenistic and Roman culture.
4. Coptic period - objects from early Christian times, including icons, textiles, manuscripts and liturgical objects.
5. Islamic period - a collection showing the development of Islamic culture in Egypt, including ceramics, weapons, coins, textiles and calligraphy.
6. Contemporary period - exhibits on the recent history of Egypt up to the present day, showing the social, cultural and political development of the country.
NMEC has a collection of approximately 50,000 items. Currently, approximately 5,000 exhibits are presented in museum exhibitions.
NMEC's exhibition area is over 23,000 square meters.

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art established in 1969.
It has 4 locations in Gwacheon, Seoul, Deoksugung, Cheongju.
MMCA presents modern Korean and contemporary art from around the world. You can see works there, among others, Nam June Paik and Andy Warhol.
Around 7,000 works of art are stored at the headquarters in Gwacheon.

MMCA Gwacheon © Park Jung Hoon

The Vasa Museum houses Vasa, the world's best-preserved ship from the 1600s with over 98 percent of its original parts preserved, and ornamented with hundreds of carved sculptures. The 69-meter-long warship sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm in 1628. After a laborious salvage effort in 1961, Vasa broke the water's surface again after 333 years on the seabed. For more than half a century the ship has been slowly, carefully and painstakingly restored to a state approaching its original glory. Since 1990 Vasa is on display in the purpose-built museum.
There are eleven different exhibitions around the ship which tell about the life on board Vasa, the symbolism of its sculptures, the country of Sweden in the 1620s, the people who followed Vasa down into the deep, the salvaging in the 1960s and the efforts to preserve the ship for the future, and outside is the museum's 17th century garden.

The warship Vasa in the Vasa Museum. Photo: Anneli Karlsson, the Vasa Museum/SMTM.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, founded in 1925, is the world's largest children's museum.
The museum's collections are divided into:
- Natural Science Collection - fossils, bones of Ice Age animals and animals living today
- World Cultures Collection - items from all continents, many eras and a great variety of cultures
- Arts and Humanities Collections - American culture from the 18th century to the present day
- National Art Museum of Sport - famous athletes and moments in the history of sport presented in the works of artists
More than 130,000 number of artifacts and specimens.
The museum covers an area of 43,934 square meters.

Photo: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

The National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) was founded in 1635 as a royal garden of medicinal plants, formally founded in 1793. It has 68 million specimens in its collection.
MNHN is divided into:
Garden of plants
- Gallery of Evolution
- Cabinet of Virtual reality
- Paleontology and comparative Anatomy Gallery
- Mineralogy and Geology Gallery
- Botanical Gallery
- Grandes Serres du Jardin des Plantes
- Ménagerie, the zoo of the Jardin des Plantes
- Amphithéâtre Verniquet
- Grande Galerie de l’Évolution Auditorium
- Children’s Gallery
Museum of mankind
Zoological park of Paris
Versailles Chèvreloup Arboretum
Haute-Touche animal reserve
Jean-Henri Fabre museum
Botanical garden Val Rahmeh-Menton
Pataud shelter
Concarneau Marine Biology Station and Marinarium
La Jaÿsinia alpin garden
Paléosite de Sansan

Musém national d'Histoire naturelle © F-G Grandin MNHN

Sacré-Cœur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre) Roman Catholic church and minor basilica.
Sacré-Cœur was built between 1875 and 1914 from travertine limestone.
The style of the building refers to Roman-Byzantine architecture with Neo-classical elements.
The mosaic above the choir, titled The Triumph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is one of the largest mosaics in the world.
Length 85 metres, width 35 metres, height 83 metres.

Lincoln Memorial opened in 1922. Commemorates the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln.
Area 539.6 square meters. Managed by the National Park Service.

The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes was inaugurated in 1896.
The MNBA collection includes pre-Columbian, colonial, Argentinean and international art, from the 3rd century BC to the present day.
The MNBA's collections include works by, among others: El Greco, Francisco de Goya, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Vassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Henry Moore.
Argentine art is represented, for example, by: Antonio Berni, Marta Minujín and León Ferrari, and Latin American art, for example, by: Joaquín Torres García, Diego Rivera and Jesús Rafael Soto.
The total number of exhibits in the collection is over 12,000.
The exhibition area covers 4,610 square meters.

National museum (Národní muzeum) founded in 1818, located in several buildings in Prague and beyond.
Museum collections: Asian cultures, ethnographic, non-European ethnography, numismatic, non-European numismatics, Middle East and Africa in Antiquity, photographic of the Náprstek Museum, Náprstek inventory, Náprstek Museum archives, musical instruments, Department of Music History, Antonín Dvořák Museum, Bedřich Smetana Museum, book, book culture, manuscripts and early prints, historical journals, entomological, archeology, classical archeology, historical, theater, Museum of the Workers' Movement in the National Museum Archives, modern Czech history, Museum of the Workers' Movement, National Museum Archives, Czechoslovak Documentation Center, Department of the History of Physical Education and Sports - 3D objects, photo archive of the Department of the History of Physical Training and Sports, archives of the history of physical education and sports, paleontological, lichenological, anthropology, botanical and herbarium, mycological, geological, cut gemstones, petrographic, tektites, meteorites, mineralogical, mammals, fishes, invertebrates, excluding insects, amphibians and reptiles, birds.
All collections include over 20 million items.

Haus der Geschichte, Bonn (House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany) together with the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum, Leipzig and Tränenpalast, Berlin and the Museum in der Kulturbrauerei, Berlin are part of the Haus der Geschichte Foundation, Bonn.
House of the History, Bonn opened to the public in 1994.
It presents the history of Germany in international terms from 1945 to the present.
The exhibition area of 4,000 square meters houses over 7,000 exhibits.
The House of the History and the German Historical Museum, in collaboration with the German Federal Archives, run the LeMO (Lebendiges Museum Online) Living Museum Online - an online portal on German history that covers the period from the 19th century to the present day. LeMO available online since 1999.

The National Museum Bangkok has been open since 1874.
The permanent exhibitions at the museum are divided into three parts:
1. The Thai History Gallery,
2. The Archeological and Art History Collections,
3. The Decorative Arts and Ethnological Collection.
In the museum you can see, among others: The King Ram Khamhaeng Inscription, royal coats of arms and insignia, ivory carvings, shadow puppets, Khon masks.

The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution (Chinese Military Museum) opened to the public in 1960.
The museum collects, among other things, equipment from the Chinese space program, such as satellites and a two-seater orbital capsule, jet fighters, rockets, rocket launchers, cruise missiles, artillery, fleets, tanks, armored personnel carriers, anti-aircraft weapons, small arms, ammunition, military uniforms, flags , medals, badges, seals, coins, documents.
Among the collected objects you can see: Qin Terracotta Warriors, cars of Zhu De and Mao Zedong, Chinese first atomic bomb, A Dongfeng 2 (CSS-1) medium-range balltistic missile.
The collected collections span 5,000 years of Chinese history.
The museum has over 180,000 exhibits.
The museum building covers an area of 153,000 square meters, of which approximately 60,000 square meters are exhibition space.