The Largest Beautiful Art Museums Around the World

VIVA – Museums are one of the most visited tourist destinations by people. The extraordinary presence of history, art, and stories captivates visitors.

Around the world, museums come in various forms, collections, styles, and areas. This beautiful building is home to the most valuable works of art.

Here are the largest art museums in the world that people need to know.

1. Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum is the largest because it has an area of 72,735 square meters. This museum is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Paris.

The Louvre presents approximately 38,000 works of art from prehistory to the 21st century. This place is famous for being the home of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, one of the most valuable paintings in the museum today.

2. State Hermitage Museum

The State Hermitage Museum is the most popular visitor attraction in St. Petersburg and the second largest art museum in the world.

Housed in five interconnected buildings covering 719,480 square feet, the museum has more than 3 million items in its collection dating from the Stone Age to the present day.

The Winter Palace (1754–62) houses the heart of the Hermitage collection including the Hermitage's masterpieces of Western European Art from the Middle Ages. The Hermitage also has a large collection of Asian art.

3. National Museum of China

The third largest museum in the world and the tallest palace of history and art in China, the National Museum of China (NMC) is located along Beijing's famous Tiananmen Square.

The site covers an area of 700,000 square feet that houses more than 1.4 million collectible items that include ancient and modern artifacts, rare and antique books, and works of art.

4. Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on New York City's Fifth Avenue is the largest art museum in the US and the fourth largest museum in the world, occupying an area of 633,100 square feet.