This is a list of museums, sorted by country, topic and size, respectively.

The total number of museums in the world is disputed. UNESCO claims that there are 95,000 museums today. The International Council of Museums has 57,208 members in 137 countries and territories, as of 2023.

By country

This is a list of museums by country, defined by any country that is a UN observer or member state.

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France Gabon The Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Northern Ireland North Korea North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

By topic This is a list of museums by the topic that concerns the museum. Museum types that have overlap in one or more categories are listed under the most relevant category.

Art Art museums Ceramics museums Islamic art museums Music museums

Design Design museums Architecture museums

Electronics Computer museums Video game museums

Food Food and beverage museums Chocolate museums Wine museums

History and culture Historical museums Agricultural museums Archaeological museums Numismatic museums Greek and Roman antiquities Biographical museums Ethnographic museums Horological museum Military and war museums Jail and prison museums Natural history museums Medical museums Open-air and living history museums Postal museums Sex museums Textile museums Fashion museums Torture museums Toy museums Transport museums Automobile museums Aviation museums Maritime museums Railway museums

Science Science museums Chemical museums Aerospace museums Technology museums

Miscellaneous The following museums do not fall under any of the previous categories or can fall under any of them. Children's museums National museums Virtual museums

By size

List of largest museums List of most visited museums List of museums with major collections of European prints and drawings

See also

List of archives List of libraries List of buildings and structures Lists of tourist attractions List of World Heritage Sites

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