For Art Lovers
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The best art museums in the world — and how to get the most from them. From the Uffizi to the Prado to MoMA. World Museum Guide recommends 6 museums for this — starting with Uffizi Gallery, Museo del Prado, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) — each with a full visitor guide covering admission, hours, and highlights.
Essential tips
- ✓ Follow room-by-room routes on our flagship museum pages
- ✓ Compare city pairs: Louvre vs Orsay, Prado vs Reina Sofía
- ✓ Check free evening slots — often the best atmosphere
- ✓ Read masterwork context before you stand in front of the work
Recommended museums
Florence, Italy
Uffizi Gallery
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world.
Madrid, Spain
Museo del Prado
The Prado Museum is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to house one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century.
New York City, United States
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of the largest and most influential museums of modern art in the world.
Paris, France
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900.
Milan, Italy
Pinacoteca di Brera
Founded by Napoleon in 1809 to house works requisitioned from churches across Lombardy, the Pinacoteca occupies the Palazzo di Brera alongside the Academy of Fine Arts and the Brera Botanical Garden.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South. It opened on 2 June 1973, and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.