While museums often take up a mere hour of your holiday, somewhere you’ll just pop into if Google says you’re nearby, others are the destination. Pretty much every city on earth has some kind of museum, big or small, full of dust or freshly restored, but there are a select few that are fascinating enough to warrant them being at the heart of your holiday.
And no two are the same. From housing knock-out collections of art and artefacts or bragging some unmatched architecture to the building itself being a remnant of an ancient era, it’s museums galore out here. So, whether you’re looking for modern art, sculpture, or historical artefacts, we’ve narrowed it down to the 20 best museums and galleries across the world, right now.
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Sophie Dickinson is a travel writer who previously worked on Time Out’s international travel team. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by experts who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.
