by ARTA MEKULI, FATBARDHE MALOKU & LUARDA GJATA
Many are familiar with the Louvre in France, the world’s most famous and visited museum. But there are other interesting choices that deserve their place on a bucket list.
Museums—our very own Tardis’—allowing us to revisit antiquity, revel in that that once was, and go back to the present by stepping out. Seeing as how museums sustain and exhibit our past, it’s only natural that they draw a large number of people who wish to go on a time-travelling adventure.
Whether it is art, culture, history, technology, science, or education, there are always people bustling in such institutions, fascinated by how much has happened and been created before them. So many are intrigued by museums, that the Louvre museum in Paris alone attracts more than 9 million visitors annually.
So, to help those on a quest for a time to go back to, we’ve gathered data on countries with most museums, museums, and visitors to pinpoint the best country to time travel to.
However, with the Covid-19 pandemic, it would be wise to do so virtually (worry not, we have a solution in store for that as well).
Countries with the most museums
Now, many countries take pride in their cultural history and put it on display for tourists and locals alike to see. Countries do this in the form of museums. However, some countries have more of these cultural exhibitions than others, and some have less.
So, here are some countries that have the highest number of museums in the world.
The US
The US tops the list of countries with the most museums with a total of 33,098 museums, which is an impressive number even when we take its size into account. If someone were to visit them all, they’d gain knowledge of modern art, dinosaurs, World War ?, Renaissance, and many others.
Whether it’s New York, Washington D.C., California, Florida, or any other state, there is much to explore from both the past and the future. Apart from museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art (widely known as MoMA), many hidden gems are placed in smaller countries throughout the US.
Japan
Japan comes in third out of the countries with the highest number of museums in the world. With 5,738 museums in total, there is much to explore in Japan’s rich cultural heritage. Fans of traditional art, contemporary art, history, science, railways, even those intrigued by natural disasters will surely find their interest in the display of Japanese museums.
Japan is home to the Ghibli Museum—a heaven-sent to anime, manga, and Ghibli film lovers. This is not the only anime/manga-themed museum in Japan; however, it is one of the most famous ones.
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