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[[Museum]]s hold large collections of items relating to their subject, building some of the largest complexes in the world in order to store and exhibit the collection in a [[controlled environment]]. The world's most preeminent museums have also engaged in various expansion projects through the years, expanding their total exhibition space.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CNN|first=By William Lee Adams, for|title=From the British Museum to the Tate Modern, mega-museum go big|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/10/world/europe/british-museum-tate-modern/index.html|access-date=2020-09-18|website=CNN|date=10 April 2014 }}</ref>

== List ==
The following is a list of museums ranked according to their [[floor area]] where published by reliable sources. Only museums with more than {{convert|20000|m2|sqft|sp=us|abbr=}} of floor space are included. Entries are not ranked as large museums that do not have reliably-sourced statistics may be omitted; this is not necessarily a complete list.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Building
!Name
!Year established
!Subject
!Floor area
!Exhibition space
!Collection
!City
!Country
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|[[File:Paris_75001_Cour_Napoléon_Louvre_Aile_Turgot_02b_20141107_125236.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Louvre]]
|1792
|Art
|{{convert|758000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Rapport d'activités 2019|url=http://mini-site.louvre.fr/trimestriel/2020/RA2019/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=louvre.fr|publisher=Louvre|page=15|language=fr|publication-date=September 2020|issn=2740-7136|quote=LE PALAIS 360,000 M2 de planchers... LE DOMAINE DU LOUVRE ET DES TUILERIES 37 hectares de cours et de jardins... COUR NAPOLÉON 28,000 M2 de surface}}</ref>
|{{convert|72735|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/dp_pyramide%2028102014_en.pdf|title="Pyramid" Launch Project|date=18 September 2014|website=Louvre Museum|accessdate=6 January 2017}}</ref>
|More than 380,000 (35,000 on display)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Louvre Museum|url=https://museums.eu/museum/details/702|access-date=2021-01-09|website=museums.eu|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Paris]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|-
|[[File:Russia-2767B - Alexander Column (4122823192).jpg|frameless]]
|[[State Hermitage Museum]]
|1764
|[[Art]]
|{{convert|233,345|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hermitage in Facts and Figures|url=https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/about/facts_and_figures|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201207073035/https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/about/facts_and_figures|archive-date=2020-12-07|access-date=2021-01-09|website=hermitagemuseum.org}}</ref>
|{{convert|100,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":0" />
|3,150,428<ref name=":0" />
|[[Saint Petersburg]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|-
|[[File:National Museum of China front facade 2014.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Museum of China]]
|1959
|[[Archaeology museum|Archaeology]] and art
|{{convert|191,900|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wu|first=Yanxi|date=February 2018|title=The National Museum of China|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327890322|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 September 2020|website=researchgate.net|doi=10.13140/RG.2.2.31874.32963}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-03-25|title=National Museum of China|url=https://architizer.com/projects/national-museum-of-china/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Architizer|language=en-us}}</ref>
|{{convert|65,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2003 |title=Aufklärung im Dialog – National Museum of China |url=http://www.aufklaerung-im-dialog.de/the-idea/national-museum-of-china/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022141/http://www.aufklaerung-im-dialog.de/the-idea/national-museum-of-china/ |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=6 January 2017 |website=Aufklaerung-im-dialog.de}}</ref>
|More than 1.4 million<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the NMC {{!}} National Museum of China|url=http://en.chnmuseum.cn/about_the_nmc_593/about_the_nmc_594/201911/t20191122_173221.html|access-date=2021-01-09|website=en.chnmuseum.cn}}</ref>
|[[Beijing]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|-
|[[File:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_-_panoramio.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
|1870
|Art
|{{convert|2,000,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|order=flip|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=MET Fifth Avenue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art {{!}} New York|url=https://www.inexhibit.com/mymuseum/metropolitan-museum-art-new-york/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Inexhibit|language=en}}</ref>
|
|
|[[New York City]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Forbidden City Beijing Shenwumen Gate.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Palace Museum]]
|1925
|Archaeology and art
|{{convert|150,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang - China.org.cn|url=http://www.china.org.cn/whp/2005-01/25/content_1074855.htm|access-date=2021-01-10|website=www.china.org.cn}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=About the Palace Museum{{!}}The Palace Museum|url=https://en.dpm.org.cn/about/about-museum/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=en.dpm.org.cn}}</ref>
|
|1,862,690<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Palace Museum has 1,862,690 registered cultural relics - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//english/2017-03/29/c_136168353.htm|access-date=2021-01-10|website=www.xinhuanet.com}}</ref>
|[[Beijing]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|-
|[[File:National_Museum_of_Korea.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Museum of Korea]]
|1909
|Archaeology and art
|{{convert|138,156.26|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Architecture and Design|url=https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/content/architecture_and_design|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 September 2020|website=museum.go.kr}}</ref>
|
|
|[[Seoul]]
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|-
|
|[[National Museum of Natural History]]
|1910
|[[Natural history]]
|{{convert|1,320,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=National Museum of Natural History|url=https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/factsheets/national-museum-natural-history|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Smithsonian Institution|language=en}}</ref>
|{{convert|325,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref name=":7" />
|146 million<ref name=":7" />
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:NGA-EastBldg.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Gallery of Art]]
|1937
|Art
|{{convert|1,300,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=National Gallery of Art Appoints Sheila McDaniel as Administrator|url=https://www.nga.gov/press/2020/mcdaniel.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.nga.gov|quote=In addition to overseeing the hundreds of Gallery staff who care for the 1.3 million square feet of space, including the iconic, architecturally significant buildings and landscapes...}}</ref>
|{{convert|271,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Green|first=Tyler|date=1 July 2008|title=Inside the National Gallery|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/arts-events/inside-the-national-gallery//|magazine=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]|page=|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=28 November 2015|quote=In total, the NGA has 271,000 square feet of exhibition space.}}</ref>
|More than 150,000<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the National Gallery of Art|url=https://www.nga.gov/about.html|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.nga.gov}}</ref>
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:British_Museum_from_NE_2.JPG|frameless]]
|[[British Museum]]
|1753
|Archaeology and art
|{{convert|102,944|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/british-museum-building-development-framework-May-2014.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
|{{convert|23,892|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":4" />
|
|[[London]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[File:Art_Institute_of_Chicago_Michigan_Avenue.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Art Institute of Chicago]]
|1879
|Art
|{{convert|1,000,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rosenbaum|first=Lee|date=2009-06-02|title=A Modern Wing Takes Flight|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124389457545274005|access-date=2021-01-09|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Art Institute of Chicago Inaugurates Modern Wing Designed By Renzo Piano|url=http://www.artic.edu/sites/default/files/press_pdf/MW_Overview_PRFINAL.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601062734/http://www.artic.edu/sites/default/files/press_pdf/MW_Overview_PRFINAL.pdf|archive-date=1 June 2016|access-date=6 January 2017|website=Art Institute of Chicago}}</ref>
|
|Almost 300,000<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.artic.edu/about-us/history|access-date=2021-01-09|website=The Art Institute of Chicago|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Chicago]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Grand Egyptian Museum 2019-11-07j.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Grand Egyptian Museum]]
|2021 (projected)
|[[Archaeology museum|Archaeology]]
|{{convert|81,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum has been kicked-off {{!}} Technical Cooperation Projects {{!}} JICA|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/project/english/egypt/0702247/news/general/news120312_01.html|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.jica.go.jp}}</ref>
|{{convert|38,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":1" />
|
|[[Giza]]
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[File:Israel_Museum_Black_and_White_(6898548048).jpg|frameless]]
|[[Israel Museum]]
|1965
|Art
|{{convert|80000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Israel Museum - Jerusalem Al Mansfeld and Partners|url=https://mansfeld-kehat.co.il/en/projects/%d7%9e%d7%91%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%a6%d7%99%d7%91%d7%95%d7%a8-%d7%97%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%9a-%d7%90%d7%a7%d7%93%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%94-%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%90%d7%95%d7%aa/%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%96%d7%99%d7%90%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%9c/|access-date=2021-01-21|website=אדריכלים מנספלד קהת בע"מ|language=en-US}}</ref>
|{{convert|200,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leichman|first=Abigail Klein|date=2015-02-19|title=Israel Museum celebrates 50|url=https://www.israel21c.org/israel-museum-celebrates-50/|access-date=2021-01-21|website=ISRAEL21c|language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|[[Jerusalem]]
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|-
|
|[[National Museum of American History]]
|1964
|[[History]]
|{{convert|750,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2012-03-01|title=Mission & History|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/museum/mission-history|access-date=2021-01-10|website=National Museum of American History|language=en}}</ref>
|
|More than 1.8 million<ref name=":3" />
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|
|[[Deutsches Museum]]
|1903
|[[Science and technology]]
|
|{{convert|66,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Museum|first=Deutsches|title=Deutsches Museum: Mission statement|url=https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/about-us/mission-statement/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=www.deutsches-museum.de|language=en}}</ref>
|More than 100,000<ref>{{Cite web|last=Museum|first=Deutsches|title=Deutsches Museum: Collections|url=https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/collections/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=www.deutsches-museum.de|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Munich]]
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[File:MOMAyard.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Museum of Modern Art]]
|1929
|Art
|{{convert|708,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite news|date=October 16, 2019|title=MoMA reopens with a $450 million mega-expansion and slick renovation|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Architect's Newspaper]]|url=https://archpaper.com/2019/10/moma-reopens/|access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
|{{convert|166,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kennicott|first=Philip|title=Review {{!}} The new MoMA is a lot bigger. But you may not learn as much about the art.|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-new-moma-is-a-lot-bigger-but-you-may-not-learn-as-much-about-the-art/2019/10/09/09210c34-eabf-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html|access-date=2021-01-09|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
|Almost 200,000<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Collection {{!}} MoMA|url=https://www.moma.org/collection/|access-date=2021-01-09|website=The Museum of Modern Art|language=en}}</ref>
|[[New York City]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:National_Gallery_Singapore_-_Joy_of_Museums_-_External.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Gallery Singapore]]
|2015
|Art
|{{convert|64000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the Gallery|url=https://www.nationalgallery.sg/about|access-date=2021-01-09|website=National Gallery Singapore|language=en}}</ref>
|
|More than 9,000<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Our Collections|url=https://www.nationalgallery.sg/collections|access-date=2021-01-09|website=National Gallery Singapore|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Singapore]]
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|-
|
|[[National Air and Space Museum]]
|1946
|[[Aerospace]]
|{{convert|687,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Modernizing the National Air and Space Museum|url=https://www.phcppros.com/articles/9731-modernizing-the-national-air-and-space-museum|access-date=2021-01-10|website=www.phcppros.com|language=en}}</ref>
|{{convert|161,145|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|first=|date=2011-04-14|title=National Air and Space Museum and Udvar-Hazy Center|url=https://siarchives.si.edu/history/national-air-and-space-museum-and-udvar-hazy-center|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Smithsonian Institution Archives}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 2018|title=GAO-19-78, NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM: Smithsonian's Efforts to Improve Reliability of Its Revitalization Project's Cost Estimate Are Ongoing|url=https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/695119.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=gao.gov|publisher=United States Government Accountability Office}}</ref>
|More than 60,000<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-16|title=About the Collection|url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/about-collection|access-date=2021-01-10|website=National Air and Space Museum|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Mfa_boston_af.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]]
|1870
|Art
|{{convert|616,937|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=The New MFA|url=https://www.mfa.org/about/architectural-history/new-mfa|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=November 2010|title=MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON BUILDING EXPANSION AND RENOVATION FACTS AND FIGURES|url=https://mfas3.s3.amazonaws.com/facts.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
|{{convert|221,267|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref name=":5" />
|Almost 500,000<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the MFA|url=https://www.mfa.org/about|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Boston]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:MASS_MoCA_1.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art|MASS MoCA]]
|1999
|Art
|{{convert|600,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-16|title=Massive Undertaking: MASS MoCA's Phase III|url=http://collaborativemagazine.org/2018/11/16/massive-undertaking-mass-mocas-phase-iii/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=The Collaborative|language=en-US}}</ref>
|{{convert|250,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-19|title=Mass MoCA Just Became One of America's Largest Museums|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mass-moca-expansion-959483|access-date=2021-01-10|website=artnet News|language=en-US}}</ref>
|No permanent collection
|[[North Adams, Massachusetts|North Adams]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Minneapolis_Institute_of_Arts.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Minneapolis Institute of Art]]
|1883
|Art
|{{convert|545,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Policies and Guidelines –– Minneapolis Institute of Art |url=https://new.artsmia.org/visit/policies-guidelines-accessibility-and-inclusion |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=new.artsmia.org}}</ref>
|{{convert|32,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minneapolis Travel Guide |url=https://www.kayak.com/Minneapolis.13127.guide |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=KAYAK |language=en-us |quote=Spread over 32,000 square meters of gallery space, admission is completely free, and it's well worth paying a visit.}}</ref>
|More than 100,000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-21 |title=WILLIAM M. GRISWOLD APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS |url=https://new.artsmia.org/press/william-m-griswold-appointed-new-director-of-the-minneapolis-institute-of-arts/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=new.artsmia.org}}</ref>
|[[Minneapolis]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Galería_Nacional,_Londres,_Inglaterra,_2014-08-07,_DD_035.JPG|frameless]]
|[[National Gallery]]
|1824
|Archaeology and art
|{{convert|46396|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the building {{!}} History {{!}} National Gallery, London|url=https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/history/about-the-building?viewPage=6|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.nationalgallery.org.uk}}</ref>
|
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|[[London]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[File:3GorgesMuseum.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Three Gorges Museum]]
|2005
|Archaeology and art
|{{convert|45098|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last1=Page|first1=Intern|last2=Martini|title=Chongqing Three Gorges Museum|url=https://www.ichongqing.info/attraction/chongqing-china-three-gorges-museum/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=iChongqing|language=en}}</ref>
|{{convert|23,225|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name=":6" />
|
|[[Chongqing]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|-
|[[File:Vatican_Museums_outside.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Vatican Museums]]
|1506
|Art
|{{convert|42000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vatican Museums - Useful Information - Rome & Vatican Museums|url=https://www.rome-museum.com/vatican-museum.php|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.rome-museum.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Vatican Museums, ItalyGuides.it|url=https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/the-vatican/vatican-museums|access-date=2020-09-19|website=ItalyGuides.it|language=en-us}}</ref>
|
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|[[Vatican City]]
|{{Flag|Vatican City}}
|-
|[[File:Victoria_and_Albert_Museum-1.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Victoria and Albert Museum]]
|1852
|Art
|
|{{convert|320,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Allen-Greil|first1=Dana|author2=Colleen Dilenschneider|author3=Janet Petitpas|date=Spring 2014|title=The British Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fa260a725e25c4f30020f3/t/594c390036e5d3d37967b1a5/1498167674049/15+EXH+SP+14+Allen-Greil_Dilenschneider_Petitpas_Exhibition+Critiques_The+British+Galleries.pdf|journal=Exhibition|publisher=American Alliance of Museums|volume=|pages=|access-date=27 December 2019|quote=In 2001, the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London opened renovations to their British Galleries, which cover over 32,000 square feet of exhibition space and comprise 10% of the Museum’s overall exhibition floor.|via=}}</ref>
|2,278,183 (60,124 on display)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Size of the V&A Collections|url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/size-of-the-v-and-a-collections/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.vam.ac.uk|publisher=Victoria and Albert Museum|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|[[London]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[File:Museo_Nacional_de_Antropología_-_Wiki_takes_Antropología_007.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)|National Museum of Anthropology]]
|1825
|[[Archaeological museum|Archaeology]]
|
|
|600,000<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Museum of Anthropology {{!}} museum, Mexico City, Mexico|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Museum-of-Anthropology|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Mexico City]]
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|-
|[[File:Shandong art museum 20190706 (2).jpg|frameless]]
|[[Shandong Art Museum]]
|1977
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Jinan]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|-
|[[File:BMA-2010-screen.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
|1951
|Art
|{{convert|180,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on|order=flip}}<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=About the Museum {{!}} Birmingham Museum of Art |url=https://www.artsbma.org/the-museum/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|27,000<ref name=":8" />
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Venezia-Arsenale.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Venice Biennale|Arsenal (Biennale)]]
|1895
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Venice]]
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|-
|
|[[Musée National d'Art Moderne]]
|1947
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Paris]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|-
|[[File:Orsay_Museum.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Musée d'Orsay]]
|1986
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Paris]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|-
|[[File:2017_SFMOMA_from_Yerba_Buena_Gardens.jpg|frameless]]
|[[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]]
|1935
|Art
|
|
|
|[[San Francisco]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Museo_del_Prado_2016_(25185969599).jpg|frameless]]
|[[Museo del Prado]]
|1819
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Madrid]]
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|-
|[[File:WLA_filmlinc_MOMA_4.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Museum of Modern Art]]
|1929
|Art
|
|
|
|[[New York City]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Denver_Art_Gallery_02.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Denver Art Museum]]
|1918
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Denver]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Egyptian_museum_cairo.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Egyptian Museum]]
|1902
|Archaeology
|
|
|
|[[Cairo]]
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|-
|[[File:Pavilhão_Ciccillo_Matarazzo.JPG|frameless]]
|[[São Paulo Art Biennial|Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo]]
|1951
|Art
|
|
|
|[[São Paulo]]
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[File:Dia_Beacon_19.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Dia Beacon]]
|2003
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Beacon, New York|Beacon]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Dallas_Museum_of_Art_July_2015_01.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Dallas Museum of Art]]
|1903
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Dallas]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Edificio_Sabatini._Museo_Nacional_Centro_de_Arte_Reina_Sofía.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Museo Reina Sofía]]
|1992
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Madrid]]
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|-
|[[File:MMCA-Gwacheon.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art]]
|1969
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Gwacheon]]
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|-
|[[File:Detroit_Institute_of_Arts_-_IMG_8923.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Detroit Institute of Arts]]
|1885
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Detroit]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:National_Art_Center_Tokyo_2008.jpg|frameless]]
|[[The National Art Center, Tokyo|Tokyo National Art Center]]
|2007
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Tokyo]]
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|-
|[[File:NTMOFA6.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts]]
|1988
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Taichung]]
|{{Flag|Taiwan}}
|-
|[[File:Praha_Veletržní_palác_jih.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Gallery Prague]] (Veletržní)
|1796
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Prague]]
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|-
|[[File:Indy-Art-Museum-Szmurlo.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Indianapolis Museum of Art]]
|1883
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Indianapolis]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Bayerisches_Nationalmuseum.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Bavarian National Museum]]
|1855
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Munich]]
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[File:Capital_Museum_in_Beijing.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Capital Museum]]
|1981
|Archaeology and art
|
|
|
|[[Beijing]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|-
|[[File:Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_main_entrance,_Montreal.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]]
|1860
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Montreal]]
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|-
|[[File:National_Gallery_of_Victoria_ext_01.JPG|frameless]]
|[[National Gallery of Victoria]] (St Kilda Road)
|1861
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Melbourne]]
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|-
|[[File:Palais-de-Tokyo-lumière8.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Palais de Tokyo]]
|2001
|Art
|
|
|
|[[Paris]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|-
|[[File:Salar_jung_museum_hyderabad.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Salar Jung Museum]]
|1855
|Art
|
|
|
|Hyderabad
|{{Flag|India}}
|-
|[[File:Virginia_Museum_of_Fine_Arts_-_entrance_Fall2010.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]]
|1934
|Art
|
|
|
|Richmond
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Tate_Modern_-_exteriér_I._(3._10._2004).JPG|frameless]]
|[[Tate Modern]]
|2000
|Art
|
|
|
|London
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[File:Springtime_art_museum.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Cleveland Museum of Art]]
|1913
|Art
|
|
|
|Cleveland
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Musee_des_beaux-arts_du_Canada_-_001.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Gallery of Canada]]
|1880
|Art
|
|
|
|Ottawa
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|-
|[[File:AGO_at_dusk.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Art Gallery of Ontario]]
|1900
|Art
|
|
|
|Toronto
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|-
|[[File:Kunsthalle_Hamburg.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Hamburger Kunsthalle]]
|1869
|Art
|
|
|
|Hamburg
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[File:Museum_Boijmans_Van_Beuningen_(Rotterdam)_2.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen]]
|1849
|Art
|
|
|
|Rotterdam
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|-
|[[File:MFAHCarolineWeissLaw.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston|Houston Museum of Fine Arts]]
|1900
|Art
|
|
|
|Houston
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[File:Jaipur_House_Delhi.jpg|frameless]]
|[[National Gallery of Modern Art]]
|1954
|Art
|
|
|
|New Delhi
|{{Flag|India}}
|-
|[[File:Beaux_arts_lille.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille]]
|1809
|Art
|
|
|
|Lille
|{{Flag|France}}
|-
|[[File:Pinakothek_der_Moderne_Nord.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Pinakothek der Moderne]]
|2002
|Art
|
|
|
|Munich
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[File:Rijksmuseum_(3400724608).jpg|frameless]]
|[[Rijksmuseum]]
|1800
|Art
|
|
|
|Amsterdam
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|-
|[[File:Moscow,_Krymsky_Val_Street_10-14_2014_02.JPG|frameless]]
|[[Tretyakov Gallery]] (Krymsky Val)
|1985
|Art
|
|
|
|Moscow
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|-
|
|[[MUDAM]]
|2006
|Art
|{{convert|10,500|m2|sqft|abbr=on|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Musée d’Art Moderne |url=http://www.pcf-p.com/projects/mus%C3%A9e-dart-moderne/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.pcf-p.com |language=en}}</ref>
|
|
|[[Luxembourg City]]
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of largest art museums]]
* [[List of largest buildings]]
* [[List of most visited museums]]
* [[List of national museums]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Largest Museums}}
[[:Category:Lists of largest buildings and structures|Museums]]
[[:Category:Tourism-related lists of superlatives]]

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