This list of museums is defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
For individual topics, see list of science museums, list of natural history museums, list of transport museums, and articles on art galleries, print rooms, national museums and art museums in general.
According to the Museums of the World, there are about 55,000 museums in 202 countries.[1]
See main article: List of museums in Afghanistan.
See main article: List of museums in Albania.
See main article: List of museums in Algeria.
See main article: List of museums in Andorra.
See main article: List of museums in Angola.
See main article: List of museums in Antigua and Barbuda.
See main article: List of museums in Argentina.
See main article: List of museums in Armenia.
See main article: List of museums in Aruba.
See main article: List of museums in Australia.
See main article: List of museums in Austria.
See main article: List of museums in Azerbaijan.
See main article: List of museums in the Bahamas.
See main article: List of museums in Bangladesh.
See main article: List of museums in Belarus.
See main article: List of museums in Belgium.
See main article: List of museums in Benin.
See main article: List of museums in Bhutan.
See main article: List of museums in Bolivia.
See main article: List of museums in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
See main article: List of museums in Botswana.
See main article: List of museums in Brazil.
See main article: List of museums in Bulgaria.
See main article: List of museums in Burkina Faso.
See main article: List of museums in Burundi.
See main article: List of museums in Cameroon.
See main article: List of Museums in Canada.
See main article: List of museums in the Central African Republic.
See main article: List of museums in Chad.
See main article: List of museums in Chile.
See main article: List of museums in China.
See also: List of museums in Hong Kong, List of museums in Macau and List of museums in Taiwan.
See main article: List of museums in Colombia.
See main article: List of museums in Comoros.
See main article: List of museums in Costa Rica.
See main article: List of museums in Croatia.
See main article: List of museums in Cuba.
See main article: List of museums in Curaçao.
See main article: List of museums in Cyprus.
See main article: List of museums in the Czech Republic.
See main article: List of museums in Denmark.
See main article: List of museums in Ecuador.
See main article: List of museums in Egypt.
See main article: List of museums in El Salvador.
See main article: List of museums in Equatorial Guinea.
See main article: List of museums in Eritrea.
See main article: List of museums in Estonia.
See main article: List of museums in Ethiopia.
See main article: List of museums in the Falkland Islands.
See main article: List of museums in the Faroe Islands.
See main article: List of museums in Finland.
See main article: List of museums in France.
See main article: List of museums in the Gambia.
See main article: List of museums in Georgia (country).
See main article: List of museums in Germany.
See main article: List of museums in Ghana.
See main article: List of museums in Greece.
See main article: List of museums in Guatemala.
See main article: List of museums in Guinea-Bissau.
See main article: List of museums in Guyana.
See main article: List of museums in Haiti.
See main article: List of museums in Honduras.
See main article: List of museums in Hong Kong.
See main article: List of museums in Hungary.
See main article: List of museums in Iceland.
See main article: List of museums in India.
See main article: List of museums and cultural institutions in Indonesia.
See main article: List of museums in Iran.
See main article: List of museums in Israel.
See main article: List of museums in Italy.
See main article: List of museums in Ivory Coast.
See main article: List of museums in Jamaica.
See main article: List of museums in Japan.
See main article: List of museums in Jersey.
See main article: List of museums in Kazakhstan.
See main article: List of museums in Kenya.
See main article: List of museums in North Korea.
See main article: List of museums in South Korea.
See main article: List of museums in Kuwait.
See main article: List of museums in Laos.
See main article: List of museums in Latvia.
See main article: List of museums in Lebanon.
See main article: List of museums in Libya.
See main article: List of museums in Lithuania.
See main article: List of museums in Luxembourg.
See main article: List of museums in Macau.
See main article: List of museums in Madagascar.
See main article: List of museums in Malawi.
See main article: List of museums in Malaysia.
See main article: List of museums in Mali.
See main article: List of museums in Malta.
See main article: List of museums in Mauritania.
See main article: List of museums in Mauritius.
See main article: List of museums in Mexico.
See main article: List of museums in Moldova.
See main article: List of museums in Mongolia.
See main article: List of museums in Morocco.
See main article: List of museums in Mozambique.
See main article: List of museums in Myanmar.
See main article: List of museums in Namibia.
See main article: List of museums in Nepal.
See main article: List of museums in the Netherlands.
See main article: List of museums in New Caledonia.
See main article: List of museums in New Zealand.
See main article: List of museums in Nicaragua.
See main article: List of museums in Niger.
See main article: List of museums in Nigeria.
See main article: List of museums in North Macedonia.
See main article: List of museums in Norway.
See main article: List of museums in Oman.
See main article: List of museums in Palau.
See main article: List of museums in Pakistan.
See main article: List of museums in Panama.
See main article: List of museums in Papua New Guinea.
See main article: List of museums in Paraguay.
See main article: List of museums in Peru.
See main article: List of museums in the Philippines.
See main article: List of registered museums in Poland.
See main article: List of museums in Portugal.
See main article: List of museums in Puerto Rico.
See main article: List of museums in Romania.
See main article: List of museums in Russia.
See main article: List of museums in Senegal.
See main article: List of museums in Serbia.
See main article: List of museums in Seychelles.
See main article: List of museums in Sierra Leone.
See main article: List of museums in Singapore.
See main article: List of museums in Slovakia.
See main article: List of museums in Slovenia.
See main article: List of museums in Somalia.
See main article: List of museums in South Africa.
See main article: List of museums in South Sudan.
See main article: List of museums in Spain.
See main article: List of museums in Sri Lanka.
See main article: List of museums in Sudan.
See main article: List of museums in Suriname.
See main article: List of museums in Sweden.
See main article: List of museums in Switzerland.
See main article: List of museums in Syria.
See main article: List of museums in Taiwan.
See main article: List of museums in Tanzania.
See main article: List of museums in Thailand.
See main article: List of museums in Togo.
See main article: List of museums in Tonga.
See main article: List of museums in Trinidad and Tobago.
See main article: List of museums in Tunisia.
See main article: List of museums in Turkey.
See main article: List of museums in Uganda.
See main article: List of museums in Ukraine.
See main article: List of museums in the United Arab Emirates.
See main article: List of museums in the United Kingdom.
See main article: List of museums in the United States.
See main article: List of museums in Uruguay.
See main article: List of museums in Venezuela.
See main article: List of museums in Vietnam.
See main article: List of museums in Yemen.
See main article: List of museums in Zambia.
See main article: List of museums in Zimbabwe.