Museums
Museums preserve and display items of historical, scientific, archaeological, and anthropological values. From the displayed articles a fair idea might be obtained about a civilization, its heritage and lifestyles of the past. Museums are sometimes categorized like a science museum, an art museum, or a fun museum. In many instances, residences of famous personalities have been converted into museums. Most museums are state owned, while there are some which are under private ownership.
Museums in Europe
Among the history and culture museums the renowned are the National History Nuseum in Cardiff in UK, Alstadt in Salzburg in Austria, Imperial War Museum in London, Museum of Antonin Dvorak in Nelahozeves in Czech Republic, and Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
Art museums in Europe draw millions of visitors every year. These museums have enviable collection of creations of master painters, artists and sculptors. Some among these are Musee Rodin in Paris, Art Master Gallery in Prague, Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, and the Vatican Museum.
Among the other notable museums are Madame Tussauds in London, Wawel in Krakow in Poland, Vasamuseet – a warship museum in Stockholm, New National Gallery in Berlin, Museum of Modern Art in Brussels, and Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
Museums in Asia
The museums of Asia display items and artifacts of the Oriental world. The noteworthy history museums include Casa Manila Museum, Shanghai Museum, Hokkaido Ainu Center in Sapporo in Japan, Jakarta History Museum, and the Chang Foundation Museum.
Contemporary art museums occupy an important place in the list of tourist attractions in Asia. Galeri Petronas in Kuala Lumpur, Museum Semarajaya in Indonesia, Galerie Dauphin in Singapore, Garden of Fine Art in Kyoto, and the Hong Kong Museum of Art are some of these well known contemporary art museums of Asia.
Other famous museums in Asia include San Agustin Museum in Manila City, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Edo-Tokyo Museum, MISC Maritime Museum in Kuala Lumpur, and National Museum of Ethnology in Suita in Japan.
Museums in the Americas
In the Americas, particularly in South America there are a number of outstanding museums. Gold Museum in Bogota, Museo Larco in Lima, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana in Quito, and Museo de Arte Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires are some of these renowned museums in South America.
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