The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026

Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico is N° 1 of The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026

Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, Mexico, is N° 1 of The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. N° 2 is Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain, and N° 3 is Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark. The list names 100 museums in 37 countries; the United States has the most entries, 18.

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18 of the world’s 100 best museums are in the United States, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is National WWII Museum in New Orleans, at N° 8.

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7 of the world’s 100 best museums are in the Netherlands, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Naturalis in Leiden, at N° 11.

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6 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Spain, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Museo del Prado in Madrid, at N° 2.

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6 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Germany, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Technik Museum Sinsheim in Sinsheim, at N° 20.

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6 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Italy, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Museo Stibbert in Florence, at N° 32.

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5 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Japan, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama, at N° 24.

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4 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Denmark, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, at N° 3.

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4 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Poland, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, at N° 7.

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4 of the world’s 100 best museums are in France, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Louvre in Paris, at N° 31.

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4 of the world’s 100 best museums are in the United Kingdom, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, at N° 47.

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3 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Mexico, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, at N° 1.

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2 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Austria, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, at N° 5.

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2 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Turkey, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum in Şanlıurfa, at N° 6.

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2 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Brazil, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Instituto Ricardo Brennand in Recife, at N° 18.

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2 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Czechia, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Army Museum Žižkov in Prague, at N° 19.

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2 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Argentina, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio in Trelew, at N° 43.

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2 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Belgium, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is KMSKA in Antwerp, at N° 77.

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2 of the world’s 100 best museums are in Indonesia, according to The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Ullen Sentalu Museum in Kaliurang, at N° 89.

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State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg is the only entry from Russia in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 4.

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Bihar Museum in Patna is the only entry from India in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 9.

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Orava Village Museum in Zuberec is the only entry from Slovakia in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 14.

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Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza is the only entry from Egypt in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 15.

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Israel Museum in Jerusalem is the only entry from Israel in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 16.

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Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai in Vergina is the only entry from Greece in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 21.

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Vasa Museum in Stockholm is the only entry from Sweden in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 22.

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Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán in Lambayeque is the only entry from Peru in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 23.

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Borneo Cultures Museum in Kuching is the only entry from Malaysia in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 35.

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MONA in Hobart is the only entry from Australia in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 44.

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Oman Across Ages Museum in Manah is the only entry from Oman in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 48.

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Kunsthaus Zürich in Zürich is the only entry from Switzerland in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 55.

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Bardo National Museum in Tunis is the only entry from Tunisia in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 57.

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Te Papa in Wellington is the only entry from New Zealand in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 59.

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Lennusadam Seaplane Harbour in Tallinn is the only entry from Estonia in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 66.

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Vatican Museums in Vatican City is the only entry from Holy See (Vatican City State) in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 67.

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National Museum of Korea in Seoul is the only entry from South Korea in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 68.

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Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller is the only entry from Canada in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 70.

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Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon is the only entry from Portugal in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 90.

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The highest ranked entry from Europe in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain, at N° 2.

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The highest ranked entry from Asia in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Bihar Museum in Patna, India, at N° 9.

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The highest ranked entry from the Middle East in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, at N° 6.

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The highest ranked entry from Latin America in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Instituto Ricardo Brennand in Recife, Brazil, at N° 18.

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The highest ranked entry from Africa in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Bardo National Museum in Tunis, Tunisia, at N° 57.

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The highest ranked entry from Oceania in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is MONA in Hobart, Australia, at N° 44.

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