25 of the most interesting museums in the world according to ordinary travelers

The expositions of the most interesting museums in the world from our collections are found paintings, sculptures, weapons, jewelry, airplanes, space vehicles, unseen creatures and even a real ship drowned.

"Who are the judges?" - you ask. Answer: tens of thousands of ordinary onlookers with his unbiased opinion, they were not too lazy to share TripAdvisor - one of the largest travel sites.

25. National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington)

National museum New Zealand is focusing on the history of the island nation and the culture of its indigenous population - Maori. Nature lovers will be pleased with a huge collection of dinosaurs, birds, fish, insects and even mythical creatures - such as orcs. And all because it is in New Zealand, Peter Jackson filmed the famous trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."

24. Museum of Latin American Art (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

exposure museum devoted primarily to the works of Latin American art of the XX century: on the first floor there are works by contemporary artists, and the second - the earlier painting. Almost all the exhibits owns Argentine philanthropist Eduardo Constantini.

23. Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses (Xi'an, China)

Great Wall and Terracotta Army - one of the most recognizable symbol of China, the construction of which fell on the reign of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a united Chinese state. They saw the powerful ruler bulwark of security of the country and the continuation of personal power in the afterlife. It is noteworthy that among the figures do not have the same warriors: they are all different title, the weapons used and the expression on his face.

22. Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem (Jerusalem, Israel)

Memorial complex the history of the Holocaust is located on Mount Herzl in the western part of Jerusalem. The eternal memory of the disaster and a tribute to all the fighters against fascism.

21. National Gallery of Art (Washington DC)

The complex consists of a sculpture garden and two buildings connected by an underground passageway. Collection museum It demonstrates the myriad of works of art from different eras and styles. Incidentally, much of the exhibits - Hermitage masterpieces bought American connoisseurs of beauty from the Soviet authorities.

20. Inhotim (Brumadinho, Brazil)

Art objects under the canopy of pristine forest? Why not! In the Brazilian park-museum of modern art placed just under the open sky. Of course, there are closed and exhibition centers of different nature. Bright Inhotim often referred to as "Disneyland for adults".

19. Instituto Ricardo Brennand (Recife, Brazil)

Cultural center owned by Brazilian collector Ricardo Brennand and includes a museum, art gallery, library and park. A considerable number of exhibits devoted to the colonial era in Brazil. Of special interest tourists is an impressive collection of weapons.

18. National Air and Space Museum (Washington, USA)

Research Center of the Smithsonian Institution - a real outlet for those who, for whatever reason, can not become a pilot or astronaut. Under high vaults museum It contains unique copies of real aircraft and spacecraft.

17. Getty Center (Los Angeles, CA)

Complex Getty please its visitors the amazing architecture with stunning views of Los Angeles. The museum presents the work of European photographers, sculptors and painters. The adjacent park is famous for its unique gurgling waterfall. Within the walls of the Research Institute conducted training sessions and exhibitions.

16. Pergamon Museum (Berlin, Germany)

exposure museum It is divided into three blocks: Antikensammlung Berlin, Museum of Islamic Art and the Museum of Near. Here are monumental architectural works, sculptures, mosaics, relief and writing very difficult fate. The fact that the bombing of Berlin during the Second World War touched the Pergamon Museum, with the result that part of the collection was moved, and still has not returned.

15. National Museum of the Second World War (New Orleans, USA)

Opening museum It was timed to the 56th anniversary of the strategic operation of the landing of troops in France in 1944. In the atrium of the building is represented military equipment, which contributed to the Allied victory in World War II.

14. Academy of Fine Arts (Florence, Italy)

Within the walls of the first Academy European paintings can be seen internationally recognizable objects of art such as "David" by Michelangelo. You do not like a sculpture? All the same, do not pass by: tourists, originally adjusted to the bare stone bodies, you pretty fun.

13. Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

We do not have a nice price, but we have heard about the fabulous sums for which sold the paintings of famous Dutch painter postimpressionist. In addition to the works of the masters, Museum exhibited his works equally famous contemporaries: Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso.

12. The British Museum (London, UK)

For centuries, the colonists of the British Empire opened the most secret corners of the planet and We grab out interesting "souvenirs", which later became the exhibits second attendance museum world. Huge collection covers the most different epochs, cultures and art forms.

11. New Acropolis Museum (Athens, Greece)

Complex, costly and time-consuming construction museum two related reasons was due. Firstly, the Greek history has accumulated an excessive amount of artifacts. Secondly, the British did not want to return the stolen historical and cultural values, referring to the fact that they have no place to exhibit and store. Giving as a result all the same necessary.

10. National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico City, Mexico)

Indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica is shrouded in a haze of fantasy, ideas about their bloodlust and unprecedented riches. How all this is true, you can appreciate the main Museum Mexico, which shows the ancient values ​​of these powerful civilizations of the past, such as the Maya or Aztecs.

9. Vasa Museum (Stockholm, Sweden)

most visited museum Scandinavia was built around the ship "Vasa", owned by the Swedish fleet of XVII century. It is the oldest military ship that has survived to the present day. A stand the test of time, it has helped, oddly enough, very soon crash during his first voyage. Immersed in water of low salinity, the ship was not eaten by marine worms.

8. State Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Central to exposure museumFounded in 1808 by Louis Bonaparte, occupied by paintings by Dutch masters of painting XV-XIX centuries. For example, here it is placed "Night Watch" by Rembrandt - canvas size of 363 by 437 cm, which is famous for its no easy story attempts to destroy, the mass of puzzles and a few references to the movies.

7. London National Gallery (London, UK)

Fiction gallery annually receives about 6.5 million tourists. More than two thousand paintings exhibited in chronological order that helps inexperienced viewer to trace the development of Western European painting from the XIII century.

6. The State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Mecca all guests Northern capital of Russia, with breathtaking number of exhibits unimaginable decoration, as well as representative offices all over the country and abroad.

5. Louvre (Paris, France)

Try to solve a smile "Mona Lisa" through the lens of the smartphone - a sacred duty of every Paris visitor. It will have to look into the most popular artistic museum world. However, before a date with the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, you will be a photo shoot with a glass pyramid - main entrance to the Louvre.

4. The Prado National Museum (Madrid, Spain)

Along with the colorful artwork belonging to the masters of the Flemish, English, German and French schools, museumOf course, it houses a rich collection of paintings by Spanish painters. Admirers of El Greco, Velázquez and Goya will be delighted.

3. Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, USA)

museum concurrently is the highest art educational institutions of the USA, in which the creators were educated such as Walt Disney. Of course, among the many exhibits of American art samples.

2. Musee d'Orsay (Paris, France)

Collection museum Housed in a former train station. In addition to the rich set of works of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, visitors can enjoy here wonderful views of the Seine in Paris.

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA)

The "Big Apple" and so have nowhere to apple to fall, and then there's millions of visitors running from one to the other sights of the city with a view to a speedy review. FROM Metropolitan Museum of Art not quickly come: even a cursory acquaintance with the part of the "motley" exhibits will take many hours.

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