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ReadSome museums have such winding corridors and vast collections that you could spend days there and still not see it all! Scroll on and use click-and-drag to explore 10 massive museums. Be careful you don't get lost!
By size, The Louvre, in Paris, France is the largest museum on Earth, with nearly 73,000 square metres of exhibition space. By reputation, it's also one of the best and holds works from antiquity to the 19th Century, including the world-famous Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa.
In terms of size, The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg comes in second place. However, this art gallery, the first in Russia and opened to the public by Tsar Nicholas I, holds the largest collection of paintings anywhere on Earth.
In North America, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York can boast the largest floor space of any single institution, as well as two million objects in their collection. The Met, as it's often known, is one of the most fascinating museums to spend a day exploring.
The Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world, with a population of around 800 people, but it's home to one of the world's largest museums, which displays work from the immense art collection of the Catholic Church, built by the popes over many centuries.
Inside the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, you'll find a wealth of artefacts representing the thousands of years of pre-Columbian history of the Americas. Including the Aztec Stone of the Sun calender and Xochipilli statue.
Set amongst the peaceful surroundings of Ueno Park, the Tokyo National Museum is the oldest and largest national museum in Japan. The collection focuses on ancient and medieval Japanese art, as well as works that travelled along the Silk Road, connecting Europe to East Asia.
The National Museum of Korea brings together millennia of Korean history, life, and arts, from hand axes of the Paleolithic period, to celadons of the Goryeo dynasty, and modern photography. And when you've seen everything, why not take a walk in the museum's parkland?
The Victoria and Albert Museum has helped generations of designers master their crafts, with a little help from its huge collection of sketches, plaster casts, and genuine artefacts. Spend a day here and lose yourself amongst the sculptures of the famous Cast Courts.
A treasure-trove awaits you at the British Museum, dive into the Saxon hoard of Sutton Hoo and take an edifying adventure through the Egyptian galleries. The museum is one of the oldest in the world, and one of the largest and most comprehensive in history.
In 1855, Berlin's Neues Museum opened to the public, it was originally built as an extension to the Altes Museum, just over the road. Though it was destroyed in the Second World War, it was rebuilt and reopened in 2009, ready to welcome millions more to its huge halls.
Hopefully that's enough art for one day! If not, click and drag to explore the rest of the Neues Museum.