Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of museums in Europe holds companies in 36 of its countries.
List of Museums in Europe
Museums look after collections and run exhibitions, tours and education programmes for visitors. We list 8,455 museums in Europe, most of them in the UK (19%) and Germany (12%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
8,455 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies8,455
Countries36
Largest countryThe UK
Employees1-4
Revenue< $100K
Email82%
Phone87%
Website93%
CEO name53%
Live sample of museums in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 8,455 museums, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gosudarstvenny Ermitazh, Fgbu | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 34 Naberezhnaya Dvortsovaya | Sankt-peterburg | 190000 | *****.org | 1993 | $73,086 | 2,471 | Corporation | N/A | 02175134 |
| 2 | Etablissement Public Du Musee Du Louvre | France | Paris | Num 34 Et 36 | Paris | 75001 | *****.fr | 1993 | $237,000 | 2,000 | Government body | N/A | 18004623700012 |
| 3 | Russki Muzei, Fgbu | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 4 Ul. Inzhenernaya | Sankt-peterburg | 191186 | *****.ru | 1994 | $365,430 | 1,486 | Corporation | 2 | 02194847 |
| 4 | Gosudarstvennaya Tretyakovskaya Galereya, Tretyakovskaya Galereya, Fgbu | Russia | Moskva | 10 Per. Lavrushinski | Moskva | 119017 | *****.ru | 1994 | $365,430 | 1,213 | Corporation | 4 | 02173041 |
| 5 | V&A Enterprises LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | South Kensington | Cromwell Road | London | SW7 2RL | *****.uk | 1852 | $34,349,045 | 1,109 | Corporation | 2 | 01955898 |
| 6 | The British Museum Trust LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Holborn | British Museum | London | WC1B 3DG | *****.org | 2011 | $1,881 | 1,000 | Corporation | N/A | 07520030 |
| 7 | City Of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery | Unitedkingdom | Lodge Hill | Chamberlain Square | Birmingham, West Midlands | B3 3DH | *****.uk | 1993 | $30,206,206 | 1,000 | Proprietorship | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Paris Musees | France | Paris | 30 Rue de Chabrol | Paris | 75010 | *****.fr | 2012 | $365,430 | 1,000 | Local government body | 19 | 20003277900213 |
| 9 | The Natural History Museum | Unitedkingdom | Earls Court | Natural History Museum | London | SW7 5BD | *****.uk | 1994 | $28,230,587 | 928 | 5752 | N/A | |
| 10 | Khm-Museumsverband | Austria | Wien | Burgring 5 | Wien | 1010 | *****.at | 1999 | $62,655,935 | 896 | Corporation | 4 | FN182081t |
| 11 | V & A Museum Of Childhood | Unitedkingdom | Bethnal Green | Cambridge Heath Road Bethnal Green | London | E2 9PA | *****.uk | 2011 | $24,336,712 | 800 | Government body | 3 | N/A |
| 12 | Szepmuveszeti Múzeum | Hungary | Budapest | Dózsa György Út 41. | Budapest Megye | 1146 | *****.hu | 1985 | $22,035,429 | 603 | Government body | 559 | 15321202242 |
| 13 | Slovenske Narodne Múzeum | Slovakia | Bratislava | Vajanskeho Nabrezie 61/2 | Bratislava | 81102 | *****.sk | 1979 | $27,662,949 | 589 | Local government body | 3164 | 00164721 |
| 14 | Llangollen Museum | Unitedkingdom | Llangollen | The Museum | Denbighshire | LL20 8PW | *****.uk | 2003 | $15,849,283 | 521 | Corporation | 2 | 04928571 |
| 15 | Etablissement Public Palais De La Decouverte Et Cite Des Sciences Et De L'industrie | France | Paris | 30 Av Corentin Cariou | Paris | 75019 | *****.fr | 2010 | 0 | 500 | 3 | 51958785100022 | |
| 16 | Etablissement Public Du Musee D'orsay Et Du Musee De L'orangerie - Valery Giscard D'estaing | France | Paris | Quai Valery Giscard D Estaing | Paris | 75007 | *****.fr | 2004 | $18,271,500 | 500 | Government body | 36005 | 18009244700010 |
| 17 | Stiftelsen Nasjonalmuseet For Kunst | Norway | Oslo | Brynjulf Bulls Plass 3 | Oslo | 0250 | *****.no | 2003 | 0 | 453 | 2 | 985697981 | |
| 18 | Stiftelsen Nasjonalmuseet For Kunst | Norway | Oslo | Brynjulf Bulls Plass 3 | Oslo | 0250 | *****.no | 2003 | $8,492,704 | 453 | Non profit organization | 2 | 985686092 |
| 19 | National Museums Of Scotland | Unitedkingdom | Edinburgh Bioquarter | National Museums Scotland | City of Edinburgh | EH1 1JF | *****.com | 1780 | $13,689,400 | 450 | 4 | SC011130 | |
| 20 | Imperial War Museum Foundation | Unitedkingdom | Dulwich | Imperial War Museum | London | SE1 6HZ | *****.uk | 2010 | $13,592,793 | 450 | Corporation | N/A | 07215941 |
| 21 | Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation | Unitedkingdom | Charlton | National Maritime Museum | London | SE10 9NF | *****.uk | 2012 | $622,012 | 450 | Corporation | 3 | 08002287 |
| 22 | Lietuvos Nacionalinis Dailes Muziejus | Lithuania | Vilnius | Didzioji G. 4 | Vilniaus Apskritis | 01128 | *****.lt | 1998 | $3,654,300 | 450 | Corporation | 3 | 190756087 |
| 23 | The Science Museum | Unitedkingdom | Swindon | Red Barn Gate | Swindon | SN4 9LT | *****.uk | N/A | 0 | 437 | 3 | N/A | |
| 24 | Naturhistorisches Museum Wien | Austria | Wien | Burgring 7 | Wien | 1010 | *****.at | 1889 | $11,275,545 | 403 | Corporation | N/A | FN236724z |
| 25 | The National Maritime Museum | Unitedkingdom | Charlton | Park Row | London | SE10 9NF | *****.uk | 1937 | $12,307,935 | 400 | N/A | N/A |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most museums?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Museums per country, 36 countries
The UK and Germany together hold 31% of the museums in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 21 countries hold 745 more.
Largest museums in Europe
The biggest museums in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in the UK, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
V&A Enterprises Limited is the largest museum in Europe by headcount. 448 museums employ 50 people or more; 187 employ 100 or more.
130 museums in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 78 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
The UK has the most museums in Europe: 1,606, or 19% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
39 museums were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
57 museums in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most museums in Europe are very small: 59% have 1 to 4 employees, and 52% report under $100K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 4,537 | 59% | |
| 5-9 | 930 | 12% | |
| 10-19 | 1,187 | 15% | |
| 20-49 | 602 | 8% | |
| 50-99 | 261 | 3% | |
| 100-199 | 120 | 2% | |
| 200-499 | 51 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 16 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 3,509 | 52% | |
| $100K-$500K | 2,417 | 36% | |
| $500K-$1M | 244 | 4% | |
| $1M-$5M | 408 | 6% | |
| $5M-$10M | 52 | 1% | |
| $10M-$50M | 71 | 1% | |
| $50M+ | 7 | 0% |
How many museums started this year?
This year 39 new museums registered in Europe, after 74 last year.
Founded per year
- 882022
- 1242023
- 652024
- 742025
- 392026 so far
Legal forms of museums in Europe
30% of the museums in Europe are non-profit.
- Non-profit2,538
- Corporations1,115
- Sole traders672
- Cooperatives548
- Partnerships103
- Foreign companies3
- Other or unknown3,476
Which museums are part of a group?
2,528 of the 8,455 museums in Europe (30%) are part of a chain or group: 785 head offices or parent companies and 1,743 branches. The other 5,927 (70%) trade from a single location. 37 of the 50 largest museums in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 5,927 | 70% | |
| Head office | 785 | 9% | |
| Branch | 1,743 | 21% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Zamek Królewski Na Wawelu Państwowe Zbiory Sztuki37,028 in group
- 2Etablissement Public Du Musee D'orsay Et Du Musee De L'orangerie - Valery Giscard D'estaing36,005 in group
- 3Kunstmuseum Basel8,307 in group
- 4The Natural History Museum5,752 in group
- 5Slovenske Narodne Múzeum3,164 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 8,455; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do museums do?
Museums range from national art and history museums to local heritage, science and specialist collections, and they acquire, conserve and research objects as well as show them. Their visitors are residents, tourists, school classes and researchers, and most are funded by public authorities, foundations and ticket sales.
Our data comes from the business registers of 36 European countries. SIC has no code of its own for museums: they sit in SIC code 8412 (museums and art galleries), so within that we select them on the CompanyData industry label for museums. In NACE, the European code those registers use, 8,455 of them (100%) sit in class 91.02 (museums activities), part of division 91 (libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities).
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Our data holds 8,455 museums in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
The UK, with 1,606 museums or 19% of the total, followed by Germany (978) and the Netherlands (853).
Most museums in Europe are very small: 59% have 1 to 4 employees, and 52% report under $100K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is V&A Enterprises Limited in South Kensington with 1,109 employees.
This year 39 new museums registered in Europe, after 74 last year.
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