The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Our list of museums in the world holds companies in 67 of its countries.
List of Museums Worldwide
Museums look after collections and run exhibitions, tours and education programmes for visitors. We list 23,422 museums in the world, most of them in the United States (50%) and the United Kingdom (7%). 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.
23,422 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies23,422
Countries67
Largest countryThe United States
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email80%
Phone94%
Website94%
CEO name73%
Live sample of museums in the world
Below you see a live sample of the 23,422 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 | Jilin Calligraphy & Painting Academy | China | Changchun | No.509, Ziyou Highway | Jilin | 130022 | *****.com | N/A | $1,786,000 | 10,000 | Non profit organization | N/A | 122200004127602685 |
| 2 | The Board Of Regents Of Gunston Hall Incorporated | USA | Lorton | 10709 Gunston Rd | Fairfax County | 22079 | *****.org | 1982 | $1,333,310 | 4,188 | Corporation | 2671 | 02351336 |
| 3 | Gosudarstvenny Ermitazh, Fgbu | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 34 Naberezhnaya Dvortsovaya | Sankt-peterburg | 190000 | *****.org | 1993 | $73,086 | 2,471 | Corporation | N/A | 02175134 |
| 4 | The Metropolitan Museum Of Art | USA | New York | 1000 5th Ave | New York | 10028-0198 | *****.org | 1870 | $428,168,000 | 2,547 | Corporation | 14 | 529956 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Russki Muzei, Fgbu | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 4 Ul. Inzhenernaya | Sankt-peterburg | 191186 | *****.ru | 1994 | $365,430 | 1,486 | Corporation | 2 | 02194847 |
| 7 | The J Paul Getty Trust | USA | Los Angeles | 1200 Getty Center Dr Ste 500 | Los Angeles | 90049 | *****.edu | 1953 | $767,436,645 | 1,940 | Corporation | 7 | 951790021 |
| 8 | Virginia Secretary Of Education | USA | Richmond | 2500 W Broad St | Richmond City | 23220-2057 | *****.org | N/A | 0 | 1,396 | 2671 | N/A | |
| 9 | Virginia Secretary Of Education | USA | Staunton | 1290 Richmond Ave | Staunton | 24401-4976 | *****.org | N/A | 0 | 1,396 | 2671 | N/A | |
| 10 | Gosudarstvennaya Tretyakovskaya Galereya, Tretyakovskaya Galereya, Fgbu | Russia | Moskva | 10 Per. Lavrushinski | Moskva | 119017 | *****.ru | 1994 | $365,430 | 1,213 | Corporation | 4 | 02173041 |
| 11 | V&A Enterprises LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | South Kensington | Cromwell Road | London | SW7 2RL | *****.uk | 1852 | $34,349,045 | 1,109 | Corporation | 2 | 01955898 |
| 12 | The American Museum Of Natural History | USA | New York | 200 Central Park W | New York | 10024-5102 | *****.org | 1869 | $246,764,235 | 1,262 | Corporation | 7 | N/A |
| 13 | The British Museum Trust LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Holborn | British Museum | London | WC1B 3DG | *****.org | 2011 | $1,881 | 1,000 | Corporation | N/A | 07520030 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Paris Musees | France | Paris | 30 Rue de Chabrol | Paris | 75010 | *****.fr | 2012 | $365,430 | 1,000 | Local government body | 19 | 20003277900213 |
| 16 | National Gallery Of Art | USA | Washington | 6th and Constitution Ave Nw | District of Columbia | 20565-0001 | *****.gov | 1941 | $209,826,000 | 1,000 | Corporation | 65750 | N/A |
| 17 | The Natural History Museum | Unitedkingdom | Earls Court | Natural History Museum | London | SW7 5BD | *****.uk | 1994 | $28,230,587 | 928 | 5752 | N/A | |
| 18 | Khm-Museumsverband | Austria | Wien | Burgring 5 | Wien | 1010 | *****.at | 1999 | $62,655,935 | 896 | Corporation | 4 | FN182081t |
| 19 | The Edison Institute | USA | Dearborn | 20900 Oakwood Blvd | Wayne | 48124-4088 | *****.org | 1929 | $98,212,448 | 800 | Corporation | N/A | 800864670 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | Museum Of Fine Arts | USA | Boston | 465 Huntington Ave | Suffolk | 02115-5597 | *****.org | 1870 | $186,630,042 | 1,000 | Corporation | 9 | 042103607 |
| 22 | Teeterville Pioneer Museum | Canada | Teeterville | 194 Teeter Street Rr 1 | Ontario | N0E 1S0 | *****.ca | N/A | $287,805 | 700 | N/A | N/A | |
| 23 | Carnegie Institute | USA | Pittsburgh | 4400 Forbes Ave | Allegheny | 15213-4080 | *****.org | 1895 | $115,993,787 | 1,200 | Corporation | 5 | 0000057188 |
| 24 | The Colorado Museum Of Natural History | USA | Denver | 2001 N Colorado Blvd | Denver | 80205-5732 | *****.org | 1900 | $57,234,971 | 650 | Corporation | N/A | 19871031627 |
| 25 | Museum Of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board | Newzealand | Wellington | 55 Cable St | Wellington | 6011 | *****.nz | 1865 | $51,041,215 | 616 | N/A | 94290000257 |
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Largest museums in the world
The biggest museums in the world by staff and by revenue, the largest in the United States, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum in the world by headcount. 952 museums employ 50 people or more; 413 employ 100 or more.
636 museums in the world turn over more than $5 million a year; 345 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
The United States has the most museums in the world: 11,744, or 50% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
67 museums were entered in a register in the world so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
226 museums in the world in our data were founded before 1900.
Most museums in the world are very small: 63% have 1 to 4 employees, and 82% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
Which countries have the most museums?
The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Museums per country, 67 countries
- 1The United States11,744 (50%)
- 2The United Kingdom1,606 (7%)
- 3Canada1,389 (6%)
- 4Germany978 (4%)
- 5The Netherlands853 (4%)
- 6France808 (3%)
- 7Norway668 (3%)
- 8Australia582 (2%)
- 9Poland490 (2%)
- 10Denmark429 (2%)
- 11Japan381 (2%)
- 12The Czech Republic324 (1%)
- 13Sweden320 (1%)
- 14Italy305 (1%)
- 15Switzerland279 (1%)
The United States holds half of the museums in the world. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 52 countries hold 2,266 more.
Which continents have the most museums?
North America holds 57% of the museums in our data, Europe 36% and Oceania 3%.
Museums per continent
- 1North America13,242 (57%)
- 2Europe8,455 (36%)
- 3Oceania700 (3%)
- 4Asia693 (3%)
- 5South America224 (1%)
- 6Middle East81 (1%)
- 7Africa27 (1%)
How many museums started this year?
This year 67 new museums registered in the world, after 121 last year.
Founded per year
- 1952022
- 2382023
- 1462024
- 1212025
- 672026 so far
Legal forms of museums in the world
40% of the museums in the world are corporations.
- Corporations9,400
- Non-profit3,631
- Sole traders1,147
- Cooperatives577
- Partnerships191
- Foreign companies3
- Other or unknown8,473
Which museums are part of a group?
4,059 of the 23,422 museums in the world (17%) are part of a chain or group: 1,188 head offices or parent companies and 2,871 branches. The other 19,363 (83%) trade from a single location. 57 of the 100 largest museums in the world by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 19,363 | 83% | |
| Head office | 1,188 | 5% | |
| Branch | 2,871 | 12% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Smithsonian Institution65,750 in group
- 2The Royal Ontario Museum3,931 in group
- 3Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts2,671 in group
- 4Mercedes-Benz Heritage GmbH970 in group
- 5Ripley Entertainment INC.688 in group
The groups are counted from the 100 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 23,422; 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 67 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, 23,422 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 23,422 museums in the world, counted on 2 November 2026.
The United States, with 11,744 museums or 50% of the total, followed by the United Kingdom (1,606) and Canada (1,389).
Most museums in the world are very small: 63% have 1 to 4 employees, and 82% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Smithsonian Institution in Washington with 6,100 employees.
This year 67 new museums registered in the world, after 121 last year.
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