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With countless museums around the world, some truly hold exceptional pieces that all fine art aficionados and history buffs would admire. There are some of the most renowned and prestigious galleries in the world that have preserved impressive collections and allow visitors to closely experience some of the greatest works in history. While these galleries and museums are doing an amazing job safeguarding the artwork for future generations it also becomes our responsibility to respect while having an exceptional time exploring inside.

For September we thought of taking a trip down memory lane by recollecting the best museums in the world that one should visit at least once in their lifetime. Our list holds some of the most famous ones that you might already know, but we are taking you on an up close and personal ride by revealing some facts. Before we get in, first things first, let’s discuss the number one museum: Le Louvre. If you haven’t heard Louvre, in France you sure are living in a delusional world. This museum holds the most famous artwork in history including “Venus de Milo,” “Winged Victory of Samothrace,” and Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”

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Still, need convincing on why to visit a museum or gallery? Simply because these exquisite architectural walls hold one-of-a-kind displays that both educate and inspire. Now take this as a sign and plan a trip physically or virtually to any of these museums. Enjoy!

For September we are feeling to take you on a trip down memory lane by recollecting the best museums in the world that one should visit at least once in their lifetime.

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

Some might know this as the “the met” museum and others would have noticed it in Gossip Girl. Whatever may be the case, this is the largest and most popular art museum in the United States. We bet; you won’t be able to view every masterpiece in this museum in just one visit. This museum has safeguarded almost two million items from around the world. Also known as MoMA, it started with eight prints and one drawing and now is regarded as the most influential museum of modern art in the world. What makes them unique is the fact that they hold around 5 of the Johannes Vermeer painting amongst the 36-surviving artwork.

Famous Masterpieces to Witness: Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Socrates, Claude Monet’s The Water Lily Pond, Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Harvesters, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso, and self-portraits by Frida Kahlo.

The Prado, Madrid, Spain

Officially is known as the Museo Nacional del Prado founded in 1819, holds the world’s most expensive and wide-ranging collections of Spanish paintings. Earlier the museum just consisted of the paintings by the Habsburg and Bourbon monarchs of Spain. A fact about Prado you didn’t know was it is one of three museums in Madrid that make up the Golden Triangle of Art. When it first opened only 311 Spanish paintings were made up of collections from over 1000 royal residences. Today, the museums back more than 25,000 pieces of art of which 8,000 are paintings and 1,000 sculptures in their collections.

Famous Masterpieces to Witness: Works by Francisco Goya, Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez and other well-known artists and their extensive collections.

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Reckoned as the second-largest art museum in the world, State Hermitage Museum founded in 1764 carries the world’s largest collection of paintings. What interests us the most in this museum is the fact that it is made up of six buildings and it is the only museum in Russia where you get to witness Leonardo da Vinci's artworks. As we speak, the museum includes over 3 million works of art and world culture artifacts. It is even estimated that to get acquainted with all the pieces you will have to spend approximately 11 years.

Famous Masterpieces to Witness: Camille Pissarro’s The Boulevard Montmartre in Paris, Vincent Van Gogh’s Thatched Cottages and Houses, and Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son + works of Rubens, Titian, da Vinci, Picasso, Cézanne, and Goya

The Uffizi Galleries, Florence, Italy

We had to include this gallery in our list since The Uffizi Galleries showcases the world’s most famous Renaissance masterpieces. Even though it isn’t as big as the rest and occupies the first and second floors of a large building, it is the home to Michelangelo’s Only Free-Standing Painting. And of course, since Michelangelo was a superstar of his time, you have to once visit the Uffizi gallery. What makes them unique is that it holds an invaluable collection of ancient statues and busts from the Medici family. If you love everything Italian including these artists, you’re going to love it around here.

Famous Masterpieces to Witness: Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Caravaggio’s Medusa, Leonardo da Vinci’s The Annunciation, other artists include Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Raffaello, Michelangelo and more.