Museums in Europe  – Virtual Tour

Europe, in particular, ancient Greece, was the birthplace of Western civilization. The fall of the Western Roman Empire marked the end of ancient history and the beginning of the Middle Ages.

Renaissance humanism, exploration, art, and science led to the modern era. From the Age of Discovery onwards, Europe played a predominant role in global affairs.

As the home of Western civilization, Europe’s major cities have some of the most famous museums in the world.

Virtual Tour of European Museums

• France Museums
• Italy Museums
• Greece Museums
• Germany Museums
• Austria Museums
• Ireland Museums
• Netherlands Museums
• Spain Museums
• Belgium Museums
• Serbia Museums
• Poland Museums
• Switzerland Museums
• Czech Museums
• Norway Museums
• Sweden Museums
• Hungary Museums
• Portugal Museums
• Denmark Museums

Explore European Museums by City

France Museums

Paris Museums

• The Louvre – Musée du Louvre
• Musée National du Moyen Age
• Musée d’Orsay
• Musée Rodin

Italy Museums

Rome Museums and Historical Sites

• The Vatican Museums
• Capitoline Museums
• St. Peter’s Basilica
• National Roman Museum

Florence Museums

• Uffizi Gallery
• Accademy’s Gallery

Milan Museums

• Santa Maria delle Grazie
• Sforza Castle Museums

Bologna Museums

• The Archaeological Civic Museum (MCA) of Bologna
• Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita

Greece Museums

Athens Museums

• Acropolis Museum
• National Archaeological Museum
• Benaki Museum
• Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
• Byzantine and Christian Museum
• Hellenic Motor Museum
• National Historical Museum, Athens
• Museum of the Ancient Agora
• Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection
• Numismatic Museum of Athens
• Athens War Museum
• Jewish Museum of Greece
• Athens University Museum

Athens Historical Sites

• Acropolis of Athens
• Ancient Agora of Athens
• Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens
• Roman Agora
• Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
• Temple of Hephaestus
• Roman Baths, Athens
• Aristotle’s Lyceum

Thessaloniki Museums

• Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
• Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)
• Atatürk Museum
• War Museum of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki Historical Sites

• Roman 
  • Triumphal Arch of Galerius
• Early Christian and Byzantine Monuments
• Ottoman 
  • Bey Hamam
  • Bezesteni Market
  • White Tower of Thessaloniki
• Post-Byzantine 
  • Trigonion Tower

Delphi Museums and Historical Sites

• Delphi Archaeological Museum

Delphi Historical Sites

• Athena Pronaia Sanctuary
• Archaeological Site of Delphi
• Temple of Apollo (Delphi)
• Athenian Treasury
• Stoa of the Athenians
• Theater at Delphi
• Tholos of Delphi
• Manumission Inscriptions at Delphi
• Delphic Maxims

Delos Museums and Historical Sites

• Archaeological Museum of Delos
• Temple of the Delians
• House of the Lake
• Delos – Photo Gallery

Santorini Museums

• Museum of Prehistoric Thera
• Archaeological Museum of Thera
• Maritime Museum, Santorini

Thera Historical Site

• Akrotiri Archaeological Site

Olympia Museums and Historical Sites

• Archaeological Museum of Olympia
• Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of Antiquity
• Olympia Archaeological Site
• Temple of Hera, Olympia
• Temple of Zeus, Olympia
• Philippeion, Olympia
• Stadium at Olympia

Corinth Museums and Historical Site

• Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
• Archaeological Site of Ancient Corinth and the Temple of Apollo

Mycenae Museum and Historical Site

• Archaeological Museum of Mycenae
• Lion Gate
• Ancient Mycenae – Photo Gallery

Epidaurus Museum & Historic Site

• Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus
• Ancient Theater of Epidaurus

Heraklion, Crete Museum & Historic Site

• Knossos Archaeological Site
• Archaeological Musem of Heraklion

Meteora Historic Site 

• Meteora Monasteries

Milos Museum & Historic Site

• Milos Historical Sites
• Milos Museum

Mystras Historic Site

• Fortified Medieval Mystras

Pella Museum & Historic Site

• Archaeological Museum of Pella
• Archaeological Site of Pella

Germany Museums

Berlin Museums

• The Pergamon Museum
• Neues Museum
• Altes Museum
• Alte Nationalgalerie – National Gallery (Berlin)
• Bode Museum
• Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
• Spy Museum Berlin
• Jewish Museum, Berlin
• Deutsches Historisches Museum – German Historical Museum
• DDR Museum

Munich Museums

• Lenbachhaus
• Deutsches Museum – German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology
• Alte Pinakothek

Hamburg Museums

• Kunsthalle Hamburg
• Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg
• Miniatur Wunderland

Austria Museums

• Vienna Museums
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum
  • Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

Ireland Museums

• Dublin Museums
  • National Gallery of Ireland

Netherlands Museums

• Amsterdam Museums
  • Rijksmuseum
  • Van Gogh Museum

The Hague Museums

• Mauritshuis

Spain Museums

• Madrid Museums
  • Prado Museum, Museo del Prado
  • Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
  • Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Belgium Museums

• Brussels Museums
  • Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Serbia Museums

• Belgrade Museums
  • National Museum of Serbia

Poland Museums

• Warsaw Museums
  • National Museum, Warsaw

Switzerland Museums

• Zürich Museums
  • Kunsthaus Zürich

Czech Museums

• Prague Museums
  • National Gallery in Prague

Norway Museums

• Oslo Museums
  • National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

Sweden Museums

• Stockholm Museums
  • Nationalmuseum

Hungary Museums

• Budapest Museums

Portugal Museums

• Lisbon Museums
  • National Museum of Ancient Art

Denmark Museums

• National Museum of Denmark

European Museums

• Continent:                Europe
• Demonym:                European
• Population:               700 million
• Countries:                 50 sovereign states
• Languages:               English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, +225 languages

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“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”
– Nikos Kazantzakis

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