List of largest museums

This article is about list of largest museums by floor space. For list of museums by number of visitors, see List of most visited museums.

Museums hold large collections of items relating to their subject, building some of the largest complexes in the world in order to store and exhibit the collection in a controlled environment. The world's most preeminent museums have also engaged in various expansion projects through the years, expanding their total exhibition space.[1]

  1. ^ William Lee Adams (10 April 2014). "From the British Museum to the Tate Modern, mega-museum go big". CNN. Retrieved 18 September 2020.