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Art museums are some of the largest buildings in the world. The world's most pre-eminent museums have also engaged in various expansion projects through the years, expanding their total exhibition space.

List

The following is a list of art museums ranked according to their gallery space where published by reliable sources. Only museums with more than 10,000 square meters (110,000 sq ft) of gallery space are included.

Rank Building Name City Country Gallery space
in m2 (ft2) 		Year
established
1 Louvre Paris France 72,735
(782,910) 		1792
2 State Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg Russia 66,842
(719,480) 		1764
3 National Museum of China Beijing China 65,000
(700,000) 		1959
4 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City United States 58,800
(633,000) 		1870
5 Vatican Museums Vatican City (Rome) Vatican City 43,000
(460,000) 		1506
6 Grand Egyptian Museum Giza Egypt 38,000
(410,000) 		2023
7 Victoria and Albert Museum London United Kingdom 30,658
(330,000) 		1852
8 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands 30,000
(320,000) 		1800
9 Houston Museum of Fine Arts Houston United States 28,000
(300,000) 		1900
10 National Museum of Korea Seoul South Korea 27,090
(291,600) 		1909
11 Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg Germany 27,000
(290,000) 		1852
12 Art Institute of Chicago Chicago United States 26,000
(280,000) 		1879
12 Nanjing Museum Nanjing China 26,000
(280,000) 		1933
14 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. United States 25,200
(271,000) 		1937
15 Museo del Prado Madrid Spain 25,000
(270,000) 		1819
16 Mystetskyi Arsenal Kyiv Ukraine 24,000
(260,000) 		2006
16 National Museum of Anthropology Mexico City Mexico 24,000
(260,000) 		1964
18 MASS MoCA North Adams United States 23,000
(250,000) 		1999
18 National Gallery of Australia Canberra Australia 23,000
(250,000) 		1967
20 British Museum London United Kingdom 22,500
(242,000) 		1753
21 Art & History Museum Brussels Belgium 22,000
(240,000) 		1835
22 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston United States 20,500
(221,000) 		1870
23 Shandong Art Museum Jinan China 19,700
(212,000) 		1977
24 National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne Australia 19,600
(211,000) 		1861
25 Israel Museum Jerusalem Israel 19,000
(200,000) 		1965
26 Tokyo National Museum Tokyo Japan 18,567
(199,850) 		1872
27 Pergamon Museum Berlin Germany 18,200
(196,000) 		1910
28 Musée National d'Art Moderne Paris France 18,110
(194,900) 		1947
29 National Gallery Singapore Singapore Singapore 18,000
(190,000) 		2015
30 Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis United States 17,500
(188,000) 		1883
31 Museu Oscar Niemeyer Curitiba Brazil 17,000
(180,000) 		2002
31 M+ Kowloon Hong Kong 17,000
(180,000) 		2021
31 Arsenal (Biennale) Venice Italy 17,000
(180,000) 		1895
31 Musée d'Orsay Paris France 17,000
(180,000) 		1986
35 Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis United States 16,600
(179,000) 		1883
36 Denver Art Museum Denver United States 16,421
(176,750) 		1918
37 Humboldt Forum Berlin Germany 16,000
(170,000) 		2020
38 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco United States 15,800
(170,000) 		1935
39 Museum of Modern Art New York City United States 15,400
(166,000) 		1929
40 Museo di Capodimonte Naples Italy 15,000
(160,000) 		1757
40 Dia:Beacon Beacon, New York United States 15,000
(160,000) 		2003
42 Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia United States 14,865
(160,010) 		1876
43 Dallas Museum of Art Dallas United States 14,800
(159,000) 		1903
44 Museo Reina Sofía Madrid Spain 14,756
(158,830) 		1992
45 MMCA, Gwacheon Gwacheon South Korea 14,144
(152,240) 		1969
46 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit United States 14,000
(150,000) 		1885
46 National Historical Museum Sofia Bulgaria 14,000
(150,000) 		1973
46 Tokyo National Art Center Tokyo Japan 14,000
(150,000) 		2007
46 Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee United States 14,000
(150,000) 		1888
50 National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Taichung Taiwan 13,600
(146,000) 		1988
51 National Gallery Prague (Veletržní) Prague Czech Republic 13,500
(145,000) 		1796
52 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond United States 13,200
(142,000) 		1934
53 Bavarian National Museum Munich Germany 13,000
(140,000) 		1855
53 Uffizi Florence Italy 13,000
(140,000) 		1865
53 Capital Museum Beijing China 13,000
(140,000) 		1981
53 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Montreal Canada 13,000
(140,000) 		1860
53 National Gallery London United Kingdom 13,000
(140,000) 		1824
53 Palais de Tokyo Paris France 13,000
(140,000) 		2001
53 Hamburger Kunsthalle Hamburg Germany 13,000
(140,000) 		1869
53 National Museum of Norway Oslo Norway 13,000
(140,000)		 1842
53 Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad India 13,000
(140,000) 		1855
62 Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya Barcelona Spain 12,793
(137,700)		 1934
63 National Archaeological Museum, Naples Naples Italy 12,650
(136,200) 		1777
64 Tate Modern London United Kingdom 12,427
(133,760) 		2000
65 Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland United States 12,400
(133,000) 		1913
65 National Gallery of Canada Ottawa Canada 12,400
(133,000) 		1880
67 Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Stuttgart Germany 12,000
(130,000) 		1843
67 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam Netherlands 12,000
(130,000) 		1849
67 National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi India 12,000
(130,000) 		1954
67 Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille Lille France 12,000
(130,000) 		1809
67 Pinakothek der Moderne Munich Germany 12,000
(130,000) 		2002
67 Tretyakov Gallery (Krymsky Val) Moscow Russia 12,000
(130,000) 		1985
73 Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto Canada 12,000
(129,000) 		1900
74 Taipei Fine Arts Museum Taipei Taiwan 11,700
(126,000)		 1983
75 Kunsthaus Zürich  Switzerland 11,500
(124,000) 		1910
75 Bode Museum Berlin Germany 11,500
(124,000) 		1904
77 Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney Australia 11,000
(120,000)		 1874
77 Capitoline Museums Rome Italy 11,000
(120,000)		 1471
77 Fondazione Prada Milan Italy 11,000
(120,000)		 1993
77 Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain 11,000
(120,000)		 1997
77 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles United States 11,000
(120,000)		 1910
77 Shaanxi History Museum Xi'an China 11,000
(120,000)		 1991
83 HangarBicocca Milan Italy 10,900
(117,000)		 2012
84 Tibet Museum Lhasa China 10,500
(113,000)		 1999
85 Portland Art Museum Portland, Oregon United States 10,400
(112,000)		 1892
86 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Budapest Hungary 10,300
(111,000)		 1906
87 National September 11 Memorial & Museum New York City United States 10,000
(110,000) 		2014
87 Antonino Salinas Regional Archeological Museum Palermo Italy 10,000
(110,000) 		1866
87 Regional Museum Accascina Messina Italy 10,000
(110,000) 		1806
87 Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh United States 10,000
(110,000)		 1896
87 Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin Germany 10,000
(110,000)		 1996
87 Kunstmuseum Basel Basel  Switzerland 10,000
(110,000)		 1936
87 MAXXI Rome Italy 10,000
(110,000)		 2010
87 Museo Egizio Turin Italy 10,000
(110,000)		 1824
87 Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf Germany 10,000
(110,000)		 1913
87 MMCA, Seoul Seoul South Korea 10,000
(110,000)		 2013
87 Saint Louis Art Museum St. Louis United States 10,000
(110,000)		 1881
87 Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv Israel 10,000
(110,000)		 1932

Future

The following is a list of art museums projected to offer at least 10,000 square meters (110,000 sq ft) of gallery space in the future or increase their current gallery space, following construction, expansion, or renovation.

Building Name City Country Projected total gallery space
in m2 (ft2) 		Project type Planned completion
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville United States 14,200
(153,000)		 Expansion 2026
KANAL – Centre Pompidou Brussels Belgium 12,500
(135,000)		 New museum 2026
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles United States 20,000
(220,000)		 Expansion 2026
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 31,000
(330,000)		 New museum c. 2027
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond United States 19,000
(205,000)		 Expansion 2029
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York United States 60,900
(656,000)		 Expansion 2030

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