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The most beautiful museums and art galleries on Earth - a thread ๐Ÿงต

1. The Louvre Museum, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Image
2. Vatican Museums, Vatican City ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ Image
3. Borghese Gallery, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

4. Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
5. Hermitage Museum, Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
6. The Uffizi Gallery, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Image
7. Prado Museum, Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
8. Colonna Gallery, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Image
9. Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Image
10. Natural History Museum, United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Image
11. Musรฉe d'Orsay, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Image
12. National Gallery, United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Image
13. Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

14. Rijksmuseum, Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Image
15. Acropolis Museum, Greece ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Image
16. British Museum, United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Image
17. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
18. Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Image
19. Art Institute of Chicago, USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
20. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Image
21. National Gallery Of Art, USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
22. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofรญa, Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Image
23. State Historical Museum, Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Image
24. Doge's Palace, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Image
25. Erawan Museum, Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Image
26. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Image
27. Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Image
28. Claude Monet's house and gardens in Giverny, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Image
Cappella Sansevero, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Image
30. Galleria dell'Accademia, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Image
ยซBeauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.ยป

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