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James Lucas

@JamesLucasIT

Feb 29, 2024 • 31 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X

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

1. The Louvre Museum, France 🇫🇷

2. Vatican Museums, Vatican City 🇻🇦

3. Borghese Gallery, Italy 🇮🇹

4. Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA 🇺🇸

5. Hermitage Museum, Russia 🇷🇺

6. The Uffizi Gallery, Italy 🇮🇹

7. Prado Museum, Spain 🇪🇸

8. Colonna Gallery, Italy 🇮🇹

9. Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands 🇳🇱

10. Natural History Museum, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

11. Musée d'Orsay, France 🇫🇷

12. National Gallery, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

13. Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Italy 🇮🇹

14. Rijksmuseum, Netherlands 🇳🇱

15. Acropolis Museum, Greece 🇬🇷

16. British Museum, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

17. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain 🇪🇸

18. Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, China 🇨🇳

19. Art Institute of Chicago, USA 🇺🇸

20. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brazil 🇧🇷

21. National Gallery Of Art, USA 🇺🇸

22. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain 🇪🇸

23. State Historical Museum, Russia 🇷🇺

24. Doge's Palace, Italy 🇮🇹

25. Erawan Museum, Thailand 🇹🇭

26. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria 🇦🇹

27. Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

28. Claude Monet's house and gardens in Giverny, France 🇫🇷

Cappella Sansevero, Italy 🇮🇹

30. Galleria dell'Accademia, Italy 🇮🇹

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