Museums to visit: from the Grand Egyptian Museum to the Louvre

In Saudi Arabia

Things to do in Riyadh

Place	Why go	Before you go
National Museum and Murabba Palace	Galleries on the history of Arabia, and Murabba Palace and its gardens at the King Abdulaziz Historical Centre.	Al Murabba

Things to do in Jeddah

Place	Why go	Before you go
teamLab Borderless Jeddah	An interactive digital art museum in the heart of Al-Balad (opened 2024).	SAR 150 adults and SAR 50 children aged 4 to 12

Things to do in Al Khobar and Dammam

Place	Why go	Before you go
Ithra (King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture)	A museum, library, theatre, cinema and exhibitions in a landmark building.	Dhahran

Places to visit in Makkah

Place	Why go	Before you go
Hira Cultural District	At the foot of Jabal al-Nour: the Revelation Exhibition, the Holy Quran Museum, a garden and visitor facilities.	About SAR 30 a person for the exhibition or the museum
King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Kaaba Kiswa	Where the Kaaba's covering is woven and embroidered with gold and silver thread.	Umm Al Joud; visits at set times

Places to visit in Madinah

Place	Why go	Before you go
International Fair and Museum of the Prophet's Biography	An interactive exhibition on the Prophet's biography and Islamic civilisation in seven languages.	Next to the Prophet's Mosque, on the south side
King Fahd Complex for Printing the Holy Quran	The world's largest institution for printing the Holy Quran, where you can watch the printing stages.	Visits by appointment through the complex's app
Dar Al Madinah Museum	The history of Madinah, its old architecture and rare collections.	Near the Haramain train station
Hejaz Railway Museum	In the Ottoman station that once linked Damascus with Madinah.	Al Anbariyah

Abroad

Things to do in Dubai

Place	Why go	Before you go
Museum of the Future	An iconic building with interactive exhibitions on the future and technology.	AED 149; free under 4

Things to do in Abu Dhabi

Place	Why go	Before you go
Louvre Abu Dhabi	A world museum under a latticed dome by the sea on Saadiyat Island.	Ticketed

Things to do in London and Harrods

Place	Why go	Before you go
The British Museum	Treasures from the world's civilisations.	Free entry
Natural History Museum	Dinosaur skeletons and nature halls, minutes from Harrods.	Free entry, South Kensington

Things to do in Azerbaijan

Place	Why go	Before you go
Heydar Aliyev Center	Zaha Hadid's flowing white masterpiece, with a museum and exhibitions.	North of central Baku

Things to do in Bahrain

Place	Why go	Before you go
Bahrain National Museum	Bahrain's history from Dilmun to today in modern galleries.	Manama

Things to do in Qatar

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Museum of Islamic Art	An architectural masterpiece on the sea holding masterpieces of Islamic art across the centuries, with a wide park around it.	The Corniche
The National Museum of Qatar	A building shaped like a desert rose that tells the story of Qatar and its people.	End of the Corniche
3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum	An interactive journey through the history of sport, fun for children and adults.	Next to Khalifa International Stadium

Things to do in Kuwait

Place	Why go	Before you go
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre	A complex of science, natural history, space and Islamic history museums, fun for the whole family.	Arabian Gulf Street
The Scientific Center	Aquariums and a discovery hall for children, on the sea.	Salmiya

Things to do in Egypt

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina	A modern cultural landmark on the Corniche that revives the memory of the ancient library, with museums and exhibitions.	Chatby, on the Corniche

Things to do in Cairo

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Grand Egyptian Museum	Opened in November 2025 near the Pyramids, it shows the complete Tutankhamun collection together for the first time, and Khufu's boat.	Tickets only online and in advance, on the official website
The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir	The oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East, with rare pieces from the age of the pharaohs.	Tahrir Square

Things to do in Kuala Lumpur

Place	Why go	Before you go
The National Mosque and the Islamic Arts Museum	A mosque of distinctive modern design, next to a museum with a rich collection of Islamic art.	Near the Perdana Botanical Gardens

Things to do in Paris

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Louvre	The world's most famous museum, home to the Mona Lisa and thousands of masterpieces.	€32 for visitors from outside the EU since 14 January 2026

Things to do in Spain

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Prado Museum	One of the world's greatest art museums, with masterpieces by Velázquez and Goya.	Paseo del Prado
Casa Batlló	One of Gaudí's best-known buildings, with its rippling façade and dreamlike design.	Passeig de Gràcia

Things to do in Italy

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Vatican Museums	Among the world's richest museums of art and painting.	Book ahead to skip the queues
Florence and the Uffizi	The cradle of the Renaissance and its masterpieces, with the Ponte Vecchio and its gold shops.	Central Italy

Things to do in Austria

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Belvedere	A Baroque palace with an art museum and terraced gardens.	Central Vienna
Swarovski Crystal Worlds	A museum, art installations and a garden built around crystal.	Wattens, near Innsbruck

Things to do in Oman

Place	Why go	Before you go
The National Museum of Oman	Oman's maritime and cultural history in modern galleries.	Old Muscat

Things to do in Germany

Place	Why go	Before you go
Museum Island	Five world-class museums on an island in the Spree, on the World Heritage list.	Central Berlin

Things to do in Greece

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Acropolis Museum	A modern museum of the Acropolis treasures, with views of the hill.	Below the hill

Things to do in the Netherlands

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum	The country's best-known museums of Dutch art.	Museumplein

Things to do in Japan

Place	Why go	Before you go
The teamLab museums	Digital art worlds of light and water that respond to you, at teamLab Planets and teamLab Borderless.	Toyosu and Azabudai Hills; book ahead

Things to do in Russia

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Hermitage Museum	One of the world's largest museums, in the Winter Palace, with millions of works of art and antiquities.	City centre

Things to do in Hong Kong

Place	Why go	Before you go
M+ and the Hong Kong Palace Museum	Two modern museums on the waterfront in the West Kowloon Cultural District.	West Kowloon

Things to do in Portugal

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Lisbon Oceanarium	One of the largest aquariums in Europe, a joy for children.	Parque das Nações

Things to do in Poland

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Copernicus Science Centre	An interactive science museum, one of Europe's best for children.	On the Vistula, Warsaw

Things to do in Norway

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Fram Museum and the maritime museums	Polar exploration ships and the stories of the adventurers.	The Bygdøy peninsula

Things to do in Finland

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Arktikum museum	A museum of Arctic life and the northern lights, in a long glass building.	Rovaniemi

Things to do in Iceland

Place	Why go	Before you go
Perlan	A museum of Iceland's nature with a man-made ice cave, and views over the city.	Reykjavík

Things to do in Sweden

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Vasa Museum	A 17th-century warship preserved almost complete.	Djurgården
Skansen	The world's oldest open-air museum, with traditional houses and Nordic animals.	Djurgården

Things to do in Armenia

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Matenadaran	One of the world's richest libraries of ancient manuscripts.	North of central Yerevan

Things to do in Tunisia

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Bardo National Museum	One of the largest collections of Roman mosaics in the world.	Tunis

Things to do in South Africa

Place	Why go	Before you go
The Apartheid Museum	A moving museum telling the country's modern history.	Johannesburg

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The information is for guidance only; ticket prices and opening hours are set by each attraction and may change, so check them on the official website before you go.