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The world's best archaeology & antiquity museums

14 museums in this category, ranked by editorial composite.

Acropolis Museum — Archaeology & Antiquity in Athens, Greece
#10
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Acropolis Museum
Athens, Greece
Bernard Tschumi's modern temple to ancient Athens
4.8(47,000 reviews)🏆 TripAdvisor #1 Athens
Egyptian Museum — Archaeology & Antiquity in Cairo, Egypt
#23
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Egyptian Museum
Cairo, Egypt
120,000 Pharaonic treasures on Tahrir Square
4.5(22,000 reviews)🏆 UNESCO Cairo
Grand Egyptian Museum — Archaeology & Antiquity in Giza, Egypt
#24
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Grand Egyptian Museum
Giza, Egypt
The world's largest archaeological museum, beside the pyramids
4.9(8,500 reviews)🏆 Newest world wonder
Pergamon Museum — Archaeology & Antiquity in Berlin, Germany
#31
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Pergamon Museum
Berlin, Germany
Reconstructed monuments from antiquity
4.7(27,000 reviews)🏆 UNESCO World Heritage (Museum Island)
Israel Museum — Archaeology & Antiquity in Jerusalem, Israel
#32
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
Dead Sea Scrolls and the Shrine of the Book
4.7(11,000 reviews)🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
Museo Nacional de Antropología — Archaeology & Antiquity in Mexico City, Mexico
#52
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Museo Nacional de Antropología
Mexico City, Mexico
Mesoamerica's pre-Columbian masterpieces
4.8(35,000 reviews)🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
National Museum of Anthropology – Lisbon (Museu Nacional de Arqueologia) — Archaeology & Antiquity in Lisbon, Portugal
#89
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
National Museum of Anthropology – Lisbon (Museu Nacional de Arqueologia)
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal's national archaeology museum in the Jerónimos Monastery
4.5(2,200 reviews)🏆 UNESCO setting
Hagia Eirene & Istanbul Archaeology Museums — Archaeology & Antiquity in Istanbul, Turkey
#91
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Hagia Eirene & Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Istanbul, Turkey
Three museums in one beside Topkapı
4.6(9,000 reviews)🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
National Museum of Iraq — Archaeology & Antiquity in Baghdad, Iraq
#117
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
National Museum of Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq
Mesopotamia's homecoming
4.7(600 reviews)🏆 Cultural recovery story
Bardo National Museum — Archaeology & Antiquity in Tunis, Tunisia
#123
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Bardo National Museum
Tunis, Tunisia
The world's largest Roman mosaic collection
4.7(4,500 reviews)🏆 Roman mosaic collection unique in the world
Neues Museum — Archaeology & Antiquity in Berlin, Germany
#137
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Neues Museum
Berlin, Germany
Home of Nefertiti's bust
4.7(16,000 reviews)🏆 UNESCO Museum Island
Glyptothek — Archaeology & Antiquity in Munich, Germany
#143
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Glyptothek
Munich, Germany
Ludwig I's temple to Greek and Roman sculpture
4.6(2,500 reviews)🏆 First sculpture-only museum
Pompeii Archaeological Park (and Museum) — Archaeology & Antiquity in Pompeii, Italy
#193
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Pompeii Archaeological Park (and Museum)
Pompeii, Italy
A Roman city frozen in volcanic ash
4.7(84,000 reviews)🏆 UNESCO World Heritage
Capitoline Museums — Archaeology & Antiquity in Rome, Italy
#194
🏺 Archaeology & Antiquity
Capitoline Museums
Rome, Italy
The world's oldest public museum
4.7(16,000 reviews)🏆 Oldest public museum