The United States became the country with the largest number of museums in the world in 2021, namely 33,082 units. This amount is equivalent to 31.86% of the total musum globally.
Based on UNESCO data, the number of museums globally is estimated at 103,842 units in 2021. The number is spread across various countries in the world.
The United States became the country with the largest number of museums in the world in 2021, namely 33,082 units. This is equivalent to 31.86% of the total museums globally. Germany has 6,741 museums. After there is Japan with the number of museums as many as 5,738 units.
There are 5,535 museums in China. Russia and France have 5,415 museums and 4,811 museums, respectively. The seventh place on this list is occupied by Brazil with 3,906 museums. Italy has 3,195 museums.
Meanwhile, Indonesia has 290 museums until September 18, 2023. Of that number, 42 museums are located in Jakarta, such as The Jakarta History Museum, Bank Indonesia Museum, Joang 45 Museum, and the National Museum of Indonesia.