Most visited art museums in 2025

TBS Report

11 August, 2026, 03:30 pm

Last modified: 11 August, 2026, 03:37 pm

Most visited art museums in 2025

TBS Report

11 August, 2026, 03:30 pm

Last modified: 11 August, 2026, 03:37 pm

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Built as a medieval fortress in the late 12th century, the Louvre was transformed into a royal residence before officially opening as a museum in 1793 with 537 paintings. Today, the museum spans 360,000 square metres, and its collections database contains over 500,000 works of art, including Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa.

Source: The Art Newspaper

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