
In honor of International Museum Day we’ve collected twenty fascinating museums well worth visiting again. In this round up you’ll find classics - such as Bernard Tschumi Architects' New Acropolis Museum and Zaha Hadid Architects' MAXXI Museum - as well as lesser-known gems - such as Waterford City Council Architects’ Medieval Museum, the Natural History Museum of Utah by Ennead, and the Muritzeum by Wingårdhs. See all of our editors' favorites after the break!
Natural History Museum of Utah/ Ennead Architects

Ordos Art & City Museum / MAD Architects

Danish National Maritime Museum / BIG

Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum / Kengo Kuma & Associates

Museum of Energy / Arquitecturia

Mimesis Museum / Alvaro Siza + Castanheira & Bastai Arquitectos Associados + Jun Sung Kim

Mercedes Benz Museum / UN Studio, photos by Michael Schnell

MAXXI Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects

Memory Museum / Estudio America

Jean Cocteau Museum / Rudy Ricciotti


ABC Museum, Illustration and Design Center / Aranguren & Gallegos Architects

New Acropolis Museum / Bernard Tschumi Architects

Medieval Museum in Waterford / Waterford City Council Architects

Oct Design Museum / Studio Pei-Zhu

Nestlé Chocolate Museum / Rojkind Arquitectos

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum / ATR Atelier

Museo Soumaya / FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise

Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame / Trahan Architects

Design Museum Holon / Ron Arad Architects
