I’m a big fan of museums, especially history, anthropology, and military museums. I know some people might think museums are boring or uncool, but I find museums very fascinating as they provide windows into countries, cultures, and societies. Every time I visit a major city, I try to go to the history museum. Asia is a region filled with history, so almost every country has a great history museum or two. I’ve visited a number of good Asian museums, as well as non-Asian museums, which I list below. Click on the links to read a summary of the museum.
ASIA
Tokyo National Museum, Japan
National Museum of History, Seoul, South Korea
National Museum of China, Beijing, China
Bangkok National Museum, Thailand
National Museum of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong
War Memorial of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
National Museum of Taiwan History, Tainan, Taiwan
Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum, Chiayi, Taiwan
Lanyang Museum, Yilan, Taiwan
Capital Museum, Beijing, China
Europe
British Museum, London, United Kingdom
German Historical Museum, Berlin, Germany
Louvre, Paris, France
Vatican Museums, Vatican City
North America and Caribbean
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
National Museum and Art Gallery, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Vancouver, Canada