Usually we wouldn’t advise our readers to follow the crowd, but we’re making an exception just this once. Below is a list of the 15 most popular museums in the world, according to information from the Themed Entertainment Association’s 2014 report. To discover where to find piano playing robots, T-Rex skeletons, and some of the finest artwork in the world, read on.
The Tate Modern displays a huge collection of international contemporary and modern art, and in 2014 5.8 million people visited the museum. Located on the south bank of the Thames, the Tate Modern is a free museum that is part of the Tate group of museums that include Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives, and Tate Online. The seven-floor gallery is located in the former Bankside Power Station and it has an iconic chimney rising up with the surrounding skyscrapers. Works in the gallery’s permanent collection include Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, and much more.