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News: Bihar Museum in Patna has secured the ninth position globally and the first position in Asia in Worth a Journey’s 2026 ranking.
About Worth a Journey’s 2026 World’s 100 Best Museums List
- Published by: It is published by Worth a Journey, a Germany-based travel guide and digital magazine.
- Coverage: It publishes rankings covering 3,800 venues across 142 countries.
- These rankings include museums, libraries, parks, palaces and hotels.
- Selection Process: It uses an algorithm to analyse millions of data points, followed by in-person visits and adjustments based on on-ground assessments.
- Key Highlights:
- World Ranking: Mexico’s Museo Nacional de Antropología secured the first position, followed by Spain’s Museo del Prado.
- India Ranking: Bihar Museum secured the 9th position globally and ranked first in Asia.
- It was the only Indian museum featured among the 100 museums on the 2026 list.
- International Recognition: It ranked ahead of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (10th) and Paris’s Louvre (31st).
About Bihar Museum
- Location: It is located in Patna.
- It is spread across more than 13 acres.
- Architecture: Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, in collaboration with Mumbai-based Opolis Architects, designed the museum.
- Inauguration: It was inaugurated in 2015.
- Collections: It displays sculptures, coins, manuscripts, archaeological materials, and traditional, folk and contemporary art.
- Galleries: Its galleries trace Bihar’s history across different periods.
- It also houses a Children’s Gallery and a Diaspora Gallery.
