Famous Museum Collections
Instructions: Great museums and their signature collections
- 1.
The Mona Lisa, arguably the world's most famous painting, is housed in which museum?
AThe LouvreBPrado MuseumCNational GalleryDUffizi Gallery - 2.
The Rosetta Stone, key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, is a prized exhibit at which museum?
ABritish MuseumBThe LouvreCEgyptian Museum in CairoDMetropolitan Museum of Art - 3.
Which Washington, D.C. museum complex, the world's largest, is free to visit and includes 21 museums?
ALibrary of CongressBSmithsonian InstitutionCKennedy CenterDNational Gallery of Art - 4.
The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is housed in which former royal residence?
APeterhof PalaceBCatherine PalaceCWinter PalaceDKremlin Palace - 5.
Which Florence museum is home to Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'?
AAccademia GalleryBBargello MuseumCUffizi GalleryDPalazzo Pitti - 6.
Michelangelo's statue of David, standing over 14 feet tall, can be seen at which museum in Florence?
APalazzo VecchioBBargello MuseumCGalleria dell'AccademiaDUffizi Gallery - 7.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is commonly known by what nickname?
AThe GrandBThe NationalCThe MetDThe Metro - 8.
Which Madrid museum houses one of the world's finest collections of European art, including works by Velázquez and Goya?
APrado MuseumBThyssen-BornemiszaCReina SofíaDGuggenheim Bilbao - 9.
The terracotta warriors, discovered in 1974, are displayed near which Chinese city?
AShanghaiBGuangzhouCBeijingDXi'an - 10.
Which Amsterdam museum houses the largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh?
AAnne Frank HouseBStedelijk MuseumCVan Gogh MuseumDRijksmuseum - 11.
The Hope Diamond, one of the world's most famous gemstones, is on display at which museum?
AAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryBBritish MuseumCField MuseumDSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History - 12.
Picasso's famous anti-war painting 'Guernica' is displayed at which Madrid museum?
ARoyal PalaceBReina SofíaCThyssen-BornemiszaDPrado Museum - 13.
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is renowned for its collection of treasures from which pharaoh's tomb?
ACleopatraBRamesses IICTutankhamunDAkhenaten - 14.
Which New York museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is known for its spiral rotunda and modern art collection?
ASolomon R. Guggenheim MuseumBBrooklyn MuseumCMoMADWhitney Museum - 15.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is home to which iconic Rembrandt painting?
AGirl with a Pearl EarringBThe Anatomy LessonCThe Night WatchDThe Starry Night