The shared record
Public collections
Documented holdings shared by collectors and institutions. Compare collections by the strength of their Items, their scale or the average score of their ranked pieces.
museum
Musée du Louvre
Held by Musée du Louvre
Art, archaeology and decorative arts Collection of Musée du Louvre.
4,564
Collection score
50 ranked
museum
The British Museum
Held by The Trustees of the British Museum
World cultures, archaeology, art and material history Collection of The Trustees of the British Museum.
4,399
Collection score
50 ranked
museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
4,231
Collection score
51 ranked
museum
National Palace Museum
Held by National Palace Museum
Chinese imperial art, calligraphy, painting and antiquities Collection of National Palace Museum.
4,118
Collection score
50 ranked
museum
Grand Egyptian Museum
Held by Grand Egyptian Museum
Ancient Egyptian civilisation Collection of Grand Egyptian Museum.
4,069
Collection score
50 ranked
museum
National Museum of American History
Held by Smithsonian Institution
United States history, technology and culture Collection of Smithsonian Institution.
3,980
Collection score
50 ranked
museum
National Museum of Australia
Held by National Museum of Australia
Australian history, culture and society Collection of National Museum of Australia.
1,611
Collection score
20 ranked
museum
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Held by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
New Zealand art, history, taonga Māori, natural history and design Collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
1,609
Collection score
20 ranked
museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Held by Smithsonian Institution
Aviation and spaceflight collections of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
287
Collection score
3 ranked
institution
British Library
Held by British Library
Manuscripts, charters and archives held by the national library of the United Kingdom.
96
Collection score
1 ranked
museum
Bayeux Museum
Held by Bayeux Museum
Collections of the Bayeux museums, home of the Bayeux Tapestry.
96
Collection score
1 ranked
museum
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Held by Smithsonian Institution
Natural history, mineral and gem collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
92
Collection score
1 ranked
museum
National Football Museum
Held by National Football Museum
England's national museum of football, including objects on long-term loan.
83
Collection score
1 ranked
museum
Bletchley Park
Held by Bletchley Park Trust
The Second World War codebreaking site, now a museum, including objects lent by GCHQ.
78
Collection score
1 ranked