The Oldest Museums around the World

Museums have been around for a very long time, but when did it first appear? The oldest museum in the world is thought to be the Museion in Alexandria, Egypt, which was founded in the 3rd century BC. The Museion was a place where scholars came to study and learn about art, science, and literature.

But some believes the world's oldest museum, Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, was built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago which discovered by the curious archaeologist Leonard Woolley in 1952.

Human's past is always unanswerable question no matter what, so let's stop the tanglement with the first museum, but look at some of the oldest museums around the world.

The Capitoline Museums began in 1471 in Rome, Italy; the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, which was founded in the 16th century; the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, which started to operate in the 17th century, these museums are still open to the public and are very popular tourist destinations.

1. Ashmolean Museum

The Ashmolean Museum, located in Oxford, England first opened to the public in 1683, making it the oldest public museum in the world. Today, the Ashmolean houses an extensive collection of artefacts from around the world, spanning a wide range of periods and cultures.

The museum is particularly well-known for its Egyptian, Classical, and Western art collections.The Ashmolean Museum is named after its founder, Elias Ashmole, who bequeathed his personal collection of artefacts to the University of Oxford in 1677. Ashmole was a keen collector of antiquities and his collection included items from all over the world.

The museum is now housed in a stunning neo-classical building, which overlooks Oxford's famous High Street. The museum's collections are displayed across nine galleries, which tell the story of human culture from its earliest beginnings to the present day.

2.  Capitoline Museums

The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archeological museums located on Capitoline Hill, the most important of the seven hills of Rome. The museums first opened to the public in 1734 and today they are considered to be among the finest museums in the world. The museums are home to an impressive collection of Roman and Greek art, as well as a wealth of artifacts from other cultures.

The Capitoline Museums are housed in a complex of buildings that includes the Palazzo dei Conservatori, the Palazzo Nuovo, and the Palazzo Senatorio. The Palazzo dei Conservatori is the oldest building in the complex and it houses the museums' main art collection. The Palazzo Nuovo is home to the museums' classical sculpture collection, while the Palazzo Senatorio houses the museums' archaeological collection.

In addition to the museums' permanent collections, the Capitoline Museums also host a number of temporary exhibitions throughout the year. These exhibitions showcase the work of both contemporary and historical artists and provide visitors with a chance to see some of the world's most important works of art up close.

3. Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums is a group of museums in Rome that date back to 1471 which located within the city's boundaries. They display works from the immense collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries, including some of the most renowned classical sculptures and masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.

The museums trace their origin to a group of sculptures, including the Laocoön and His Sons, discovered in 1506 near the site of St. Peter's Basilica. Pope Julius II soon ordered the erection of a museum to house these treasures. The first six rooms of the museum were opened to the public in 1784 and the museum currently has a wide variety of archaeological material on display.