Bihar Museum ranks 9th in world’s best museums list

The Bihar Museum in Patna, India, has been ranked ninth in the ‘World’s 100 Best Museums 2026’ list published by the German travel guide Worth a Journey. It is the highest-ranked museum in Asia and the only Indian institution to appear in the top 100, surpassing major institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre in Paris.

Established in 2015, the museum was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki in collaboration with Opolis Architects. The facility spans over 13 acres and houses collections including ancient sculptures, archaeological artifacts, coins, and manuscripts that reflect India’s cultural heritage up to the year 1764.

The ranking was determined through visitor reviews, data analysis, and on-site assessments. The top five museums in the list include the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico, the Prado Museum in Madrid, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.