Eight Greatest Museums and Galleries in Europe

Europe is very well-known for its cultural inheritance of the world. Therefore, never miss the following great museums and galleries:

1. British Museum, London. You can see a lot of collection of antiquities and other artifacts from all over the world in this museum. You can also enjoy fascinating display of mummies and other exhibits from Ancient Egypt.
2. Louvre, Paris. This gallery is the house of the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. The Louvre also houses Jean Watteau's melancholy study Gilles or Pierrot.
3. Kunsthistoricsches Museum, Vienna. This museum houses archaeology, paintings, and sculpture.
4. Pergamon Museum, Berlin.  This museum houses a collection of antiquities including the famous blue-tiled Ishtar Gate from Babylon.
5. Prado, Madrid. The former royal collection in Madrid contains the finest assembly of Spanish paintings in the world. 
6. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. This museum is known for its Rembrandts and other great Dutch paintings of the 17th century.
7. Uffizi, Florence. This gallery displays masterpiece such as The Annunciation by da Vinci.
8. Vatican Museums, Rome. This vast papal museum holds great paintings by Michelangelo and Raphael.