Home›Cultural and Institutional Buildings›Building Type›Art MuseumBrowse ByArt MuseumBuilding type sorts buildings by the specific kind of structure each one is, such as a church, a tower or a house. The Sagrada Familia is described by Wikipedia as "a Catholic church in the Eixample district of Barcelona," a precise type distinct from a palace or a museum. This dimension lets a visitor find every building of one exact kind.FactsArt MuseumSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested530 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedMesopotamia (Iraq) 1Art MuseumFilter Results25 entriesArchitectAllFrank Lloyd Wright (1)I. M. Pei (2)Building FamilyAllMuseums and Galleries (25)Museums of Asia and the Pacific (2)Museums of Europe (9)Museums of North America (13)Museums of the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (1)StyleAllBlobitecture (1)Brutalism (1)Colonial Revival Architecture (1)Empire Style (1)Expressionist Architecture (1)High-Tech Architecture (1)Mannerism (1)Modernist Architecture (7)Neo-Futurism (1)Neoclassical Architecture (2)Organic Architecture (1)Postmodern Architecture (1)Renaissance Architecture (2)Renaissance Revival architecture (1)MaterialAllAluminum (1)Brick (1)Glass (2)Marble (1)Sandstone (1)Steel (5)Stucco (1)Travertine (2)Completed YearAll1560 (1)1581 (1)1700 (1)1793 (1)1819 (1)1832 (1)1870 (1)1882 (1)1888 (1)1891 (1)1893 (1)1906 (1)1913 (1)1917 (1)1937 (1)1953 (1)1958 (1)1959 (1)1968 (1)1972 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1987 (1)1997 (1)2000 (1)2001 (1)2003 (1)2006 (1)2015 (1)2017 (1)Standing StatusAllStanding (25)GroupAllMuseums of Asia and the Pacific (2)Museums of Europe (9)Museums of North America (13)Museums of the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (1)PlaceAllAustria (2)China (1)Denmark (1)France (2)Germany (1)Italy (1)Portugal (1)Singapore (1)Spain (1)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (12)BrowseCompareSelect all 25Chateau de MalmaisonArt MuseumDenver Art MuseumArt MuseumEast Building, National Gallery of ArtArt MuseumGetty CenterArt MuseumGuggenheim Museum New YorkArt MuseumHunter Museum of American ArtArt MuseumKimbell Art MuseumArt MuseumKunsthaus GrazArt MuseumKunsthistorisches Museum ViennaArt MuseumLouisiana Museum of Modern ArtArt MuseumLouvre Abu DhabiArt MuseumMachado de Castro National MuseumArt MuseumMenil CollectionArt MuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtArt MuseumMilwaukee Art MuseumArt MuseumMuseo del PradoArt MuseumNational Gallery SingaporeArt MuseumNeue NationalgalerieArt MuseumReynolda House Museum of American ArtArt MuseumSuzhou MuseumArt MuseumTate ModernArt MuseumThe LouvreArt MuseumUffizi GalleryArt MuseumYale Center for British ArtArt MuseumYale University Art GalleryArt MuseumSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Museum, history section, eraOne of the oldest museums known is Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, built by Princess Ennigaldi in modern Iraq at the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The site dates from c. 530 BC, and contained artifacts from earlier Mesopotamian civilizations.Wikipedia, Museum, history section, regionOne of the oldest museums known is Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, built by Princess Ennigaldi in modern Iraq at the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.