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In honor of International Museum Day we’ve collected twenty fascinating museums well worth visiting again. In this round up you’ll find classics - such as Bernard Tschumi Architects' New Acropolis Museum and Zaha Hadid Architects' MAXXI Museum - as well as lesser-known gems - such as Waterford City Council Architects’ Medieval Museum, the Natural History Museum of Utah by Ennead, and the Muritzeum by Wingårdhs. See all of our editors' favorites after the break!
Natural History Museum of Utah/ Ennead Architects
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Ordos Art & City Museum / MAD Architects
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Danish National Maritime Museum / BIG
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Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum / Kengo Kuma & Associates
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Museum of Energy / Arquitecturia
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Mimesis Museum / Alvaro Siza + Castanheira & Bastai Arquitectos Associados + Jun Sung Kim
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Mercedes Benz Museum / UN Studio, photos by Michael Schnell
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MAXXI Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects
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Memory Museum / Estudio America
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Jean Cocteau Museum / Rudy Ricciotti
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ABC Museum, Illustration and Design Center / Aranguren & Gallegos Architects
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New Acropolis Museum / Bernard Tschumi Architects
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Medieval Museum in Waterford / Waterford City Council Architects
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Oct Design Museum / Studio Pei-Zhu
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Nestlé Chocolate Museum / Rojkind Arquitectos
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Dingli Sculpture Art Museum / ATR Atelier
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Museo Soumaya / FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise
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Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame / Trahan Architects
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Design Museum Holon / Ron Arad Architects
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