India, Oct. 30 -- Bihar Museum in Patna has earned a place among the world's leading cultural institutions, securing the ninth position on the World's 100 Best Museums 2026 list released by Germany-based travel guide Worth a Journey. The achievement also makes it the highest-ranked museum in Asia, placing it ahead of prominent institutions such as New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which features at 10th place, and the Louvre in Paris, ranked 31st. (Also read: Want to decorate an empty wall? Here's how to choose between statement art and a gallery wall )

According to the 2026 list, Mexico City's Museo Nacional de Antropologia secured the top spot, followed by Madrid's Museo del Prado in second place and Denmark's Louisiana Museum of ...