Bihar Museum ranks ninth globally: Sole Indian entry in top 100 Museums 2026

Bihar Museum in Patna has been ranked ninth in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026, the only Indian entry on the list.
It is first among the Asian museums listed, and placed above New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The list is published by a travel guide called Worth a Journey. Its assessment criteria have not been detailed.
The museum opened in 2015, designed by Pritzker winner Fumihiko Maki, on more than 13 acres in Patna.

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