For thousands of years, human beings have created works of art. Many of these works were commissioned by

monarchs, merchants, or religious leaders. Over time, many of these great works have found their

way into the hands of art museums. Museums allow everyone to enjoy and appreciate art that's

been produced around the world over the course of centuries. However, not all museums are created equal.

Learn more about the world's greatest art museums and what makes them great on this episode

of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is going to be a bit different.

I want to go over the world's greatest art museums, which is an inherently subjective exercise.

You may have your own list and recommendations

for what should be included, and that's fine. There's no right or wrong when it comes to something

like this, and if I should leave off a museum that you love, feel free to leave a comment on

Facebook, Discord, or Spotify. I do have one thing going for me, however, in terms of making such a list, and that is,

I've personally been to most of them.

If you search for greatest art museums, you'll come up with a list that isn't radically

different than mine.

There's a fair amount of consensus on the subject, although it's not perfect.

Most of these museums are situated in major world

cities. That is because to assemble a world-class art collection, at some point someone had to

procure everything. And that usually required a king, an emperor, a pope, or one or more

very wealthy merchants. It also probably required several generations of art collecting.

I'm evaluating museums based on the breadth and depth of their collection. That means that there are

great museums that are certainly worth visiting, but just didn't make this particular list.

Also, they are in no particular order. Making the list was

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