1. The Louvre Museum, Paris

Once a fortified palace that was the home to kings of France, the Louvre is now the world's most famous museum, renowned for some of the finest pieces of art in the world, including the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa.

法国巴黎 罗浮宫

这个设防的宫殿，就是曾经很多法国皇帝所居住的王宫。如今，罗浮宫是世界上最著名的博物馆收藏着很多艺术珍品，诸如米洛的维纳斯和达·芬奇的《蒙娜丽莎》。

2. The British Museum, London

The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some eight million works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence.

英国伦敦 大英博物馆

大英博物馆是专门为展览人类历史和文化而设立的。里面收藏了约八百万件作品，是目前收藏最多和最综合的博物馆。

3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

From Picasso to Pollock, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on New York City's Museum Mile, is one of the world's largest museums with over two million pieces of artwork and enough variety for any enthusiast. Peruse the Greek sculptures, admire the armory or browse the 2,000 European paintings, all contained in a magnificent Beaux-Art facade building.

美国纽约 大都会艺术博物馆

在纽约市的博物馆大道（第五街的一部分[译者注]）上的大都会艺术博物馆收藏着从毕加索到波洛克，总共超过二百多万件艺术作品，而且种类名目之多，让人尽情享受，是世界最大的艺术博物馆之一。人们在绚丽的博赫艺术大楼里可以看到希腊的雕塑，欣赏现代派的作品，或者浏览欧洲的2000多幅图画作品。

4. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

One of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise nearly three million items, including the largest collection of paintings in the world.

俄国圣彼得堡 埃尔米塔日博物馆

这是世界上最古老和最大的艺术博物馆之一，是由叶卡捷琳娜二世在1764年建立的，在1852年向大众开放。虽然只有一小部分成列在博物馆内，但这个博物馆包含了近三百万件艺术品，也是世界上最大的图画收藏博物馆。

5. Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Experience (or at least admire) Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," in the Uffizi Gallery, one of the oldest museums in the world featuring works from Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in the heart of Florence.

意大利佛罗伦萨 乌菲兹美术馆

在佛罗伦萨市中心的乌菲兹美术馆，人们可以经历和欣赏波提切利的《维纳斯的诞生》，米开朗基罗和达·芬奇的作品。这也是世界最老的博物馆之一。

6. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is comprised of an east and west building, and features a sculpture garden surrounding a large fountain. Modern art fans should head to the east building, where works by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol are displayed.

美国首都华盛顿 国家艺廊

国家艺廊是坐落在美国首都华盛顿。这个画廊是由东楼，西楼和一个雕塑花园并一个巨大的喷水池所组成。东楼里成列现代的作品，里面包括，杰克逊·波洛克，雷·里奇斯坦和安迪·沃洪的作品。

7. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art. The paintings collection includes works by artists Jacob van Ruysdael, Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen and Rembrandt and Rembrandt's pupils.

荷兰阿姆斯特丹 国家博物馆

这个博物馆是献给艺术、手工艺和它们的历史。里面也收藏了大量的荷兰黄金时代的图画作品和丰硕的亚洲作品。所收藏的有雅各布·范勒伊斯达尔，弗兰斯·哈尔斯，约翰娜·弗美尔，扬·斯特恩，伦勃朗和伦勃朗学生的作品。

8. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

One of the largest and most impressive collections in the world, not surprisingly, the Prado Museum is most famous for its assortment of works from Spanish artists such as Goya, Velasquez, Murillo, and El Greco.

西班牙马德里 普拉多博物馆

这也是世界上最大的艺术博物馆之一，收藏着可观的珍品。普拉多博物馆是世界当之无愧收藏种类繁多的西班牙艺术家的作品最多的博物馆，其中包括戈雅，委拉斯開茲，姆里约，和埃爾·格雷考的作品。

9. National Palace Museum, Taipei

“Taipei Gugong” museum has a permanent collection of 693,507 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest in the world. The collection encompasses over 8,000 years of Chinese history from the Neolithic age to the late Qing Dynasty. Most of the collection are high quality pieces collected by China's ancient emperors.

中国台北 国立故宫博物馆

台北故宫博物馆收藏了693,507件中国古代的青铜器和绝品，是世界上最大的中国古品博物馆。收藏的珍品从石器时代一直到清朝后期，总共近8000年的历史。其中绝大部分都是历代皇帝所收藏的绝品。

10. The Vatican Museums, Vatican City

Spanning nearly nine miles, the Roman Catholic Church's Vatican collection is one of the largest and most stunning in the world. Estimated to have more than four million visitors annually, the Vatican museums feature the art of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and, of course, Michelangelo's ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.

梵蒂梵 蒂冈博物馆

罗马天主教收藏了跨越近15公里长的展览品，是世界上最大的和最使人震惊的博物馆之一。每年估计有四百万游客来参观。梵蒂冈博物馆收藏了达·芬奇，拉斐爾的作品，当然还有米开朗基罗在西斯廷小教堂天花板上的名著。

Discussion Questions:

1. 1. Which of these museum(s) have you visited? What did you think of it?

   2. Which of these museum(s) would you like to visit? Why?

   3. Describe your favorite artist (in any museum) and why you like his/her work?

   4. Describe your favorite museum that you would recommend to visitors in your area?

讨论问题：

1. 1. 你有没有参观过这些博物馆中的任何一个？你觉得怎么样？

   2. 哪一些博物馆是你想要去参观的？为什么？

   3. 请描写一下你在博物馆里最欣赏的艺术家。你为什么喜欢他的作品？

   4. 请描写一下在你所在地的，你会向人们推荐的博物馆的情况。