Whether it's a virtual tour or one in the flesh, exploring a great museum is truly a magical experience. If you live in the U.S., there are a number of cities with an assortment of amazing museums, such as New York City and Washington D.C. While most celebrities love some of the museums in these cities, they also venture overseas to indulge in their creative, scientific, political, and historical interests.
There are some extremely strange museums found all around the world, but the ones on this list are just downright cool and definitely worth your time. At least, celebrities like Beyonce, Seth Rogen, and Gisele Bundchen would agree.
Without further ado, here is Paris, Los Angeles, New York and other major cities with must-see museums, according to stars.
10 Beyonce And Jay-Z Love The Louvre In Paris, France
The Louvre is one of the most famous museums in the world but it also happens to be one of the eldest, along with The Vatican City Museums and a host of others. Because of this, it's obvious that it would attract A-List stars like Beyonce and Jay-Z, who've been there numerous times, according to Galuxsee. But it's also a favorite among anyone who loves art and history. The Louvre used to be a Parisian palace, which is why the building itself is so stately. Within, you can explore the mysteries just like The Da Vinci Code's Robert Langdon. Or you can simply marvel at this incredibly vast and rare collection of antiquities.
9 Tobey Maguire And Emily Ratajkowski Love The Whitney Museum of American Art In New York, New York
The physical design of New York City's Whitney Museum isn't beloved by all as it has good-side and a bad-side, but the contents of the American art hub are stunning. According to Galuxsee, Spider-Man and The Great Gatsby star Tobey Maguire visited the museum with Jennifer Meyer and recreated the famous pose from Grant Wood's "American Gothic" while the painting exhibited there from Chicago. Emily Ratajowkosji is also a big fan and went to the Whitney to see Henry Taylor's work as well as other 20th and 21st century pieces from the country.
8 Emmy Rossum And Busy Philipps Love The J. Paul Getty Museum In Los Angeles, California
To encourage public interest during the global pandemic, the J. Paul Getty Museum in L.A. has been encouraging fans to recreate some of their most famous works with household items. And they've received quite a response. This is probably because the museum in Brentwood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, is one of the most famous in the world. According to Galuxsee, an assortment of stars, including Busy Phillips and Shameless' Emmy Rossum, love soaking up the pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculptures, and world decorative arts from the 1830s through the present day.
7 Drew Barrymore And Josh Gad Love The Natural History Museum In London, England
You can visit Natural History Museums all over the world, but nothing beats the one in London, England. Sure, New York City and Washington D.C., in particular, have some truly impressive exhibits, they don't have the vibe of this vitally important museum of science and history. The Natural History Museum in London exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of history such as dinosaurs and the bipedal hominids that we evolved from. Of course, the building itself is remarkable, and attracts stars like Drew Barrymore and Josh Gad, according to Galuxsee.
6 Naomi Watts And Suki Waterhouse Love The Peggy Guggenheim Collection In Venice, Italy
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is one of the most beloved and important museums of European and American art of the 20th Century. We're talking about Dali, Rene Magritte, and Picasso. The latter is what attracted King Kong star, Naomi Watts. Model Suki Waterhouse and Reese Witherspoon have also flown to Venice, Italy to check out the interesting collection of 20th-century masterpieces of both European and American descent. The Venice museum also offers some truly dynamic tours that will interest just about everyone.
5 Seth Rogen Loves USA's Mattress Factory Museum In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Could you imagine Seth Rogen wanting to hang out in a museum that wasn't this colorful and downright bizarre? Well, we couldn't. According to Galuxsee, he loves USA's Mattress Factory Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The museum was founded in 1977, according to History.ca, and is filled with contemporary arts and experimental lab featuring site-specific installations created by a ton of artists in residence from all over the world. The museum was a pioneer of site-specific art but also features permanent installations by artists like Greer Lankton, Yayoi Kusama, and James Turrell,
4 Andy Cohen And Victoria Justice Love The Motown Museum In Detroit, Michigan
According to their official website, the Motown Museum, which is more famously known as "Hitsville USA", was the headquarters for the genre of music that made Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and even Michael Jackson famous. Within the museum, there is a ton of memorabilia from all of these artists as well as some fabulous music history lessons. It's located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan, near the New Center area, and attracts music lovers from all over the world including Andy Cohen and Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice.
3 Jesse Tyler Ferguson And Katie Holmes Love The Art Institue Of Chicago In Chicago, Illinois
So, we're not the only ones who think that Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson looks a bit like Vincent Van Gogh. The funny-man clearly thinks so too, or else he wouldn't have posed with his famous "Self-Portrait". According to Galuxsee, Katie Holmes is another major celeb who loves the Art Institute Of Chicago. The museum, which is located in Chicago's Grant Park, was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest and largest art museums in all of the U.S. The museum is so beloved and therefore so popular that it hosts approximately 1.5 million people annually.
2 Gisele Bundchen Loves Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo Museum In São Paulo, Brazil
Here's Gisele Bundchen, sans Tom Brady, striking a peaceful pose while visiting São Paulo, Brazil’s Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo museum back in May 2018, according to Galuxsee. The museum's official website claims that it is the oldest art museum in São Paulo. it was founded in 1905 and houses a wide-ranging collection of Brazilian art and a vast assemblage of 19th-century paintings and sculptures which is one of the absolute largest in the country. It's also the home of a number of iconic Brazilian Modernist artworks and European paintings and sculptures.
1 Everyone Loves The Museum Of Ice Cream In San Francisco, California
Technically, the Museum of Ice Cream is a pop-up museum that originated in New York City and has traveled to Los Angeles, but it usually hangs out in the city of San Francisco. Wherever it opens, celebrities love to attend. Seriously, the list of celebs who've visited one of the locations is endless. It includes Katy Perry, Kylie Jenner, and the entirety of the Jenner/Kardashian family, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Elle Fanning, and on and on and on. They all love the interactive art exhibit with ice cream and candy-themed everything.