19 May 2023

Quiz: How well do you know Europe's museums?

Know where to find famous paintings? Have a flair for museum architecture or history? Take our latest quiz to see how well you know Europe's best and most bizarre cultural hubs...

2 mins

Guggenheim, Picasso, and Museum of Miniature Art: Alamy Stock Photo

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1. In which Dutch museum will you find Vermeer's famous 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?

Rijksmuseum

Mauritshuis

Kröller-Müller Museum

Spoorwegmuseum

2. Picasso's 'Guernica', among many other of his original paintings, are housed in the Reina Sofia. Where is this?

Florence, Italy

Barcelona, Spain

Madrid, Spain

Paris, France

3. Those with an interest in medical history can visit the Surgeons’ Hall Museum in which city?

Edinburgh, Scotland

Dublin, Ireland

Cardiff, Wales

Manchester, England

4. In which city will you find the Serralves Museum, home to a large collection of contemporary art?

Valletta, Malta

Bruges, Belgium

Budapest, Hungary

Porto, Portugal

5. Which musical museum has an exhibition titled 'Breaking Up is Never Easy'?

The Abba Museum, Stockholm

The Beatles Story, Manchester

Musée Edith Piaf, Paris

Beethoven Haus, Bonn

6. Which of the following museums will you NOT find in Athens?

Museum of Cycladic Art

Benaki Museum

Acropolis Museum

Museum of Byzantine Culture

7. Do you know in which Italian city you will find Michelangelo’s 'David'?

Genoa

Florence

Rome

Bologna

8. Near which European city will you find the ARKEN Museum of Modern Art?

Oslo, Norway

Copenhagen, Denmark

Stockholm, Sweden

Helsinki, Finland

9. In which museum in Prague do you require a magnifying glass to see the intricate work on display?

The Museum of Tiny Art

The Museum of Miniatures

The Museum of Small Things

The Museum of Perculiarties

10. The Guggenheim in Bilbao is one of the world's most recognisable museums. But when was it built?

1974

1981

1997

2002

11. The Swiss are regarded highly for their efficient transport. But in which city will you find their Museum of Transport?

Zurich

Bern

Lucerne

Geneva

12. A surprising European city is home to one of the world's most important Egyptian archaeological collections. Where is it?

Zagreb, Croatia

Antwerp, Belgium

Piraeus, Greece

Turin, Italy

13. This museum (pictured) opened in Oslo in 2021 to house the largest collection of art by who? Clue: 😱

Edvard Munch

Vincent van Gogh

Salvador Dalí

René Magritte

14. Which museum in London was called South Kensington Museum, before it was renamed in 1899?

Tate Britain

The Science Museum

V&A Museum

British Museum