Palace museum

A palace museum refers a number of museums that are housed in former royal palaces.


 * In Mainland China
 * The Palace Museum, housed in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
 * The Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artifacts from the Palace Museum Collection in Kulangsu, Xiamen.
 * The Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang, Liaoning.
 * In Hong Kong
 * The Hong Kong Palace Museum, a public museum exhibiting artefacts of the Beijing's Palace Museum in West Kowloon.
 * In Taiwan
 * The National Palace Museum, formerly housed in the Forbidden City, now sits in Taipei and houses part of its former collection.
 * The Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum in Chiayi.
 * In other regions
 * The National Palace Museum of Korea, repository of royal heritage in Seoul, South Korea.
 * The Topkapı Palace Museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
 * The Red Fort Archaeological Museum in Delhi, India, known as Palace Museum during the British rule.
 * The Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum, an example of a palace that was reconstructed to function as a museum, in Malacca, Malaysia

Many former royal palaces house museums; these include.
 * The Louvre Palace in Paris
 * The Palace of Versailles near Paris
 * The Winter Palace in St Petersburg
 * The Royal Palace, Luang Prabang
 * The Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
 * The Museum of King John III's Palace at Wilanów in Warsaw