Most often people go to museums to see what's inside of them and don't always take notice of their exterior. It could be that the most simple architecture from the outside will conceal the surprise of what treasures a museum holds inside, but sometimes the shell is as impressive as the contents.

Bored Panda took a stroll through the internet and picked some photos of museums that are truly striking from the outside and undoubtedly are works of art in themselves.

Which of them have you seen in real life and which ones you would like to visit? Let us know in the comments and don't forget to upvote the museums whose architecture stunned you the most.

The Shanghai Museum of Astronomy just opened to the public on July 18 of this year and it is the largest astronomy museum in the world. It wa

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