As of 2026-10-12, Natural History Museum in Oslo tops the list with 9,272 employees.
- #1 Natural History Museum in Oslo — 9,272 employees
natural history museum in Oslo, Norway
source Wikidata - #2 Muséum national d'histoire naturelle — 1,692 employees
natural history museum in Paris, France
In France, the National Museum of Natural History is the national natural history museum of France and a grand établissement of higher education part of Sorbonne University. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank of the River Seine. It was formally founded in 1793, during the French Revolution, but was begun even earlier in 1635 as the royal garden of medicinal plants. The MNHN now has 14 sites throughout France. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Royal Ontario Museum — 542 employees
museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest museum in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making it the most-visited museum in Canada. The 74,000-square-metre (800,000-square-foot) museum building is located north of Queen's Park, in the University district, with its main entrance on Bloor Street West. Museum subway station is named... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 MUSE — 224 employees
science museum in Trento
The Museo delle Scienze (MUSE) is a science museum in Trento, Italy. The museum was designed by architect Renzo Piano and opened in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Meise Botanic Garden — 194 employees
botanic garden in Meise, Belgium
source Wikidata - #6 Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium — 160 employees
natural history museum in Brussels, Belgium
source Wikidata - #7 Museum Stavanger — 118 employees
group of museums in Stavanger, Norway
source Wikidata - #8 Museo civico di Rovereto — 93 employees
museum in Rovereto, Italy
source Wikidata - #9 Museo delle Civiltà — 89 employees
Italian museum
The Museo delle Civiltà is an Italian state museum in the EUR district of Rome. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 The Tullie — 89 employees
Grade I listed natural history museum in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, officially known as Tullie since July 2024, is a museum in Carlisle, England. Opened by the Carlisle Corporation in 1893, the original building is a converted Jacobean mansion, with extensions added when it was converted. At first the building contained the museum and also a library, an art school and a technical school. Read more on Wikipedia.
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