Patna's Bihar Museum ranked ninth among the world's 100 best museums

The Bihar Museum in Patna has been ranked ninth on the 'World's 100 Best Museums 2026' list by Munich-based publication Worth a Journey, ahead of New York's Met and the Louvre. It is the top-ranked museum in Asia and the only Indian entry. Highlights include the 2,000-year-old Didarganj Yakshi statue and a building designed by Fumihiko Maki.