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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

See also

• Royal Palace Museum (disambiguation)

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