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 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
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