The 100 most popular art museums in the world in 2022, divided by countries and continents.
In 2023, total attendance in the most-visited art museums returned largely to the level of 2019, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.[1]
A primary source for 2023 figures is the Art Newspaper, [1], whose most recent annual survey was published in March 2024. Other major sources included the newsroom of the Smithsonian Institution, the French Ministry of Culture, and the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions in the United Kingdom.
Visitor numbers for museums in mainland China are traditionally released by the government in May each year, several months after the publication of The Art Newspaper's list. Museums in China included on the 2021 list are noted at the bottom of this list with the prior year's statistics and will be incorporated into the main listings when 2022 statistics are released.[2]
^Coville, Alex (27 March 2023). "Will China's museums still come out on top despite harsh Covid rules?". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^Radio France, (January 11, 2024
^The"Art Newspaper", March 21,2024
^TEA-AECOM Museum Index, August 2024
^ a b c dCheshire, Lee; da Silva, José (27 March 2023). "The 100 most popular art museums in the world—who has recovered and who is still struggling?". The Art Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ a b c dAssociation of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), March 18, 2024
^ "New York Times", March 12, 2024, ""Audience Snapshot; Four Years After Shutdown, a Mixed Recovery"
^"I numeri dei musei italiani". Uffizi (in Italian). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^"Press releases | Press and media | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ a bCLIC Museum Index, published January 2024
^"En 2023, le Louvre a retrouvé une fréquentation pré-Covid avec près de 9 millions de visiteurs". Franceinfo Culture (in French). 4 January 2024.
^"National Gallery of Art Welcomed 3.8 Million Visitors in 2023; Attendance 18% Higher than 2022". NGA. National Gallery of Art. 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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^ALVA Visitor Figures (March 18, 2024)
^"Le Parisien", 6 January, 2023
^Jordane de Faÿ (4 January 2023). "3 009 570 - Le nombre de visiteurs au Centre Pompidou en 2022". Le Quotiden de L'Art (in French).
