List of most-visited museums

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This is a list of the most-visited museums in the world in 2023 by annual attendance statistics. Total attendance at the top sixty museums in 2023, as reported by the annual TEA-AECOM Museum survey, reached 94 percent of 2019 levels, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Musee du Louvre, Paris, France Vista exterior del Museo del Louvre.JPG
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome Musei Vaticani. Braccio Nuovo.JPG
Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome
National Museum of China, Beijing, China 62684-Beijing-Tiananmen-Square (28609003992).jpg
National Museum of China, Beijing, China
British Museum, London British Museum from NE 2 (cropped).JPG
British Museum, London
Natural History Museum, London Natural History Museum London Jan 2006.jpg
Natural History Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) - Central Park, NYC.jpg
Metropolitan Museum, New York City
National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., United States National Museum of Natural History.jpg
National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., United States
Tate Modern, London, England Tate Modern - Bankside Power Station.jpg
Tate Modern, London, England
National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea Front view of national museum of korea.jpg
National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China Guangdong Museum 20170915-2.jpg
Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China
Mevlana Museum, Konya, Turkey Maulana Jelaledin Muhammad Rumi in konya.jpg
Mevlana Museum, Konya, Turkey
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France Musee d'Orsay, North-West view, Paris 7e 140402.jpg
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

Most-visited museums in 2023–24

NameVisitors in 2023 or 2022CityCountry
Louvre 8,700,000 (2024) [1] Paris Flag of France.svg  France
Vatican Museums 6,800,000 (2023) [2] Vatican City, Rome Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican
National Museum of China 6,765,000 (2023) [3] Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
British Museum 5,820,860 (2023) [4] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Natural History Museum 5,688,608 (2023) [5] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Metropolitan Museum of Art 5,400,000 (2023) [6] New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States
American Museum of Natural History 5,400,000 (2023) [6] New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States
China Science and Technology Museum 5,315,000 (2023) [3] Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Galleria degli Uffizi 5,138,588 (2023) [7] Florence Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Nanjing Museum 5,007,000 (2023) [8] Nanjing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Musée d'Orsay 4.9 million (including Musée de l'Orangerie) (2024) [9] Paris Flag of France.svg  France
Suzhou Museum 4,852,000 (2023) [3] Suzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tate Modern 4,742,038 (2023) [10] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
National Museum of Natural History 4,400,000 (2023) [11] Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
National Museum of Korea 4.18 million (2023) [12] Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Guangdong Museum 4,000,000 (2023) [13] Guangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
National Gallery of Art 3,829,812 (2023) [14] Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle 3.8 million (2023) [15] Paris Flag of France.svg  France
State Hermitage Museum 3,273,753 (2023) [16] Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Prado Museum 3,338,285 (2023) [16] Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Palace and Garden of Sa'dabad 3,121,000 (2022) [17] Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Victoria and Albert Museum 3,110,000 (2023) [16] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
National Air and Space Museum [a] 3,100,000 (2024) [18] Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
National Gallery 3,096,508 (2023) [19] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Museum of Modern Art 2,839,509 (2023) [20] New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States
National Museum of Anthropology 2,636,352 (2023) Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Centre Pompidou 2,611,000 (2023) [21] Paris Flag of France.svg  France
Museo Nacional de Historia 2,456,825 (2023) Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Golestan Palace 2,106,603 (2022) [17] Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Smithsonian Museum of American History 2,100,000 (2024) [11] Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Galleria dell'Accademia 2,013,914 (2023) [22] Florence Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Warsaw National Museum 2,000,000 (2022) [23] Warsaw Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 1,324,000 (2023) [24] Bilbao Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Mevlana Museum 3,352,505 (2022) [25] Konya Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
State Russian Museum 2,900,000 (2023) [26] Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
National Museum of Marine Science and Technology 2,726,000 (2023) [27] Keelung Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
London Science Museum 2,957,000 (2023) [28] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
M+ 2,798,000 (2023) [29] Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Chinese Aviation Museum 2,300,000 (2022) [30] Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Topography of Terror 2,100,000 (2022) [31] Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie 1,992,823 [32] Paris Flag of France.svg  France
National Museum of Scotland 2,188,6411 (2023) [33] Edinburgh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
State Tretyakov Gallery 2,100,000 (2023) [34] Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
National Science and Technology Museum 1,875,372 [35] Kaohsiung Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 1,806,641 [36] Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Rijksmuseum 2,702,824 (2023) [37] Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Belvedere 1,834,000 (2023) [38] Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
National Gallery Singapore 1,723,916 (2023) [39] Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
California Science Center 1,694,000 [40] Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Art Gallery of NSW 1,692,028 [41] Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Royal Museums Greenwich 1,628,580 [42] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History 1,581,263 [43] Hangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
National Gallery of Victoria 1,580,303 [36] Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
National Palace Museum >1,550,000 [44] Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Jianchuan Museum Cluster 1,538,143 [45] Chengdu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Houston Museum of Natural Science 1,520,000 [40] Houston Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 1,509,970 [36] Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Changzhou Museum 1,508,229 [46] Changzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Humboldt Forum 1,500,000 [36] Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts 1,461,406 [35] Kaohsiung Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Acropolis Museum 1,451,727 [36] Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
China Science and Technology Museum 1,431,189 [47] Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Suzhou Museum 1,417,412 [48] Suzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chengdu Museum 1,404,735 [49] Chengdu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum 1,403,179 [50] Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
The National Art Center, Tokyo 1,400,096 [36] Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Louis Vuitton Foundation 1,500,000 (2023) [51] Paris Flag of France.svg  France
Tokyo National Museum 1,372,132 [36] Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
National Museum in Kraków 1,600,000 [52] Kraków Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil 1,364,208 [36] São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Van Gogh Museum 1,364,023 [36] Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National Museum of Nature and Science 2,500,000 (2023) [40] Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kunsthistorisches Museum 1,688,509 [53] Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo 1,321,834 [54] Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tianjin Natural History Museum 1,320,752 [55] Tianjin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Palacio de Cristal del Retiro 1,318,823 [b] [36] Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations 1,300,000 (2023) Marseille Flag of France.svg  France
Scottish National Gallery 1,277,230 [36] Edinburgh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Museo Reina Sofía 1,253,183 [c] [36] Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Galata Tower 1,250,000 (2023) [56] Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Criteria

This list includes art museums, cultural museums, history museums, natural history museums, and science museums with an attendance of over 1,250,000 people in 2022, but does not include archaeological sites, historical monuments, or most palace museums. For example, the Forbidden City, Kremlin, and Palace of Versailles are not included, though the Louvre and Hermitage are included.

Due to differences in reporting across regions, there is some variation in the time periods for which figures are reported. Figures for North America and continental Europe are generally calendar-year figures, while most figures for Britain and the Asia-Pacific are fiscal year figures, from April through March.

See also

Notes

  1. Includes visitors to the Udvar-Hazy Center.
  2. Does not include visitors to the main Reina Sofía museum.
  3. Does not include visitors to the Palacio de Cristal del Retiro.

References

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