List of most-visited museums by region

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This is a list of the most visited museums in each region in 2022, based upon the annual reports of museum attendance from the Art Newspaper Review, and from official national sources. If 2022 figures are not available, earlier figures are shown, with the year indicated.

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Africa

Asia

Asia - Top twenty museums by number of visitors per year
NameCityVisitors annuallyYear reported
National Museum of Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 3,411,3812022 [1]
National Museum of Natural Science Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung 2,300,0002022 [2]
M+ Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 2,034,3312022 [3]
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 1,806,6412022 [4]
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1,509,9702022 [5]
The National Art Center, Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1,400,0962022 [6]
Tokyo National Museum Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1,372,1322022 [7]
National Gallery Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1,262,1892022 [8]
National Museum of China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 1,631,0002022 [9]
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai 494,0002022 [10]
National Palace Museum [iii] Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei 1,040,0002022 [11]
China Science and Technology Museum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 1,431,0002022 [12]
Zhejiang Provincial Museum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou 874,0002022 [13]
National Taiwan Science Education Center Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei 1,082,0002020 [14]
Shaanxi History Museum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xi'an 1,000,0002020 [15]
National Museum of Nature and Science Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1,350,0002022 [16]
Shanghai Museum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai 604,0902020 [17]
China Art Museum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai 2,550,0002017 [18]
Three Gorges Museum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chongqing 2,112,0002017 [19] [20]
National Science and Technology Museum Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kaohsiung 1,981,0002017 [20]
National Folk Museum of Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 1,813,6262017 [19]

Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand
NameCountry flag, cityVisitors per yearYear reported
National Gallery of Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne 1,580,3032022 [21]
National Gallery of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra 1,021,9832022 [22]
Museum of New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington 863,1292022 [23]
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane 271,0302020 [24]
Art Gallery of New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney 548,1902020 [24]
Australian Centre for the Moving Image Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne 1,316,0002016 [25]
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney 1,206,0002017 [19]

Europe

Europe - Top museums by number of visitors in 2022
NameCountry flag, cityVisitors per yearYear reported
Louvre Flag of France.svg Paris 7,726,3212022 [26]
Vatican Museums Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City 5,080,8662022 [26]
Natural History Museum Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 4,654,6082022 [27]
Tate Modern Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 3,883,1602022 [26]
Musée d'Orsay Flag of France.svg Paris 3,270,1822022 [26]
Centre Pompidou Flag of France.svg Paris 3,009,5702022 [26]
National Gallery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 2,727,1192022 [26]
State Hermitage Museum Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg 2,651,6882022 [26]
Museo del Prado Flag of Spain.svg Madrid 2,456,7242022 [26]
Victoria and Albert Museum Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 2,370,2612022 [26]
London Science Museum Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London,2,324,58082022 [28]
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie Flag of France.svg Paris 1,992,8232022 [26]
Tretyakov Gallery Flag of Russia.svg Moscow 1,910,0002022 [26]
Galleria degli Uffizi Flag of Italy.svg Florence 1,721,6372022 [26]
Reina Sofía Flag of Spain.svg Madrid 1,318,8232022 [26]
Rijksmuseum Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam 1,766,0842022 [26]
Galleria dell'Accademia Flag of Italy.svg Florence 1,428,3692022 [26]
Van Gogh Museum Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam 1,364,0232022 [26]

North America

North America: Top museums in 2022
NameCountry flag, cityVisitors per yearYear reported
National Museum of Natural History Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C. 3,900,0002022

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National Gallery of Art Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C. 3,256,4332022 [30]
Metropolitan Museum of Art Flag of the United States.svg New York City 3,208,8322022 [31]
Museum of Modern Art Flag of the United States.svg New York City 2,190,4402022 [32]
Smithsonian Museum of American History Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C. 1,800,0002022 [33]
National Air and Space Museum (with Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) Flag of the United States.svg Washington, DC 2,190,4402022 [34]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C. 1,200,0002022 [35]
Art Institute of Chicago Flag of the United States.svg Chicago 1,037,1582022 [36]
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 867,3222022 [37]
Getty Center Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 989,3022022 [38]
Royal Ontario Museum Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 796,5792022 [39]
National Gallery of Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa 165,8542021-22 [40]
National Museum of Anthropology Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 1,494,5872022 [41]
National Museum of History Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 1,486,3792022 [42]
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Drumheller, AB501,4302022

South America

South America
NameCountry flag, cityVisitors per yearYear reported
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 1,364,2082022 [43]
Museu Nacional da Republica Flag of Brazil.svg Brasilia 935,1682017 [19]
Instituto Tomie Otake Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 895,7692017 [19]

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