List of most-visited art museums

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]

The 100 most popular art museums in the world in 2023, divided by countries and continents.

A primary source for 2023 figures is the Art Newspaper, [], 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]

Visitors in 2023
Rank in 2023MuseumCountry and cityVisitors annuallyImage
(1)LouvreFrance Paris8,860,000 (2023)[3]
(2)Vatican MuseumsVatican City Vatican City (Rome)6,764,858 (2023)[4]
(3)British MuseumUnited Kingdom London5,820,860 (2023)
(up 42 percent from 2022)[5][6]		 The British Museum, London, England
(4)Metropolitan Museum of ArtUnited States New York City5,364,000 (2023)[7]
(5)Tate ModernUnited Kingdom London4,742,038 (2023)[6]
(6)National Museum of KoreaSouth Korea Seoul4,180,285 (2023)[8] National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(7)Musée d'OrsayFrance Paris3,871,498 (2023)
[9]		 The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(8)National Gallery of ArtUnited States Washington, D.C.3,829,812 (2023)[10]
(9)Museo del PradoSpain Madrid3,337,550 (2023)[8]
(10)State Hermitage MuseumRussia Saint Petersburg3,273,753 (2023)[11]
(11)Victoria and Albert MuseumUnited Kingdom London3,110,000 (2023)
(up 28 percent from 2022)[12][5][6]		Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(12)National GalleryUnited Kingdom London3,096,508 (2023)
(up 14 percent from 2022)[13]		 The National Gallery, London, England
(13)State Russian MuseumRussia Saint Petersburg2,900,000 (2023)[11]
(14)Museum of Modern ArtUnited States New York City2,839,509 (2023)[11]
(15)M+Hong Kong Hong Kong2,797,616 (2023)[11]
(16)Somerset HouseUnited Kingdom London2,727,677 (2023)
(up 28 percent from 2022)[5][6]		 Somerset House, London, England
(17)Uffizi GalleryItaly Florence2,717,857 (2023), figure does not include visitors to the Palazzo Pitti or Boboli Gardens
(up 129 percent from 2021)[5][14]		l
(18)RijksmuseumNetherlands Amsterdam2,702,824 (2023)[11]
(19)Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou)France Paris2,621,696 (2023)

[15][16]

 The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(20)Wawel CastlePoland Kraków2,561,000 (2023)[11]
(21)The National Art Center, TokyoJapan Tokyo2,250,758 (2023)[11]
(22) 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Japan Kanazawa 2,230,939 (2023)[11]
(23)National Museum of ScotlandScotland Edinburgh2,186,841 (2023)
(up 56 percent from 2022)[17][5]
(24)Tretyakov GalleryRussia Moscow2,100,000 (2023)[11]
(25)Royal Castle, WarsawPoland Warsaw2,023,642 (2023)[11]
(26)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch)South Korea Seoul2,021,771 (2023)[11]
(27)Galleria dell'AccademiaItaly Florence2,013,974 (2023)[11]
(28)Art Gallery of New South WalesAustralia Sydney1,945,810 (2023)[11]
(29)Tokyo Metropolitan Art MuseumJapan Tokyo1,924,456 (2023)[11]
(30)Acropolis MuseumGreece Athens1,904,456 (2023)[11]
(31)Scottish National GalleryScotland Edinburgh1,836,057 (2023)[11]
(32)NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria)Australia Melbourne1,800,124 (2023),[11] figure does not include visitors to the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
(33)National Gallery SingaporeSingapore Singapore1,723,916 (2023)[11]
(34)Humboldt ForumGermany Berlin1,700,000 (2023)[11]
(35)Kunsthistorisches MuseumAustria Vienna1,688,509 (2023)[11]
(36)Van Gogh MuseumNetherlands Amsterdam1,686,766 (2023)[11]
(37)National Museum in KrakówPoland Kraków1,650,792 (2023)[11]
(38)National Museum of African-American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution)United States Washington, D.C.1,600,000 (2023)[11]
(39)Louis Vuitton FoundationFrance Paris1,550,000 (2023)[11]
(40)Museo Reina SofíaSpain Madrid1,514,854 (2023)[11]
(41)Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilBrazil Belo Horizonte1,474,825 (2023)[11]
(42)Musée du quai BranlyFrance Paris1,410,000 (2023)[18]
(43)Gyeongju National MuseumSouth Korea Gyeongju1,340,032 (2023)[11]
(44)Upper BelvedereAustria Vienna1,339,660 (2023)[11]
(45)Guggenheim Museum BilbaoSpain Bilbao1,324,221 (2023)[19]
(46) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1,323,034 2023)[19]
(47)Art Institute of ChicagoUnited States Chicago1,322,195 (2023)[20]
(48)Doge's PalaceItaly Venice1,301,619 2023)[11]
(49)Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM)France Marseille1,300,000 (2023)
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(50)Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumScotland Glasgow1,283,882 (2023)[11]
(51)Hong Kong Palace MuseumHong Kong Hong Kong1,260,000 (2023)[11]
(52) Hong Kong Museum of Art Hong Kong Hong Kong 1,257,411 (2023)[11]
(53)Getty CenterUnited States Los Angeles1,251,134 (2023)[11]
(54)Louvre Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi1,247,076 (2023)[11]
(55)National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignNorway Oslo1,246,000 (2023)[11]
(56)Musée de l'OrangerieFrance Paris1,239,539 (2023)[22]
(57)Petit PalaisFrance Paris1,187,637 (2023)[23]
(58)Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaNew Zealand Wellington1,181,637 2023)[11]
(59)Donald W. Reynolds Center
(contains two museums, the National Portrait Gallery and
Smithsonian American Art Museum)		United States Washington D.C.1,166,129 (2023)[11]
(60) National Portrait Gallery United Kingdom London 1,164,018 (2023)[11]
(61) Serralves Portugal Porto 1,147,761 (2023)[11]
(62)Tate BritainUnited Kingdom London1,091,218 (2023)[11]
(63)Royal Ontario MuseumCanada Toronto1,091,120 (2023)[11] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(64)Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical GardensUnited States San Marino, California1,090,475 (2023)[11]
(65)Museo EgizioItaly Turin1,061,157 (2023)[11]
(66)Museu PicassoSpain Barcelona1,047,094 (2023)[11]
(67)Moscow Kremlin MuseumsRussia Moscow1,024,610 (2023)[11]
(68)Thyssen-Bornemisza MuseumSpain Madrid1,017,684 (2023)[11]

(69)National Gallery of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Dublin1,017,636 (2023)[11]
(70)De Young MuseumUnited States San Francisco999,645 (2023)[11]
(71)Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonUnited States Houston999,514 (2023)[11]
(72)Museum of Fine Arts, BostonUnited States Boston952,290 (2023)[11]
(73)AlbertinaAustria Vienna943,974 (2023)[11]
(74) Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris France Paris 927,023 (2023)[11]
(75)Tel Aviv Museum of ArtIsrael Tel Aviv906,350 (2023)[11]
(76)Los Angeles County Museum of ArtUnited States Los Angeles902,237 (2023)[11]
(77)Ashmolean MuseumUnited Kingdom Oxford900,277 (2023)[11]
(78) Royal Palace of Milan Italy Milan 896,681 (2023)[11]
(79)The BroadUnited States Los Angeles895,949 (2023)[11]
(80) National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT) Japan Tokyo 883,596 (2023)[11]
(81)Palazzo PittiItaly Florence883,568 (2023)[11]
(82)Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumUnited States New York City861,374 (2023)[11]
(83)Museum of Contemporary Art AustraliaAustralia Sydney859,386 (2023)[11]
(84) Art Gallery of Ontario Canada Toronto 846,835 (2023)[11]
(85)Imperial War MuseumUnited Kingdom London841,575 (2023)[11]
(86)Museum of Fine ArtsHungary Budapest821,491 (2023)[11]
(87) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art United States Bentonville 784,971 (2023)[11]
(88)Museo Picasso MálagaSpain Málaga779,279 (2023)[11]
(89)Whitney MuseumUnited States New York City768,000 (2023)[11]
(90)Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture ParkUnited States Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan760,667 (2023)[11]
(91)Fondation Monet in GivernyFrance Giverny750,000 (2023)[11]
(92) The Ian Potter Museum of Art Australia Melbourne 732,114 (2023)[11]
(93) Dalí Theatre-Museum Spain Figueres 726,199 (2023)[11]
(94)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon branch)South Korea Gwacheon726,065 (2023)[11]
(95) Hong Kong Heritage Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong 724,011 (2023)[11]
(96) Faberge Museum Russia St Petersburg 709,982 (2023)[11]
(97)Royal Academy of ArtsUnited Kingdom London709,961 (2023)[11]
(98)Louisiana Museum of Modern ArtDenmark Humlebæk702,426 (2023)[11]
(99) National Museum of the American Indian United States Washington D.C. 701,021 (2023)[11]
(100) Cleveland Museum of Art United States Cleveland 685,336 (2023)[11]

See also
  • List of most-visited museums
  • List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom
  • List of most-visited museums in the United States
  • List of most-visited museums in France
  • List of most visited palaces and monuments
  • List of most-visited museums by region
  • List of art museums
  • List of largest art museums
  • List of national galleries
  • List of single-artist museums

Notes

    References
    1. "The Art Newspaper,", March 2023
    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.
    3. Radio France, (January 11, 2024
    4. The"Art Newspaper", March 21,2024
    5. Cheshire, 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.
    6. Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), March 18, 2024
    7. "New York Times", March 12, 2024, ""Audience Snapshot; Four Years After Shutdown, a Mixed Recovery"
    8. CLIC Museum Index, published January 2024
    9. "En 2023, le Louvre a retrouvé une fréquentation pré-Covid avec près de 9 millions de visiteurs". Franceinfo Culture (in French). 4 January 2024.
    10. "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.
    11. "The 100 most popular art museums in the world—blockbusters, bots and bounce-backs". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
    12. ALVA Visitor Figures (March 18, 2024)
    13. ALVA Visitor Figures (March 18, 2024)
    14. "All the numbers of the post-pandemic Uffizi Galleries". Uffizi (in Italian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
    15. "Le Parisien", 6 January, 2023
    16. 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).
    17. ALVA Visitor Figures (March 18, 2024)
    18. beaux-Arts.com,February 2024
    19. CLIC Annual Museum Survey, January 2024
    20. "New York Times,", March 21, 2024
    21. CLIC Museum Index, January 30, 2024
    22. CLC Museum Index, Feb. 2024
    23. Beaux-Arts.com February 2024|

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