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List of most-visited art museums

Last updated: 2025-08-10 05:01:51

List of most-visited art museums

The 100 most popular art museums in the world in 2022, divided by countries and continents.

A primary source for 2024 figures is the Art Newspaper, , whose most recent annual survey was published in March 2025. 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, after the publication of The Art Newspaper list.

Visitors in 2024

Rank in 2024 [1]MuseumCountry and cityVisitors annuallyImage
(1)LouvreFrance Paris8,737,050 (2024)[2][3]
(2)Vatican MuseumsVatican City Vatican City, Rome6,825,436 (2024)[3]
(3)British MuseumUnited Kingdom London6,479,952 (2024)[3] The British Museum, London, England
(4)Metropolitan Museum of ArtUnited States New York City5,727,258 (2024)[3]
(5)Tate ModernUnited Kingdom London4,603,025 (2024)[3][4]
(6) (new)Shanghai Museum East (opened 2024)China Shanghai4,234,046 (2024)[3]
(7)National Gallery of ArtUnited States Washington, D.C.3,936,543 (2024)[3]
(8)National Museum of KoreaSouth Korea Seoul3,788,785 (2024)[3] National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(9)Musée d'OrsayFrance Paris3,751,141 (2024)[3][5] The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(10)National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) Mexico Mexico City3,700,000 (2024) [6]National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
(11)State Russian MuseumRussia Saint Petersburg3,611,899 (2024)[3]
(12)State Hermitage MuseumRussia Saint Petersburg3,563,590 (2024)[3]
(13)Victoria and Albert MuseumUnited Kingdom London3,525,700 (2024)[3][4]Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(14)Museo del PradoSpain Madrid3,457,057 (2024)[3]
(15)Pompidou CenterFrance Paris3,204,369 (2024)[3]The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(16)National GalleryUnited Kingdom London3,203,451 (2024)[3][4][7] The National Gallery, London, England
(17)Wawel CastlePoland Kraków3,100,000 (2024)[3]
(18)Somerset HouseUnited Kingdom London3,074,736 (2024)[3] Somerset House, London, England
(19)Uffizi GalleryItaly Florence2,908,828 (2024)[3]l
(20)Museum of Modern ArtUnited States New York City2,657,377 (2024)[3]
(21)M+Hong Kong Hong Kong2,612,691 (2024)[3]
(21)The National Art Center, TokyoJapan Tokyo2,436,368 (2024)[8]
(22)Tretyakov GalleryRussia Moscow2,524,450 (2024)[3]
(23)RijksmuseumNetherlands Amsterdam2,500,000 (2024)[3]
(24)TeamLab Planets TokyoJapan Tokyo2,436,870 (2024)[3]
(28)National Museum of ScotlandUnited Kingdom Edinburgh2,314,974 (2024)[3][4]
(31)Royal Castle, WarsawPoland Warsaw2,148,850 (2024)[3]
(26)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch)South Korea Seoul1,655,834 (2024)[9]
(27)Galleria dell'AccademiaItaly Florence2,013,974 (2023)[8]
(28)Art Gallery of New South WalesAustralia Sydney2,369339 (2024)[10]
(35)Tokyo Metropolitan Art MuseumJapan Tokyo1,994,080 (2024)[11]
(33)Acropolis MuseumGreece Athens2,000,212 (2024)[12]
(37)National Palace MuseumTaiwan Taipei1,874,994 (2024)[8]
(34)Scottish National GalleryUnited Kingdom Edinburgh1,999,196 (2024)[8]
(29)NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria)Australia Melbourne2,287,575 (2024),[8]
(32)National Gallery SingaporeSingapore Singapore2,040,481 (2024)[8]
(15)Humboldt ForumGermany Berlin3,300,000 (2024)[13]
(35)Kunsthistorisches MuseumAustria Vienna1,954,269 (2024)[8]
(39)Van Gogh MuseumNetherlands Amsterdam1,840,000 (2024)[8]
(38)National Museum in KrakówPoland Kraków1,859,484 (2024)[8]
(43)National Museum of African-American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution)United States Washington, D.C.1,600,000 (2024)[8]
(67)Louis Vuitton FoundationFrance Paris1,208,173 (2024)[8]
(46)Museo Reina SofíaSpain Madrid1,537,105 (2024)[8]
(64)Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilBrazil Belo Horizonte1,234,872 (2024)[8]
(63)Musée du quai BranlyFrance Paris1,270,000 (2024)[14]
(55)Gyeongju National MuseumSouth Korea Gyeongju1,357,552 (2024)[8]
(44)Upper BelvedereAustria Vienna1,484,222 (2024)[15]
(45)Guggenheim Museum BilbaoSpain Bilbao1,301,343 (2024)[16][17]
(46)Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilBrazil Rio de Janeiro1,234,87, (2024)[17]
(57)Art Institute of ChicagoUnited States Chicago1,324,241 (2024)[18]
(56)Doge's PalaceItaly Venice1,333,314 (2024)[19]
(60)Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM)France Marseille1,300,000 (2024)
[20]
(69)Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumUnited Kingdom Glasgow1,182,204 (2024) [21]
(88)Hong Kong Palace MuseumHong Kong Hong Kong911,548 (2024) [22]
(52) Hong Kong Museum of Art Hong Kong Hong Kong 1,257,411 (2023)[8]
(59)Getty CenterUnited States Los Angeles1,301,332 (2024)[8]
(53)Louvre Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi1,422,021 (2024)[8]
(86)National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignNorway Oslo1,200,000 (2024)[8]
(56)Musée de l'OrangerieFrance Paris1,239,539 (2023)[23]
(57)Petit PalaisFrance Paris1,187,637 (2023)[24]
(58)Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaNew Zealand Wellington1,181,637 (2023)[8]
(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)[8]
(60) National Portrait Gallery United Kingdom London 1,164,018 (2023)[8]
(61) Serralves Portugal Porto 1,147,761 (2023)[8]
(62)Tate BritainUnited Kingdom London1,226,872 (2024)[25]
(63)Royal Ontario MuseumCanada Toronto1,091,120 (2023)[8] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(64)Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical GardensUnited States San Marino, California1,090,475 (2023)[8]
(65)Museo EgizioItaly Turin1,061,157 (2023)[8]
(66)Museu PicassoSpain Barcelona1,047,094 (2023)[8]
(67)Moscow Kremlin MuseumsRussia Moscow1,024,610 (2023)[8]
(68)Thyssen-Bornemisza MuseumSpain Madrid1,017,684 (2023)[8]

(69)National Gallery of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Dublin1,017,636 (2023)[8]
(70)De Young MuseumUnited States San Francisco999,645 (2023)[8]
(71)Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonUnited States Houston999,514 (2023)[8]
(72)Museum of Fine Arts, BostonUnited States Boston952,290 (2023)[8]
(73)AlbertinaAustria Vienna943,974 (2023)[8]
(74) Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris France Paris 927,023 (2023)[8]
(75)Tel Aviv Museum of ArtIsrael Tel Aviv906,350 (2023)[8]
(76)Los Angeles County Museum of ArtUnited States Los Angeles902,237 (2023)[8]
(77)Ashmolean MuseumUnited Kingdom Oxford900,277 (2023)[8]
(78) Royal Palace of Milan Italy Milan 896,681 (2023)[8]
(79)The BroadUnited States Los Angeles895,949 (2023)[8]
(80) National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT) Japan Tokyo 883,596 (2023)[8]
(81)Palazzo PittiItaly Florence883,568 (2023)[8]
(82)Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumUnited States New York City861,374 (2023)[8]
(83)Museum of Contemporary Art AustraliaAustralia Sydney859,386 (2023)[8]
(84) Art Gallery of Ontario Canada Toronto 846,835 (2023)[8]
(85)Imperial War MuseumUnited Kingdom London841,575 (2023)[8]
(86)Museum of Fine ArtsHungary Budapest821,491 (2023)[8]
(87) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art United States Bentonville 784,971 (2023)[8]
(88)Museo Picasso MálagaSpain Málaga779,279 (2023)[8]
(89)Whitney MuseumUnited States New York City768,000 (2023)[8]
(90)Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture ParkUnited States Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan760,667 (2023)[8]
(91)Fondation Monet in GivernyFrance Giverny750,000 (2023)[8]
(92) Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia Melbourne 732,114 (2023)[8]
(93) Dalí Theatre-Museum Spain Figueres 726,199 (2023)[8]
(94)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon branch)South Korea Gwacheon726,065 (2023)[8]
(95) Hong Kong Heritage Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong 724,011 (2023)[8]
(96) Faberge Museum Russia St Petersburg 709,982 (2023)[8]
(97)Royal Academy of ArtsUnited Kingdom London709,961 (2023)[8]
(98)Louisiana Museum of Modern ArtDenmark Humlebæk702,426 (2023)[8]
(99) National Museum of the American Indian United States Washington D.C. 701,021 (2023)[8]
(100) Cleveland Museum of Art United States Cleveland 685,336 (2023)[8]

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Per "Art Newspaper" March 2025
    2. ↑ Louvre Press Release, January 1, 2025
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "The world's most-visited museums 2024: normality returns—for some". The Art Newspaper. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
    4. 1 2 3 4 "Latest Visitor Figures (2024)". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
    5. ↑ Club innovation-culture.fr, 10 April 2025
    6. ↑ Art Newpaper, April 2025
    7. ↑ "Press releases | Press and media | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
    8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 "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.
    9. ↑ Art Newspaper, May 2025
    10. ↑ Art Newspaper, May 2025
    11. ↑ Art Newspaper May 2025)
    12. ↑ Art Newspaper May 2025
    13. ↑ Pressemitteilung der Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss vom 30. Januar 2025
    14. ↑ beaux-Arts.com,February 2024
    15. ↑ Art Newpspaper, April 2025
    16. ↑ Art Newspaper, March 2025
    17. 1 2 CLIC Annual Museum Survey, January 2024
    18. ↑ "Art Newspaper" (April 2025)
    19. ↑ Art Newspaper April 2025)
    20. ↑ Art Newspaper April 2025
    21. ↑ Art Newspaper April 2025
    22. ↑ Art Newpspaper, April 2025
    23. ↑ CLC Museum Index, Feb. 2024
    24. ↑ Beaux-Arts.com February 2024|
    25. ↑ Art Newspaper, May 2025

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