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List of most-visited art museums

See also: List of most-visited museums and List of most-visited museums by region
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, [1], 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

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Rank in 2024 [1] Museum Country and city Visitors annually Image
(1) Louvre France Paris 8,737,050 (2024)[2][3]
(2) Vatican Museums Vatican City Vatican City, Rome 6,825,436 (2024)[3]
(3) British Museum United Kingdom London 6,479,952 (2024)[3] The British Museum, London, England
(4) Metropolitan Museum of Art United States New York City 5,727,258 (2024)[3]
(5) Tate Modern United Kingdom London 4,603,025 (2024)[3][4]
(6) (new) Shanghai Museum East (opened 2024) China Shanghai 4,234,046 (2024)[3]
(7) National Gallery of Art United States Washington, D.C. 3,936,543 (2024)[3]
(8) National Museum of Korea South Korea Seoul 3,788,785 (2024)[3] National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(9) Musée d'Orsay France Paris 3,751,141 (2024)[3][5] The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(10) National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) Mexico Mexico City 3,700,000 (2024) [6] National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
(11) State Russian Museum Russia Saint Petersburg 3,611,899 (2024)[3]
(12) State Hermitage Museum Russia Saint Petersburg 3,563,590 (2024)[3]
(13) Victoria and Albert Museum United Kingdom London 3,525,700 (2024)[3][4] Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(14) Museo del Prado Spain Madrid 3,457,057 (2024)[3]
(15) Pompidou Center France Paris 3,204,369 (2024)[3] The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(16) National Gallery United Kingdom London 3,203,451 (2024)[3][4][7] The National Gallery, London, England
(17) Wawel Castle Poland Kraków 3,100,000 (2024)[3]
(18) Somerset House United Kingdom London 3,074,736 (2024)[3] Somerset House, London, England
(19) Uffizi Gallery Italy Florence 2,908,828 (2024)[3] l
(20) Museum of Modern Art United States New York City 2,657,377 (2024)[3]
(21) M+ Hong Kong Hong Kong 2,612,691 (2024)[3]
(22) Tretyakov Gallery Russia Moscow 2,524,450 (2024)[3]
(23) Rijksmuseum Netherlands Amsterdam 2,500,000 (2024)[3]
(24) Tokyo National Museum Japan Tokyo 2,436,870 (2024)[3]
(25) Art Gallery of New South Wales Australia Sydney 2,369,339 (2024)[8]
(26) (new) Shanghai Museum East (opened 2024) China Shanghai

2,344,582 (2024)[9]

(27) National Museum of Scotland United Kingdom Edinburgh 2,314,974 (2024)[3][4]
(29) Royal Castle, Warsaw Poland Warsaw 2,148,850 (2024)[3]
(30) Galleria dell'Accademia Italy Florence 2,013,974 (2023)[9]
(33) Acropolis Museum Greece Athens 2,000,212 (2024)[10]
(34) Scottish National Gallery United Kingdom Edinburgh 1,999,196 (2024)[9]
(35) Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Japan Tokyo 1,994,080 (2024)[11]
(36) Kunsthistorisches Museum Austria Vienna 1,954,269 (2024)[9]
(26) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch) South Korea Seoul 1,655,834 (2024)[12]
(27) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch) South Korea Seoul 1,655,834 (2024)[13]
(37) National Palace Museum Taiwan Taipei 1,874,994 (2024)[9]
(29) NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia Melbourne 2,287,575 (2024),[9]
(32) National Gallery Singapore Singapore Singapore 2,040,481 (2024)[9]
(15) Humboldt Forum Germany Berlin 3,300,000 (2024)[14]
(39) Van Gogh Museum Netherlands Amsterdam 1,840,000 (2024)[9]
(38) National Museum in Kraków Poland Kraków 1,859,484 (2024)[9]
(43) National Museum of African-American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution) United States Washington, D.C. 1,600,000 (2024)[9]
(67) Louis Vuitton Foundation France Paris 1,208,173 (2024)[9]
(46) Museo Reina Sofía Spain Madrid 1,537,105 (2024)[9]
(64) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil Belo Horizonte 1,234,872 (2024)[9]
(63) Musée du quai Branly France Paris 1,270,000 (2024)[15]
(55) Gyeongju National Museum South Korea Gyeongju 1,357,552 (2024)[9]
(44) Upper Belvedere Austria Vienna 1,484,222 (2024)[16]
(45) Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain Bilbao 1,301,343 (2024)[17][18]
(46) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1,234,87, (2024)[18]
(57) Art Institute of Chicago United States Chicago 1,324,241 (2024)[19]
(56) Doge's Palace Italy Venice 1,333,314 (2024)[20]
(60) Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) France Marseille 1,300,000 (2024)
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(69) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum United Kingdom Glasgow 1,182,204 (2024) [22]
(88) Hong Kong Palace Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong 911,548 (2024) [23]
(41) Hong Kong Museum of Art Hong Kong Hong Kong 1,763, 400 (2024)[9]
(59) Getty Center United States Los Angeles 1,301,332 (2024)[9]
(53) Louvre Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 1,422,021 (2024)[9]
(86) National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway Oslo 1,200,000 (2024)[9]
(56) Musée de l'Orangerie France Paris
(50) Petit Palais France Paris 1,459,371 (2024)[24]
(72) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa New Zealand Wellington 1,146,954 (2024)[9]
(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)[9]
(60) National Portrait Gallery United Kingdom London 1,164,018 (2023)[9]
(61) Serralves Portugal Porto 1,147,761 (2023)[9]
(62) Tate Britain United Kingdom London 1,226,872 (2024)[25]
(63) Royal Ontario Museum Canada Toronto 1,091,120 (2023)[9] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(64) Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens United States San Marino, California 1,090,475 (2023)[9]
(65) Museo Egizio Italy Turin 1,061,157 (2023)[9]
(66) Museu Picasso Spain Barcelona 1,047,094 (2023)[9]
(67) Moscow Kremlin Museums Russia Moscow 1,024,610 (2023)[9]
(68) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Spain Madrid 1,017,684 (2023)[9]

(69) National Gallery of Ireland Republic of Ireland Dublin 1,017,636 (2023)[9]
(70) De Young Museum United States San Francisco 999,645 (2023)[9]
(71) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston United States Houston 999,514 (2023)[9]
(72) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States Boston 952,290 (2023)[9]
(73) Albertina Austria Vienna 943,974 (2023)[9]
(74) Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris France Paris 927,023 (2023)[9]
(75) Tel Aviv Museum of Art Israel Tel Aviv 906,350 (2023)[9]
(76) Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States Los Angeles 902,237 (2023)[9]
(77) Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom Oxford 900,277 (2023)[9]
(78) Royal Palace of Milan Italy Milan 896,681 (2023)[9]
(96) The Broad United States Los Angeles 846,500 (2024)[9]
(80) National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT) Japan Tokyo 883,596 (2023)[9]
(81) Palazzo Pitti Italy Florence 883,568 (2023)[9]
(82) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum United States New York City 861,374 (2023)[9]
(83) Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Australia Sydney 859,386 (2023)[9]
(84) Art Gallery of Ontario Canada Toronto 846,835 (2023)[9]
(85) Imperial War Museum United Kingdom London 841,575 (2023)[9]
(86) Museum of Fine Arts Hungary Budapest 821,491 (2023)[9]
(87) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art United States Bentonville 784,971 (2023)[9]
(88) Museo Picasso Málaga Spain Málaga 779,279 (2023)[9]
(89) Whitney Museum United States New York City 768,000 (2023)[9]
(90) Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park United States Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan 760,667 (2023)[9]
(91) Fondation Monet in Giverny France Giverny 750,000 (2023)[9]
(92) Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia Melbourne 732,114 (2023)[9]
(93) Dalí Theatre-Museum Spain Figueres 726,199 (2023)[9]
(94) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon branch) South Korea Gwacheon 726,065 (2023)[9]
(95) Hong Kong Heritage Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong 724,011 (2023)[9]
(96) Faberge Museum Russia St Petersburg 709,982 (2023)[9]
(97) Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom London 709,961 (2023)[9]
(98) Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Denmark Humlebæk 702,426 (2023)[9]
(99) National Museum of the American Indian United States Washington D.C. 701,021 (2023)[9]
(100) Cleveland Museum of Art United States Cleveland 685,336 (2023)[9]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Per "Art Newspaper" March 2025
  2. ^ Louvre Press Release, January 1, 2025
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "The world's most-visited museums 2024: normality returns—for some". The Art Newspaper. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "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. ^ Art Newspaper, May 2025
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi "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 2025.
  10. ^ Art Newspaper May 2025
  11. ^ Art Newspaper May 2025)
  12. ^ Art Newspaper, May 2025
  13. ^ Art Newspaper, May 2025
  14. ^ Pressemitteilung der Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss vom 30. Januar 2025
  15. ^ beaux-Arts.com,February 2024
  16. ^ Art Newpspaper, April 2025
  17. ^ Art Newspaper, March 2025
  18. ^ a b CLIC Annual Museum Survey, January 2024
  19. ^ "Art Newspaper" (April 2025)
  20. ^ Art Newspaper April 2025)
  21. ^ Art Newspaper April 2025
  22. ^ Art Newspaper April 2025
  23. ^ Art Newpspaper, April 2025
  24. ^ Art Newspaper (2025)
  25. ^ Art Newspaper, May 2025