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

In 2023 total attendance in the most-visited art museums returned largely to the level of 2019, for the first time since the COVID epidemic began.[1]

A primary source for 2023 figures is the Art Newspaper, [[1]], 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 2023 Museum Country and city Visitors annually Image
(1) Louvre France Paris 8,860,000 (2023)[3]
(2) Vatican Museums Vatican City Vatican City (Rome) 6,764,858 (2023)[4]
(3) British Museum United Kingdom London 5,820,860 (2023)
(up 42 percent from 2022)[5][6] 		The British Museum, London, England
(4) Metropolitan Museum of Art United States New York City 5,364,000 (2023)[7]
(5) Tate Modern United Kingdom London 4,742,038 (2023)[6]
(6) National Museum of Korea South Korea Seoul 4,180,285 (2023)[8] National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(7) Musée d'Orsay France Paris 3,871,498 (2023)
[9] 		The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(8) National Gallery of Art United States Washington, D.C. 3,829,812 (2023)[10]
(9) Museo del Prado Spain Madrid 3,337,550 (2023)[8]
(10) State Hermitage Museum Russia Saint Petersburg 3,273,753 (2023)[11]
(11) Victoria and Albert Museum United Kingdom London 3,110,000 (2023)
(up 28 percent from 2022)[12][5][6]		 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(12) National Gallery United Kingdom London 3,096,508 (2023)
(up 14 percent from 2022)[13] 		The National Gallery, London, England
(13) State Russian Museum Russia Saint Petersburg 2,900,000 (2023)[11]
(14) Museum of Modern Art United States New York City 2,839,509 (2023)[11]
(15) M+ Hong Kong Hong Kong 2,797,616 (2023)[11]
(16) Somerset House United Kingdom London 2,727,677 (2023)
(up 28 percent from 2022)[5][6] 		Somerset House, London, England
(17) Uffizi Gallery Italy Florence 2,717,857 (2023), figure does not include visitors to the Palazzo Pitti or Boboli Gardens
(up 129 percent from 2021)[5][14]		 l
(18) Rijksmuseum Netherlands Amsterdam 2,702,824 (2023)[11]
(19) Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou) France Paris 2,621,696 (2023)

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The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(20) Wawel Castle Poland Kraków 2,561,000 (2023)[11]
(21) The National Art Center, Tokyo Japan Tokyo 2,250,758 (2023)[11]
(22) 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Japan Kanazawa 2,230,939 (2023)[11]
(23) National Museum of Scotland United Kingdom Edinburgh 2,186,841 (2023)
(up 56 percent from 2022)[17][5]
(24) Tretyakov Gallery Russia Moscow 2,100,000 (2023)[11]
(25) Royal Castle, Warsaw Poland Warsaw 2,023,642 (2023)[11]
(26) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch) South Korea Seoul 2,021,771 (2023)[11]
(27) Galleria dell'Accademia Italy Florence 2,013,974 (2023)[11]
(28) Art Gallery of New South Wales Australia Sydney 1,945,810 (2023)[11]
(29) Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Japan Tokyo 1,924,456 (2023)[11]
(30) Acropolis Museum Greece Athens 1,904,456 (2023)[11]
(31) Scottish National Gallery United Kingdom Edinburgh 1,836,057 (2023)[11]
(32) NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia Melbourne 1,800,124 (2023)[11], figure does not include visitors to the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
(33) National Gallery Singapore Singapore Singapore 1,723,916 (2023)[11]
(34) Humboldt Forum Germany Berlin 1,700,000 (2023)[11]
(35) Kunsthistorisches Museum Austria Vienna 1,688,509 (2023)[11]
(36) Van Gogh Museum Netherlands Amsterdam 1,686,766 (2023)[11]
(37) National Museum in Kraków Poland Kraków 1,650,792 (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 Foundation France Paris 1,550,000 (2023)[11]
(40) Museo Reina Sofía Spain Madrid 1,514,854 (2023)[11]
(41) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil Belo Horizonte 1,474,825 (2023)[11]
(42) Musée du quai Branly France Paris 1,410,000 (2023)[18]
(43) Gyeongju National Museum South Korea Gyeongju 1,340,032 (2023)[11]
(44) Upper Belvedere Austria Vienna 1,339,660 (2023)[11]
(45) Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain Bilbao 1,324,221 (2023)[19]
(46) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1,323,034 2023)[19]
(47) Art Institute of Chicago United States Chicago 1,322,195 (2023)[20]
(48) Doge's Palace Italy Venice 1,301,619 2023)[11]
(49) Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) France Marseille 1,300,000 (2023)
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(50) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum United Kingdom Glasgow 1,283,882 (2023)[11]
(51) Hong Kong Palace Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong 1,260,000 (2023)[11]
(52) Hong Kong Museum of Art Hong Kong Hong Kong 1,257,411 (2023)[11]
(53) Getty Center United States Los Angeles 1,251,134 (2023)[11]
(54) Louvre Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 1,247,076 (2023)[11]
(55) National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway Oslo 1,246,000 (2023)[11]
(56) Musée de l'Orangerie France Paris 1,239,539 (2023)[22]
(57) Petit Palais France Paris 1,187,637 (2023)[23]
(58) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa New Zealand Wellington 1,181,637 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 Britain United Kingdom London 1,091,218 (2023)[11]
(63) Royal Ontario Museum Canada Toronto 1,091,120 (2023)[11] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(64) Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens United States San Marino, California 1,090,475 (2023)[11]
(65) Museo Egizio Italy Turin 1,061,157 (2023)[11]
(66) Museu Picasso Spain Barcelona 1,047,094 (2023)[11]
(67) Moscow Kremlin Museums Russia Moscow 1,024,610 (2023)[11]
(68) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Spain Madrid 1,017,684 (2023)[11]

(69) National Gallery of Ireland Republic of Ireland Dublin 1,017,636 (2023)[11]
(70) De Young Museum United States San Francisco 999,645 (2023)[11]
(71) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston United States Houston 999,514 (2023)[11]
(72) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States Boston 952,290 (2023)[11]
(73) Albertina Austria Vienna 943,974 (2023)[11]
(74) Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris France Paris 927,023 (2023)[11]
(75) Tel Aviv Museum of Art Israel Tel Aviv 906,350 (2023)[11]
(76) Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States Los Angeles 902,237 (2023)[11]
(77) Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom Oxford 900,277 (2023)[11]
(78) Royal Palace of Milan Italy Milan 896,681 (2023)[11]
(79) The Broad United States Los Angeles 895,949 (2023)[11]
(80) National Museum of Moder Art (MOMAT) Japan Tokyo 883,596 (2023)[11]
(81) Palazzo Pitti Italy Florence 883,568 (2023)[11]
(82) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum United States New York City 861,374 (2023)[11]
(83) Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Australia Sydney 859,386 (2023)[11]
(84) Art Gallery of Ontario Canada Toronto 846,835 (2023)[11]
(85) Imperial War Museum United Kingdom London 841,575 (2023)[11]
(86) Museum of Fine Arts Hungary Budapest 821,491 (2023)[11]
(87) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art United States Bentonville 784,971 (2023)[11]
(88) Museo Picasso Málaga Spain Málaga 779,279 (2023)[11]
(89) Whitney Museum United States New York City 768,000 (2023)[11]
(90) Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park United States Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan 760,667 (2023)[11]
(91) Fondation Monet in Giverny France Giverny 750,000 (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 Gwacheon 726,065 (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 Arts United Kingdom London 709,961 (2023)[11]
(98) Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Denmark Humlebæk 702,426 (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

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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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.
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  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. ^ a b 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
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