In 2024, the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, was the most visited art museum worldwide, recording approximately *** million visitors. This figure represented a *** percent decline in attendance over the previous year. In 2024, the Vatican Museums in the Vatican City and the British Museum in London followed in the ranking, with around *** million and *** million visitors, respectively.
¹ The source specifies that data from 2021 to 2024 for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York excludes the Met Cloisters. When including the number of visitors to the Met Cloisters, attendance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was as follows:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art revisited data for 2019 due to a changed counting methodology.
² The Shanghai Museum East opened in 2024. Data excludes the People's Square. In 2024, combined attendance at the Shanghai Museum (East and People's Square) was 6.58 million.
³ Figures from 2020 to 2023 for the Museo Nacional de Antropología were not available. Data for 2019 was calculated by Statista based on the percentage change provided by the source.
Figures prior to 2024 were previously published by the source or were calculated by Statista based on the annual percentage changes provided by the source.
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The Art Newspaper. (April 1, 2025). Most visited art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246293/art-museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
The Art Newspaper. "Most visited art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. April 1, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246293/art-museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
The Art Newspaper. (2025). Most visited art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246293/art-museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
The Art Newspaper. "Most Visited Art Museums Worldwide from 2019 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246293/art-museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
The Art Newspaper, Most visited art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246293/art-museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/ (last visited July 14, 2025)
Most visited art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], The Art Newspaper, April 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246293/art-museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
