List of most visited art museums in the world

This article lists the most visited art museums in the

world (signicant museums where art is the major focus; i.e., some museums that contain art are not included
such as the Natural History Museum) based in part on an
attendance survey for 2014 compiled by The Art Newspaper.[1] Many of the most visited art museums also feature on the overall list of the most visited museums in
the world. Figures may be unreliable due to conicting
sources or self-reporting.

The British Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Palace Museum, Beijing, China.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States.

Muse du Louvre, Paris, France.

The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom.

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The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States.

Vatican Museums, Vatican City.

The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

The Muse d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom.

List

Notes

^ii Getty Center: 1,356,381; Getty Villa: 372,434)

^iii M. H. de Young Memorial Museum: 1,304,339;
California Palace of the Legion of Honor: 385,739)
^iv Scottish National Gallery: 933,296; Scottish National
Portrait Gallery: 261,937; Scottish National Gallery of

Modern Art: 265,091

^v Queensland Art Gallery: 597,157; Queensland
Gallery of Modern Art: 627,807
^vi includes the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the
Olympic Sculpture Park

3 References
[1] Visitor Figures 2014: The grand totals: exhibition and
museum attendance numbers worldwide, The Art Newspaper, International Edition, April 2015.

4 See also
List of largest art museums in the world
List of most visited museums in the Netherlands
List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofa, Madrid, Spain.

[2] Forbidden City to Regulate Visitor Numbers - CNTO

China Like Never Before. CNTO China Like Never Before. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
[3] Visitor Figures 2013: Museum and exhibition attendance
numbers compiled and analysed, The Art Newspaper, International Edition, April 2014.
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[5] NGV 2014-15 Annual Report (PDF).
[6] http://www.deutsches-museum.de/presse/pressearchiv/
presse-2014/besucherzahlen/
[7] http://www.historymuseum.ca/about/
[8] http://www.aros.dk/om-aros/presse/2016/
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[12] Detroit Institute of Arts - Just the Facts. Retrieved June
26, 2015.

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