In 2022, museums and similar institutions in Italy welcomed roughly 108 million visitors. Overall, public organizations reported the highest attendance, recording around 77 million visitors that year. Public museums are those institutions managed by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) and local governmental authorities. They accounted for the highest number of museums in Italy in 2022.
Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020 and 2022, by type
(in 1,000s)
figures refer to museums, galleries, archives, monuments, monumental complexes, and archaeological parks or sites
Supplementary notes
The source defines public museums and similar institutions as those facilities managed by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) and local governmental authorities.
Data for 2020 were previously published by the source.
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Istat. (December 19, 2023). Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020 and 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/
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Istat. "Total Number of Visitors to Museums and Similar Institutions in Italy in 2020 and 2022, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/
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