Attendance at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States experienced an annual increase in 2023, and surpassed the figure from 2019, the year before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2023, the number of visits to the National Museum of Natural History reached around 4.4 million, making it the most visited Smithsonian museum that year.
Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2023
(in millions)
¹ All Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed to the public on March 14, 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The museums and the National Zoo reopened in phases starting in May 2021 with timed tickets and a limited schedule.
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Smithsonian. (January 16, 2024). Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian. "Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian. (2024). Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian. "Number of Visits to The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in The United States from 2001 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian, Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Smithsonian, January 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
