The total number of overseas visitors to museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in England increased sharply in 2022/2023 compared to the previous fiscal year. Despite the annual increase, attendance by overseas visitors remained significantly below than the figures reported before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reaching 11.5 million between April 2022 and March 2023.
Total number of overseas visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Data include all museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The DCMS-sponsored museums are: British Museum, Museum of the Home, Horniman Museum, Imperial War Museums, National Coal Mining Museum, National Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, National Portrait Gallery, Natural History Museum, Royal Armouries, Royal Museums Greenwich, Science Museum Group, Sir John Soane’s Museum, Tate Gallery Group, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Wallace Collection.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (March 14, 2024). Total number of overseas visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422393/sponsored-museum-overseas-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Total number of overseas visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422393/sponsored-museum-overseas-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2024). Total number of overseas visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422393/sponsored-museum-overseas-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Total Number of Overseas Visitors to Dcms-sponsored Museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422393/sponsored-museum-overseas-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Total number of overseas visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422393/sponsored-museum-overseas-visitor-numbers-england-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total number of overseas visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422393/sponsored-museum-overseas-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
