In September 2024, the number of visits to museums and galleries sponsored by the UK government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) decreased slightly compared to the previous year. Overall, attendance at DCMS-sponsored museums reached approximately 3.1 million in September 2024.
Number of monthly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in England from January 2019 to September 2024
(in 1,000s)
¹ Museums and galleries in the United Kingdom were closed from mid-March to June 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. They were closed again from November 5 to December 1, 2020 and from January to mid-May 2021.
Figures have been rounded.
Data refers to visits to all museums and galleries sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). These include the following: British Museum, Museum of the Home, Horniman Museum, Imperial War Museums, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, National Museums Liverpool, Science Museum Group, National Coal Mining Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Armouries museums, Sir John Soane's Museum, Tate galleries, V&A museums, Wallace Collection.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (November 28, 2024). Number of monthly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in England from January 2019 to September 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/507876/museums-and-galleries-monthly-visits-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Number of monthly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in England from January 2019 to September 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507876/museums-and-galleries-monthly-visits-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2024). Number of monthly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in England from January 2019 to September 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507876/museums-and-galleries-monthly-visits-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Number of Monthly Visits to Dcms-sponsored Museums and Galleries in England from January 2019 to September 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507876/museums-and-galleries-monthly-visits-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Number of monthly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in England from January 2019 to September 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507876/museums-and-galleries-monthly-visits-england-uk/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Number of monthly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in England from January 2019 to September 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/507876/museums-and-galleries-monthly-visits-england-uk/
