Attendance at museums and galleries worldwide increased sharply in 2022 compared to the previous years due to the recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Louvre in Paris, France, has recorded the highest attendance rates every year since 2019, welcoming over 9.5 million visitors prior to the pandemic, and less than three million during COVID-19. In 2022, the French museum recorded roughly 7.7 million visitors, remaining bellow pre-pandemic figures.
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Museums have been ranked based on the highest attendance recorded in 2022.
The source specifies that the American Museum of Natural History in New York ranked among the most visited museums worldwide in 2019, recording around five million visitors.
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Themed Entertainment Association. (June 22, 2023). Most visited museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/901072/museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
Themed Entertainment Association. "Most visited museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. June 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901072/museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
Themed Entertainment Association. (2023). Most visited museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901072/museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
Themed Entertainment Association. "Most Visited Museums Worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901072/museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/
Themed Entertainment Association, Most visited museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901072/museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Most visited museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Themed Entertainment Association, June 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/901072/museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/