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List of most-visited art museums

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The 100 most popular art museums in the world in 2022, divided by countries and continents.

The primary source for 2025 figures is The Art Newspaper, whose most recent annual survey was published in April 2026.[1] Other sources included the newsroom of the Smithsonian Institution, the French Ministry of Culture, and the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions in the United Kingdom.

Visitor numbers for museums in mainland China are traditionally released by the government in May each year, after the publication of The Art Newspaper list.

Visitors in 2025

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Rank in 2025 [2]MuseumCountry and cityVisitors annuallyImage
(1)Louvre France, Paris9,046,000 (2025)[3]
(2)Vatican Museums Vatican City6,933,822 (2025)[4]
(3)National Museum of Korea South Korea, Seoul6,507,483 (2025)[4] National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(4)British Museum United Kingdom, London6,440,120 (2025)[4] The British Museum, London, England
(5)Metropolitan Museum of Art United States, New York City5,984,091 (2025)[5]
(6)State Russian Museum Russia, Saint Petersburg5,087,276 (2025)[6]
(7)National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) Mexico, Mexico City5,048,893 (2025) [7]National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
(9)Tate Modern United Kingdom, London4,514,266 (2025)[8]
(7)Shanghai Museum East (opened 2024) China, Shanghai4,234,046 (2024)[4]
(8)National Gallery of Art United States, Washington, D.C.3,936,543 (2024)[4]
(10)Musée d'Orsay France, Paris3,751,141 (2024)[4][9] The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(12)State Hermitage Museum Russia, Saint Petersburg3,846,375 (2025)[4]
(13)Victoria and Albert Museum United Kingdom, London3,525,700 (2024)[10]Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(14)Museo del Prado Spain, Madrid3,457,057 (2024)[11]
(15)Pompidou Center France, Paris3,204,369 (2024)[4]The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(16)National Gallery United Kingdom, London3,203,451 (2024)[4][12][13] The National Gallery, London, England
(17)Wawel Castle Poland, Kraków3,100,000 (2024)[14]
(18)Somerset House United Kingdom, London3,074,736 (2024)[15] Somerset House, London, England
(19)Uffizi Gallery Italy, Florence2,735,335 (2024)[16]l
(20)Museum of Modern Art United States, New York City2,657,377 (2024)[4]
(21)M+ Hong Kong2,612,691 (2024)[4]
(22)Tretyakov Gallery Russia, Moscow3,075,976 (2025)[4]
(23)Rijksmuseum Netherlands, Amsterdam2,500,000 (2024)[4]
(24)teamLab Planets TOKYO Japan, Tokyo2,436,870 (2024)[4]
(25)Tokyo National Museum Japan, Tokyo2,436,368 (2024)[4]
(26)Art Gallery of New South Wales Australia, Sydney2,369,339 (2024)[17]
(27)Shanghai Museum on People's Square China, Shanghai

2,344,582 (2024)[18]
(28)National Museum of Scotland United Kingdom, Edinburgh2,314,974 (2024)[19]
(29)NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia, Melbourne2,287,575 (2024),[20]
(30)Museo Soumaya Mexico, Mexico City2,282,933 (2024)[21]
(31)Royal Castle, Warsaw Poland, Warsaw2,148,850 (2024)[22]
(32)National Gallery Singapore Singapore2,040,481 (2024)[23]
(33)Acropolis Museum Greece, Athens2,000,212 (2024)[24]
(34)Scottish National Gallery United Kingdom, Edinburgh1,999,196 (2024)[25]
(35)Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Japan, Tokyo1,994,080 (2024)[26]
(36)Kunsthistorisches Museum Austria, Vienna1,954,269 (2024)[27]
(37)National Palace Museum Taiwan, Taipei1,874,994 (2024)[28]
(38)National Museum in Kraków Poland, Kraków1,859,484 (2024)[29]
(39)Van Gogh Museum Netherlands, Amsterdam1,840,000 [30]
(40)National Art Center, Tokyo Japan, Tokyo1,755,036 (2024)[31]
(41) Hong Kong Museum of Art Hong Kong 1,763, 400 (2024)[32]
(42)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch) South Korea, Seoul1,655,834 (2024)[33]
(43)National Museum of African-American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution) United States, Washington, D.C.1,600,000 (2024) [34]
(44) National Portrait Gallery United Kingdom, London 1,578,065 (2024)[35]
(45)Pushkin Museum Russia, Moscow1,551,628 (2024)[4]
(46)Museo Reina Sofía Spain, Madrid1,537,105 (2024)[36]
(47)National Museum of Warsaw Poland, Warsaw1,500,655 (2024)[37] [38]
(48)Upper Belvedere Austria, Vienna1,484,222 (2024)[39]
(50)Petit Palais France, Paris1,459,371 (2024)[39]
(51)National Folk Museum of Korea Korea, Seoul1,443,298 (2024)[40]
(53)Louvre Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi1,422,021 (2024)[39]
(54)National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Japan, Tokyo1,367,385 (2024)[41]
(55)Gyeongju National Museum South Korea, Gyeongju1,357,552 (2024)[42]
(56)Doge's Palace Italy, Venice1,333,314 (2024)[43]
(57)Art Institute of Chicago United States, Chicago1,324,241 (2024)[44]
(58)Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain, Bilbao1,301,343 (2024)[45]
(59)Getty Center United States, Los Angeles1,301,332 (2024)[46]
(60)Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) France, Marseille1,300,000 (2024)
[31]
(61-62)Donald W. Reynolds Center
(contains two museums, the National Portrait Gallery and
Smithsonian American Art Museum)		 United States, Washington D.C.1,273,450 (2024)[47]
(63) São Paulo Museum of Art Brazil, São Paulo 1,195,935

(2025)[1]
(64)Musée du quai Branly France, Paris1,270,000 (2024)[48]
(64)Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil, Rio de Janeiro1,234,872 (2024)[49]
(65)Tate Britain United Kingdom, London1,226,872 (2024)[50]
(66)Moscow Kremlin Museums Russia, Moscow1,214,851 (2024)[51]
(67)Louis Vuitton Foundation France, Paris1,208,173 (2024)[52]
(68)Musée de l'Orangerie France, Paris1,198,694 [53]
(69)Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum United Kingdom, Glasgow1,182,204 (2024) [54]
(70)Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens United States, San Marino, California1,152,416 (2024)[55]
(71)Palazzo Reale, Milan Italy, Milan1,150,282 (2024)[56]
(72)Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa New Zealand, Wellington1,146,954 (2024)[57]
(73)Museu Picasso Spain, Barcelona1,128,140 (2024)[58]
(74)Royal Ontario Museum Canada, Toronto1,114,325 (2024) [59] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(76)Albertina Austria, Vienna1,069,500 (2024)[60] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(77)National Gallery of Ireland Ireland, Dublin1,058,259 (2024)[61]
(78)Tel Aviv Museum of Art Israel, Tel Aviv1,057,362 (2024)[62]
(79)Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil, Rio de Janeiro1,043,620 (2024) {[63]
(80)Museo Egizio Italy, Turin1,036,689 (2024) [64]
(81)GES-2 (Moscow) Russia, Moscow1,001,019 (2024)[65]
(82)Istanbul Modern Turkey, Istanbul989,617 (2024) [66]
(83)Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States, Boston988,911 (2024)[67]
(84)Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Spain, Madrid951,821 (2024)[68]

(85)CaixaForum Madrid Spain, Madrid947,642 (2024)[69]

(86)National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway, Oslo946,000 (2024)[70]
(87)Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom, Oxford942,692 (2024)[71]
(88)Hong Kong Palace Museum Hong Kong911,548 (2024) [39]
(89)Palazzo Pitti Italy, Florence909,020 (2024)[72]
(90)Whitney Museum United States, New York City888,816 (2024)[73]
(91)Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States, Los Angeles873,825 (2024)[74]
(92)Israel Museum Israel, Jerusalem855,157 (2024)[75]
(93)Museum of Fine Arts, Houston United States, Houston854,684 (2024)[76]
(94)Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Spain, Barcelona854,496 (2024)[77]
(95)Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park United States, Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan851,626 (2024)[38]
(96)The Broad United States, Los Angeles846,500 (2024)[78]
(97) Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico, Mexico City 837,124 (2024)[79]
(98)Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Australia, Sydney833,699 (2024)[80]
(99)Imperial War Museum United Kingdom, London810,497 (2024)[81]
(100)Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo Brazil, São Paulo810,444 (2024)[82]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. 1 2 Cheshire, Lee; Goukassian, Elena (31 March 2026). "Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Per "Art Newspaper" April 2026
  3. ↑ “ Le Quotidien de L'Art”, 5 April 2026
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "The world's most-visited museums 2024: normality returns—for some". The Art Newspaper. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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  6. ↑ "The Art Newspaper" April 5, 2025
  7. ↑ The Art Newspaper, April 5, 2026
  8. ↑ "THe Art Newspaper, April 2026
  9. ↑ Club innovation-culture.fr, 10 April 2025
  10. ↑ Art Newspaper, April 2025
  11. ↑ The Art Newspaper, April 2025
  12. ↑ "Latest Visitor Figures (2024)". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Press releases | Press and media | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Art Newspaper, April 2025
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  31. 1 2 Art Newspaper April 2025
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  38. 1 2 "The 100 most popular art museums in the world—blockbusters, bots and bounce-backs". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  39. 1 2 3 4 Art Newpspaper, April 2025
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  46. ↑ "Art Newspaper" survey, April 2025
  47. ↑ "The Art Newspaper", April 2025
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  73. ↑ "Art Newpspaper, April 2025".
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  75. ↑ "The Art Newspaper," April 2025
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