List of most-visited art museums

The primary source for 2022 figures is The Art Newspaper "Visitors Survey 2022", published in March 2023 and updated periodically, as well as annual national museum surveys in France, the UK, and other countries.

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

See also: List of most-visited museums and List of most-visited museums by region

Total attendance in the top one hundred art museums in 2022 was 141 million visitors, double the number in 2021 and three times the number for 2020, but still well below the 2019 figure of 230 million visitors.[1]

Visitorship numbers for museums in mainland China are traditionally released by the government in May each year, several months after the publication of The Art Newspaper's list. Museums in China included on the 2021 list are noted at the bottom of this list with the prior year's statistics and will be incorporated into the main listings when 2022 statistics are released.[2]

Visitors in 2022
RankMuseumCountry and cityVisitors annuallyImage
(1)LouvreFrance Paris7,726,321 (2022)
(up 173 percent from 2021)[1][3]
(2)Vatican MuseumsVatican City Vatican City5,080,866 (2022)
(up 215 percent from 2021)[1]
(3)British MuseumUnited Kingdom London4,097,253 (2022)
(up 209 percent from 2021)[1][4]		 The British Museum, London, England
(4)Tate ModernUnited Kingdom London3,883,160 (2022)
(up 202 percent from 2021)[1][5]
(5)National Museum of KoreaSouth Korea Seoul3,411,381 (2022)
(up 171 percent from 2021[1]		 National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(6)Musée d'OrsayFrance Paris3,270,000 (2022)
(up 213 percent from 2021)[1][6]		 The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(7)National Gallery of ArtUnited States Washington, D.C.3,256,433 (2022)
(up 91 percent from 2021)[1]
(8)Metropolitan Museum of ArtUnited States New York City3,208,832 (2022), figure does not include visitors to the Met Cloisters
(up 64 percent from 2021)[1]
(9)Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou)France Paris3,009,570 (2022)
(up 100 percent from 2021)[1][7][8]		 The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(10)State Hermitage MuseumRussia Saint Petersburg2,812,913 (2022)
(up 71 percent from 2021)[1]
(11)National GalleryUnited Kingdom London2,727,119 (2022)
(up 285 percent from 2021)[1][9]		 The National Gallery, London, England
(12)State Russian MuseumRussia Saint Petersburg2,651,688 (2022)
(up 17 percent from 2021)[1]
(13)Museo del PradoSpain Madrid2,456,724 (2022)
(up 109 percent from 2021)[1]
(14)Victoria and Albert MuseumUnited Kingdom London2,370,261 (2022)
(up 176 percent from 2021)[1][10]		Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(15)Somerset HouseUnited Kingdom London2,346,580 (2022)
(up 138 percent from 2021)[1][11]		 Somerset House, London, England
(16)Uffizi GalleryItaly Florence2,222,692 (2022), figure does not include visitors to the Palazzo Pitti or Boboli Gardens
(up 129 percent from 2021)[1][12]		l
(17)Museum of Modern ArtUnited States New York City2,190,440 (2022)
(up 89 percent from 2021)[1]
(18)M+Hong Kong Kowloon2,034,331 (2022)
(up 448 percent from 2021)[1]
(19)National Museum of ScotlandUnited Kingdom Edinburgh1,973,751 (2022)
(up 199 percent from 2021)[1]
(20)Tretyakov GalleryRussia Moscow1,910,000 (2022)
(up 21 percent from 2021)[1]
(21)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch)South Korea Seoul1,806,641 (2022)
(up 93 percent from 2021)[1]
(22)Wawel CastlePoland Kraków1,791,000 (2022)
(no previous data)[1]
(23)RijksmuseumNetherlands Amsterdam1,766,084 (2022)
(up 183 percent from 2021)[1]
(24)Royal Castle, WarsawPoland Warsaw1,755,267 (2022)
(up 50 percent from 2021)[1]
(25)NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria)Australia Melbourne1,580,303 (2022), figure does not include visitors to the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
(up 97 percent from 2021)[1]
(26)Tokyo Metropolitan Art MuseumJapan Tokyo1,509,970 (2022)
(up 44 percent from 2021)[1]
(27)Humboldt ForumGermany Berlin1,500,000 (2022)
(up 191 percent from 2021)[1]
(28)Acropolis MuseumGreece Athens1,451,727 (2022)
(up 165 percent from 2021)[1]
(29)Galleria dell'AccademiaItaly Florence1,428,369 (2022)
(up 220 percent from 2021)[1]
(30)The National Art Center, TokyoJapan Tokyo1,400,096 (2022)
(up 59 percent from 2021)[1]
(31)Louis Vuitton FoundationFrance Paris1,398,525 (2022)
(up 102 percent from 2021)[1]
(32)Tokyo National MuseumJapan Tokyo1,372,132 (2022)
(up 102 percent from 2021)[1]
(33)National Museum in KrakowPoland Krakow1,365,425 (2022)
(up 101 percent from 2021)[1]
(34)Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilBrazil São Paulo1,364,208 (2022)
(up 471 percent from 2021)[1]
(35)Van Gogh MuseumNetherlands Amsterdam1,364,023 (2022)
(up 272 percent from 2021)[1]
(36)Kunst­historisches MuseumAustria Vienna1,345,617 (2022)
(up 132 percent from 2021)[1]
(37)Palacio de Cristal del Retiro (Museo Reina Sofía)Spain Madrid1,318,823 (2022), figure does not include visitors to the main Museo Reina Sofía complex
(no previous data, venues newly split)[1]		 Palacio de Cristal del Retiro, Madrid, Spain
(38)Guggenheim Museum BilbaoSpain Bilbao1,289,147 (2022)
(up 143 percent from 2021)[1]
(39)Scottish National GalleryUnited Kingdom Edinburgh1,277,230 (2022)
(up 322 percent from 2021)[1]
(40)National Gallery SingaporeSingapore Singapore1,262,189 (2022)
(up 69 percent from 2021)[1]
(41)Museo Reina SofíaSpain Madrid1,253,183 (2022), figure does not include visitors to the Palacio de Cristal del Retiro
(no previous data, venues newly split)[1]
(42)Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM)France Marseille1,251,030 (2022)
(up 55 percent from 2021)[1]
(43)Pushkin State Museum of Fine ArtsRussia Moscow1,225,397 (2022)
(up 60 percent from 2021)[1]
(44)Gyeongju National MuseumSouth Korea Gyeongju1,121,949 (2022)
(up 72 percent from 2021)[1]
(45)Doge's PalaceItaly Venice1,118,443 (2022)
(no previous data)[1]
(46)National Museum of African-American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution)United States Washington, D.C.1,092,552 (2022)
(up 178 percent from 2021)[1]
(47)Petit PalaisFrance Paris1,085,517 (2022)
(up 110 percent from 2021)[1]
(48)Thyssen-Bornemisza MuseumSpain Madrid1,073,183 (2022)
(up 60 percent from 2021)[1]

(49)Tel Aviv Museum of ArtIsrael Tel Aviv1,070,714 (2022)
(up 124 percent from 2021)[1]
(50)Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical GardensUnited States San Marino, California1,041,881 (2022)
(no previous data)[1]
(51)Art Institute of ChicagoUnited States Chicago1,037,158 (2022)
(up 20 percent from 2021)[1]
(52)Art Gallery of New South WalesAustralia Sydney1,021,983 (2022)
(up 138 percent from 2021)[1]
(53)Musée de l'OrangerieFrance Paris1,013,265 (2022)
(up 167 percent from 2021)[1]
(54)Musée du quai BranlyFrance Paris1,005,357 (2022)
(up 63 percent from 2021)[1]
(55)Getty CenterUnited States Los Angeles989,302 (2022), figure does not include visitors to the Getty Villa
(up 95 percent from 2021)[1]
(56)Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumUnited Kingdom Glasgow971,412 (2022)
(up 237 percent from 2021)[1]
(57)Donald W. Reynolds Center
(contains two museums, the National Portrait Gallery and
Smithsonian American Art Museum)		United States Washington D.C.953,653 (2022)
(up 189 percent from 2021)[1]
(58)Tate BritainUnited Kingdom London913,395 (2022)
(up 74 percent from 2021)[1]
(59)Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonUnited States Houston903,443 (2022)
(up 82 percent from 2021)[1]
(60)Musée des Arts DecoratifsFrance Paris901,593 (2022)
(up 130 percent from 2021)[1]
(61)Museo EgizioItaly Turin898,500 (2022)
(up 126 percent from 2021)[1]
(62)Upper BelvedereAustria Vienna879,640 (2022), figure does not include visitors to the Lower Belvedere or Belvedere 21
(up 168 percent from 2021)[1]
(63)Los Angeles County Museum of ArtUnited States Los Angeles867,322 (2022)
(up 40 percent from 2021)[1]
(64)Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaNew Zealand Wellington863,129 (2022)
(up 7 percent from 2021)[1]
(65)Moscow Kremlin MuseumsRussia Moscow861,341 (2022)
(up 49 percent from 2021)[1]
(66)Munch MuseumNorway Oslo851,623 (2022)
(up 323 percent from 2021)[1]
(67)Whitney MuseumUnited States New York City838,721 (2022)
(up 70 percent from 2021)[1]
(68)De Young MuseumUnited States San Francisco797,444 (2022)
(up 102 percent from 2021)[1]
(69)Royal Ontario MuseumCanada Toronto796,579 (2022)
(no previous data)[1]		 The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(70)Museu PicassoSpain Barcelona794,806 (2022)
(up 167 percent from 2021)[1]
(71)National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignNorway Oslo794,533 (2022)
(new museum, no previous data)[1]
(72)National Gallery of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Dublin788,650 (2022)
(up 212 percent from 2021)[1]
(73)Moscow Contemporary Art Center WinzavodRussia Moscow780,000 (2022)
(no previous data)[1]
(74)National Museum of Western ArtJapan Tokyo776,814 (2022)
(closed in 2021, down 51 percent from 2019)[1]
(75)Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumUnited States New York City750,000 (2022)
(up 152 percent from 2021)[1]
(76)Museum of Fine ArtsHungary Budapest696,000 (2022)
(up 346 percent from 2021)[1]
(77)AlbertinaAustria Vienna743,015 (2022)
(up 103 percent from 2021)[1]
(78)Ashmolean MuseumUnited Kingdom Oxford728,006 (2022)
(up 243 percent from 2021)[1]
(79)Museum of Fine Arts, BostonUnited States Boston709,019 (2022)
(up 49 percent from 2021)[1]
(80)Royal Academy of ArtsUnited Kingdom London696,000 (2022)
(up 48 percent from 2021)[1]
(81)CaixaForum MadridSpain Madrid696,797 (2022)
(up 127 percent from 2021)[1]
(82)Hong Kong Palace MuseumHong Kong Kowloon695,000 (2022)
(new museum, no previous data)[1]
(83)Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture ParkUnited States Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan694,799 (2022)
(up 3 percent from 2021)[1]
(84)Imperial War MuseumUnited Kingdom London684,909 (2022)
(up 114 percent from 2021)[1]
(85)Museum of Contemporary Art AustraliaAustralia Sydney677,546 (2022)
(up 180 percent from 2021)[1]
(86)CaixaForum Valencia (L'Àgora)Spain Valencia670,655 (2022)
(new museum, no previous data)[1]
(87)Triennale di MilanoItaly Milan661,234 (2022)
(up 50 percent from 2021)[1]
(88)Denver Art MuseumUnited States Denver656,342 (2022)
(no previous data)[1]
(89)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon branch)South Korea Gwacheon653,842 (2022)
(up 128 percent from 2021)[1]
(90)Royal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumBelgium Brussels652,249 (2022)
(up 115 percent from 2021)[1]
(91)Palazzo PittiItaly Florence652,249 (2022)
(up 172 percent from 2021)[1]
(92)Bourse de Commerce (Pinault Collection)France Paris650,000 (2022)
(up 28 percent from 2021)[1]
(93)Fondation Monet in GivernyFrance Giverny645,460 (2022)
(up 155 percent from 2021)[1]
(94)Museo Picasso MálagaSpain Málaga641,216 (2022)
(up 152 percent from 2021)[1]
(95)The BroadUnited States Los Angeles638,326 (2022)
(up 226 percent from 2021)[1]
(96)ARoS Aarhus KunstmuseumDenmark Aarhus629,679 (2022)
(up 57 percent from 2021)[1]
(97)Pergamon MuseumGermany Berlin622,959 (2022)
(up 240 percent from 2021)[1]
(98)Louvre Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi622,399 (2022)
(up 130 percent from 2021)[1]
(99)Berardo Collection MuseumPortugal Lisbon617,684 (2022)
(up 116 percent from 2021)[1]
(100)Louisiana Museum of Modern ArtDenmark Humlebæk612,992 (2022)
(up 83 percent from 2021)[1]
(Figures below are for 2021)
(2021)National Museum of ChinaChina Beijing2,377,600 (2021)[13]
(up 49 percent from 2020)
(2021)Shanghai MuseumChina Shanghai880,457 (2021)
(up by 46 percent from 2020)
(2021)West Bund MuseumChina Shanghai592,000 (2021)
(up 62 percent from 2020)
(2021)UCCA Center for Contemporary ArtChina Beijing585,621 (2021) (up 52 percent from 2020)
(2021)China Art Museum, Pudong, ShanghaiChina Shanghai450,000 (2021)
(new museum)

See also

Notes

    References
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    4. Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), March 21, 2023
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