Friday, 30 January 2015

List of most visited art museums in the world From Wikipedia

The Louvre, in Paris, is one of the world's largest museums and the most visited art museum in the world.
The British Museum, London, United Kingdom
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States
The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Vatican Museums, Vatican City
National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States
The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
This article lists the most visited art museums in the world (i.e. all museums with any form of art on display, some museums such as the Natural History Museum are excluded). This list of 100 is based on an attendance survey for 2013 compiled by The Art Newspaper published in April 2014.[1] The country with the highest number of visitors in the top 100 is the United Kingdom, while the country with the most museums appearing in the list is the United States. The presence ofSpainFranceItaly and Australia is also important the list.
Many of the top art museums also feature on the overall list of the most visited museums in the World.
RankMuseumCityCountryVisitor count (annually)
93
Art Gallery of South AustraliaAdelaide Australia660,358
17
RijksmuseumAmsterdam Netherlands2,520,000
35
Van Gogh MuseumAmsterdam Netherlands1,448,997
89
Stedelijk Museum AmsterdamAmsterdam Netherlands700,000
57
Acropolis MuseumAthens Greece1,091,143
71
Museu PicassoBarcelona Spain911,342
74
CaixaForum BarcelonaBarcelona Spain892,806
96
MACBABarcelona Spain643,274
99
Museu Nacional d'Art de CatalunyaBarcelona Spain635,917
59
National Art Museum of ChinaBeijing China1,050,000
88
Ullens Center for Contemporary ArtBeijing China700,000
45
Pergamon MuseumBerlin Germany1,260,000
68
Neues MuseumBerlin Germany940,000
70
Guggenheim MuseumBilbao Spain931,015
55
Museum of Fine ArtsBoston United States1,134,289
33
Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilBrasilia Brazil1,468,818
47
Queensland Art Gallery/GoMA[v]Brisbane Australia1,224,964
91
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumBrussels Belgium662,389
83
National Gallery of AustraliaCanberra Australia770,243
94
National Portrait GalleryCanberra Australia652,759
31
Art Institute of ChicagoChicago United States1,539,716
97
National Gallery of IrelandDublin Ireland641,572
27
National Museum of ScotlandEdinburgh United Kingdom1,768,090
34
National Galleries of Scotland[iv]Edinburgh United Kingdom1,460,324
40
Dalí Theatre and MuseumFigueres Spain1,333,430
25
Galleria degli UffiziFlorence Italy1,870,708
46
Galleria dell'AccademiaFlorence Italy1,257,241
60
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumGlasgow United Kingdom1,044,067
43
Gyeongju National MuseumGyeongju South Korea1,276,165
76
Museum of Fine ArtsHouston United States850,395
64
Israel MuseumJerusalem Israel966,502
79
Louvre-LensLens France824,898
63
Museum of LiverpoolLiverpool United Kingdom1,015,022
78
Merseyside Maritime MuseumLiverpool United Kingdom845,709
86
World Museum LiverpoolLiverpool United Kingdom716,579
2
British MuseumLondon United Kingdom6,701,036
4
National GalleryLondon United Kingdom6,031,574
6
Tate ModernLondon United Kingdom4,884,939
11
Victoria and Albert MuseumLondon United Kingdom3,290,500
18
Somerset HouseLondon United Kingdom2,398,066
22
National Portrait GalleryLondon United Kingdom2,014,636
32
Saatchi GalleryLondon United Kingdom1,505,608
38
Tate BritainLondon United Kingdom1,378,272
61
Royal Academy of ArtsLondon United Kingdom1,018,378
66
Serpentine GalleriesLondon United Kingdom945,161
29
J. Paul Getty Museum[ii]Los Angeles United States1,728,815
49
LACMALos Angeles United States1,202,654
12
Reina SofíaMadrid Spain3,185,413
19
Museo del PradoMadrid Spain2,306,966
67
Thyssen-Bornemisza MuseumMadrid Spain944,827
81
CaixaForum MadridMadrid Spain790,732
26
MuCEMMarseille France1,824,000
24
National Gallery of Victoria[i]Melbourne Australia1,940,921
44
Australian Centre for the Moving ImageMelbourne Australia1,260,577
77
Melbourne MuseumMelbourne Australia850,194
56
Museo SoumayaMexico City Mexico1,095,000
80
Royal Palace of MilanMilan Italy806,677
62
Montreal Museum of Fine ArtsMontreal Canada1,015,022
28
Moscow KremlinMoscow Russia1,758,460
39
Tretyakov GalleryMoscow Russia1,360,000
3
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City United States6,226,727
13
Museum of Modern ArtNew York City United States3,066,337
51
Guggenheim MuseumNew York City United States1,199,123
84
Ashmolean MuseumOxford United Kingdom747,874
1
LouvreParis France9,334,435
9
Musée National d'Art ModerneParis France3,745,000
10
Musée d'OrsayParis France3,500,000
36
Grand PalaisParis France1,422,013
41
Musée du quai BranlyParis France1,307,326
72
Musée de l'OrangerieParis France900,000
85
Palais de TokyoParis France723,259
87
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de ParisParis France700,088
98
Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia United States639,810
21
Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilRio de Janeiro Brazil2,034,397
30
FAMSF[iii]San Francisco United States1,690,078
92
Huntington LibrarySan Marino United States660,640
90
Seattle Art Museum[vi]Seattle United States689,582
14
National Museum of KoreaSeoul South Korea3,052,823
16
National Folk Museum of KoreaSeoul South Korea2,705,814
23
Shanghai MuseumShanghai China1,946,420
15
State Hermitage MuseumSt. Petersburg Russia2,898,562
53
Art Gallery of New South WalesSydney Australia1,162,792
73
MCA AustraliaSydney Australia894,876
69
Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilSão Paulo Brazil931,639
7
National Palace MuseumTaipei Taiwan4,500,278
100
Tel Aviv Museum of ArtTel Aviv Israel630,000
20
The National Art CenterTokyo Japan2,039,947
37
Tokyo National MuseumTokyo Japan1,403,909
48
Mori Art MuseumTokyo Japan1,223,198
54
National Museum of Western ArtTokyo Japan1,155,975
66
Royal Ontario MuseumToronto Canada956,498
75
Art Gallery of OntarioToronto Canada852,904
52
Institut Valencià d'Art ModernValencia Spain1,163,419
5
Vatican MuseumsVatican City (Rome) Vatican City5,978,804
42
Doge's PalaceVenice Italy1,307,230
65
BelvedereVienna Austria957,802
82
Kunsthistorisches MuseumVienna Austria778,853
8
National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C. United States4,093,070
50
SAAM/Renwick GalleryWashington, D.C. United States1,200,000
58
National Portrait GalleryWashington, D.C. United States1,083,815
95
Hirshhorn MuseumWashington, D.C. United States645,343

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