List of most-visited art museums

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

Rank in 2025 [2] Museum Country and city Visitors annually Image
(1) Louvre France Paris 9,046,000 (2025)[3]
(2) Vatican Museums Vatican City Vatican City, Rome 6,933,822 (2025)[4]
(3) National Museum of Korea South Korea Seoul 6,507,483 (2025)[4] National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(4) British Museum United Kingdom London 6,440,120 (2025)[4] The British Museum, London, England
(5) Metropolitan Museum of Art United States New York City 5,984,091 (2025)[5]
(6) State Russian Museum Russia Saint Petersburg 5,087,276 (2025)[6]
(7) National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) Mexico Mexico City 5,048,893 (2025) [7] National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
(9) Tate Modern United Kingdom London 4,514,266 (2025)[8]
(7) Shanghai Museum East (opened 2024) China Shanghai 4,234,046 (2024)[4]
(8) National Gallery of Art United States Washington, D.C. 3,936,543 (2024)[4]
(10) Musée d'Orsay France Paris 3,751,141 (2024)[4][9] The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(12) State Hermitage Museum Russia Saint Petersburg 3,563,590 (2024)[4]
(13) Victoria and Albert Museum United Kingdom London 3,525,700 (2024)[10] Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(14) Museo del Prado Spain Madrid 3,457,057 (2024)[11]
(15) Pompidou Center France Paris 3,204,369 (2024)[4] The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(16) National Gallery United Kingdom London 3,203,451 (2024)[4][12][13] The National Gallery, London, England
(17) Wawel Castle Poland Kraków 3,100,000 (2024)[14]
(18) Somerset House United Kingdom London 3,074,736 (2024)[15] Somerset House, London, England
(19) Uffizi Gallery Italy Florence 2,735,335 (2024)[16] l
(20) Museum of Modern Art United States New York City 2,657,377 (2024)[4]
(21) M+ Hong Kong Hong Kong 2,612,691 (2024)[4]
(22) Tretyakov Gallery Russia Moscow 2,524,450 (2024)[4]
(23) Rijksmuseum Netherlands Amsterdam 2,500,000 (2024)[4]
(24) teamLab Planets TOKYO Japan Tokyo 2,436,870 (2024)[4]
(25) Tokyo National Museum Japan Tokyo 2,436,368 (2024)[4]
(26) Art Gallery of New South Wales Australia Sydney 2,369,339 (2024)[17]
(27) Shanghai Museum on People's Square China Shanghai

2,344,582 (2024)[18]

(28) National Museum of Scotland United Kingdom Edinburgh 2,314,974 (2024)[19]
(29) NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria) Australia Melbourne 2,287,575 (2024),[20]
(30) Museo Soumaya Mexico Mexico City 2,282,933 (2024)[21]
(31) Royal Castle, Warsaw Poland Warsaw 2,148,850 (2024)[22]
(32) National Gallery Singapore Singapore Singapore 2,040,481 (2024)[23]
(33) Acropolis Museum Greece Athens 2,000,212 (2024)[24]
(34) Scottish National Gallery United Kingdom Edinburgh 1,999,196 (2024)[25]
(35) Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Japan Tokyo 1,994,080 (2024)[26]
(36) Kunsthistorisches Museum Austria Vienna 1,954,269 (2024)[27]
(37) National Palace Museum Taiwan Taipei 1,874,994 (2024)[28]
(38) National Museum in Kraków Poland Kraków 1,859,484 (2024)[29]
(39) Van Gogh Museum Netherlands Amsterdam 1,840,000 [30]
(40) National Art Center, Tokyo Japan Tokyo 1,755,036 (2024)[31]
(41) Hong Kong Museum of Art Hong Kong Hong Kong 1,763, 400 (2024)[32]
(42) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch) South Korea Seoul 1,655,834 (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 Moscow 1,551,628 (2024)[4]
(46) Museo Reina Sofía Spain Madrid 1,537,105 (2024)[36]
(47) National Museum of Warsaw Poland Warsaw 1,500,655 (2024)[37] [38]
(48) Upper Belvedere Austria Vienna 1,484,222 (2024)[39]
(50) Petit Palais France Paris 1,459,371 (2024)[39]
(51) National Folk Museum of Korea Korea Seoul 1,443,298 (2024)[40]
(53) Louvre Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 1,422,021 (2024)[39]
(54) National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Japan Tokyo 1,367,385 (2024)[41]
(55) Gyeongju National Museum South Korea Gyeongju 1,357,552 (2024)[42]
(56) Doge's Palace Italy Venice 1,333,314 (2024)[43]
(57) Art Institute of Chicago United States Chicago 1,324,241 (2024)[44]
(58) Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Spain Bilbao 1,301,343 (2024)[45]
(59) Getty Center United States Los Angeles 1,301,332 (2024)[46]
(60) Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) France Marseille 1,300,000 (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 [[São Paulo|Brazil São Paulo]] 1,195,935

(2025)[1]

(64) Musée du quai Branly France Paris 1,270,000 (2024)[48]
(64) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1,234,872 (2024)[49]
(65) Tate Britain United Kingdom London 1,226,872 (2024)[50]
(66) Moscow Kremlin Museums Russia Moscow 1,214,851 (2024)[51]
(67) Louis Vuitton Foundation France Paris 1,208,173 (2024)[52]
(68) Musée de l'Orangerie France Paris 1,198,694 [53]
(69) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum United Kingdom Glasgow 1,182,204 (2024) [54]
(70) Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens United States San Marino, California 1,152,416 (2024)[55]
(71) Palazzo Reale, Milan Italy Milan 1,150,282 (2024)[56]
(72) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa New Zealand Wellington 1,146,954 (2024)[57]
(73) Museu Picasso Spain Barcelona 1,128,140 (2024)[58]
(74) Royal Ontario Museum Canada Toronto 1,114,325 (2024) [59] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(76) Albertina Austria Vienna 1,069,500 (2024)[60] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(77) National Gallery of Ireland Republic of Ireland Dublin 1,058,259 (2024)[61]
(78) Tel Aviv Museum of Art Israel Tel Aviv 1,057,362 (2024)[62]
(79) Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1,043,620 (2024) {[63]
(80) Museo Egizio Italy Turin 1,036,689 (2024) [64]
(81) GES-2 (Moscow) Russia Moscow 1,001,019 (2024)[65]
(82) Istanbul Modern Turkey Istanbul 989,617 (2024) [66]
(83) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston United States Boston 988,911 (2024)[67]
(84) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Spain Madrid 951,821 (2024)[68]

(85) CaixaForum Madrid Spain Madrid 947,642 (2024)[69]

(86) National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Norway Oslo 946,000 (2024)[70]
(87) Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom Oxford 942,692 (2024)[71]
(88) Hong Kong Palace Museum Hong Kong Hong Kong 911,548 (2024) [39]
(89) Palazzo Pitti Italy Florence 909,020 (2024)[72]
(90) Whitney Museum United States New York City 888,816 (2024)[73]
(91) Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States Los Angeles 873,825 (2024)[74]
(92) Israel Museum Israel Jerusalem 855,157 (2024)[75]
(93) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston United States Houston 854,684 (2024)[76]
(94) Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) SpainBarcelona 854,496 (2024)[77]
(95) Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park United States Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan 851,626 (2024)[38]
(96) The Broad United States Los Angeles 846,500 (2024)[78]
(97) Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico Mexico City 837,124 (2024)[79]
(98) Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Australia Sydney 833,699 (2024)[80]
(99) Imperial War Museum United Kingdom London 810,497 (2024)[81]
(100) Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo Brazil São Paulo 810,444 (2024)[82]

See also

  • List of most-visited museums
  • List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom
  • List of most-visited museums in the United States
  • List of most-visited museums in France
  • List of most visited palaces and monuments
  • List of most-visited museums by region
  • List of art museums
  • List of largest art museums
  • List of national galleries
  • List of single-artist museums

Notes

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