This is a list of the most visited museums in each region in 2022, based upon the annual reports of museum attendance from the Art Newspaper Review, and from official national sources. If 2022 figures are not available, earlier figures are shown, with the year indicated.
Australia and New Zealand | |||||||
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Name | Country flag, city | Visitors per year | Year reported | ||||
National Gallery of Victoria |
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1,580,303 | 2022 [21] | ||||
National Gallery of Australia |
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1,021,983 | 2022 [22] | ||||
Museum of New Zealand |
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863,129 | 2022 [23] | ||||
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art |
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271,030 | 2020 [24] | ||||
Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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548,190 | 2020 [24] | ||||
Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
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1,316,000 | 2016 [25] | ||||
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia |
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1,206,000 | 2017 [19] |
Europe - Top museums by number of visitors in 2022 | |||||||
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Name | Country flag, city | Visitors per year | Year reported | ||||
Louvre |
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7,726,321 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Vatican Museums |
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5,080,866 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Natural History Museum |
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4,654,608 | 2022 [27] | ||||
Tate Modern |
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3,883,160 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Musée d'Orsay |
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3,270,182 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Centre Pompidou |
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3,009,570 | 2022 [26] | ||||
National Gallery |
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2,727,119 | 2022 [26] | ||||
State Hermitage Museum |
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2,651,688 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Museo del Prado |
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2,456,724 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Victoria and Albert Museum |
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2,370,261 | 2022 [26] | ||||
London Science Museum |
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2,324,580 | 2022 [28] | ||||
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie |
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1,992,823 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Tretyakov Gallery |
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1,910,000 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Galleria degli Uffizi |
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1,721,637 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Reina Sofía |
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1,318,823 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Rijksmuseum |
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1,766,084 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Galleria dell'Accademia |
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1,428,369 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Van Gogh Museum |
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1,364,023 | 2022 [26] |
South America | |||||||||
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Name | Country flag, city | Visitors per year | Year reported | ||||||
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil |
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1,474,825 | 2023 [43] | ||||||
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil |
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1,323,034 | 2023 [43] | ||||||
Museu Nacional da Republica |
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935,168 | 2017 [19] | ||||||
Instituto Tomie Othake |
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895,769 | 2017 [19] | ||||||
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo |
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880,000 | 2023 [44] | ||||||
Museu do Ipiranga |
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655,759 | 2023 [45] | ||||||
São Paulo Museum of Art |
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530,235 | 2023 [46] | ||||||
Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires |
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515,000 | 2023 [47] |
This is a list of the most visited museums in each region in 2022, based upon the annual reports of museum attendance from the Art Newspaper Review, and from official national sources. If 2022 figures are not available, earlier figures are shown, with the year indicated.
Australia and New Zealand | |||||||
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Name | Country flag, city | Visitors per year | Year reported | ||||
National Gallery of Victoria |
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1,580,303 | 2022 [21] | ||||
National Gallery of Australia |
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1,021,983 | 2022 [22] | ||||
Museum of New Zealand |
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863,129 | 2022 [23] | ||||
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art |
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271,030 | 2020 [24] | ||||
Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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548,190 | 2020 [24] | ||||
Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
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1,316,000 | 2016 [25] | ||||
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia |
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1,206,000 | 2017 [19] |
Europe - Top museums by number of visitors in 2022 | |||||||
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Name | Country flag, city | Visitors per year | Year reported | ||||
Louvre |
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7,726,321 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Vatican Museums |
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5,080,866 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Natural History Museum |
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4,654,608 | 2022 [27] | ||||
Tate Modern |
![]() |
3,883,160 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Musée d'Orsay |
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3,270,182 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Centre Pompidou |
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3,009,570 | 2022 [26] | ||||
National Gallery |
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2,727,119 | 2022 [26] | ||||
State Hermitage Museum |
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2,651,688 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Museo del Prado |
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2,456,724 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Victoria and Albert Museum |
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2,370,261 | 2022 [26] | ||||
London Science Museum |
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2,324,580 | 2022 [28] | ||||
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie |
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1,992,823 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Tretyakov Gallery |
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1,910,000 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Galleria degli Uffizi |
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1,721,637 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Reina Sofía |
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1,318,823 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Rijksmuseum |
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1,766,084 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Galleria dell'Accademia |
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1,428,369 | 2022 [26] | ||||
Van Gogh Museum |
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1,364,023 | 2022 [26] |
South America | |||||||||
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Name | Country flag, city | Visitors per year | Year reported | ||||||
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil |
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1,474,825 | 2023 [43] | ||||||
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil |
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1,323,034 | 2023 [43] | ||||||
Museu Nacional da Republica |
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935,168 | 2017 [19] | ||||||
Instituto Tomie Othake |
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895,769 | 2017 [19] | ||||||
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo |
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880,000 | 2023 [44] | ||||||
Museu do Ipiranga |
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655,759 | 2023 [45] | ||||||
São Paulo Museum of Art |
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530,235 | 2023 [46] | ||||||
Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires |
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515,000 | 2023 [47] |