The World’s 10 Most-Visited Museums Have Been Revealed
An essential part of any holiday, the world’s most-visited museums have been revealed for another year. Determined by a statistical analysis of average attendance from last year, the data comes from the Themed Entertainment Association, an international non-profit organisation working within the fields of hospitality and entertainment. The index counts a total of 107.8 million visitors to museums in total, a 1.3 million increase on the previous year.
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National Museum of China, Beijing
7,550,000 visitors
Image: Tagosaku / Flickr
National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC
7,500,000 visitors
Image: National Air and Space Museum
Louvre, Paris
7,400,000 visitors
Image: Musee du Louvre / Facebook
National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
7,100,000 visitors
Image: Dave Dugdale / Flickr
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
6,700,000 visitors
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / Facebook
British Museum, London
6,420,000 visitors
Image: Paul Hudson / Flickr
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai
6,316,000 visitors
Image: Harald Groven / Flickr
National Gallery, London
6,263,000 visitors
Image: National Gallery / Facebook
Vatican Museums, Vatican City
6,067,000 visitors
Image: Vincente Villamon / Flickr
Tate Modern, London
5,839,000 visitors
Image: Tate / Facebook
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