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This is a list of the most-visited art museums. The primary source for 2025 figures is The Art Newspaper, whose most recent annual survey was published in March 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

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Rank in 2025 [2]MuseumCountry and cityVisitors annuallyImage
(1)LouvreImage France, Paris9,046,000 (2025)[3] Image
(2)Vatican MuseumsImage Vatican City6,933,822 (2025)[4] Image
(3)National Museum of KoreaImage South Korea, Seoul6,507,483 (2025)[4] National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
(4)British MuseumImage United Kingdom, London6,440,120 (2025)[4] The British Museum, London, England
(5)Metropolitan Museum of ArtImage United States, New York City5,984,091 (2025)[5] Image
(6)State Russian MuseumImage Russia, Saint Petersburg5,087,276 (2025)[6]Image
(7)National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)Image Mexico, Mexico City5,048,893 (2025)[7]National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
(8)Tate ModernImage United Kingdom, London4,514,266 (2025)[8]Image
(9)Shanghai Museum East (opened 2024)Image China, Shanghai4,234,046 (2024)[4]Image
(10)National Gallery of ArtImage United States, Washington, D.C.3,936,543 (2024)[4] Image
(11)Musée d'OrsayImage France, Paris3,751,141 (2024)[4][9] The Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
(12)State Hermitage MuseumImage Russia, Saint Petersburg3,846,375 (2025)[4] Image
(13)Victoria and Albert MuseumImage United Kingdom, London3,525,700 (2024)[10]Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
(14)Museo del PradoImage Spain, Madrid3,457,057 (2024)[11] Image
(15)Pompidou CenterImage France, Paris3,204,369 (2024)[4]The Centre Pompidou in Paris
(16)National GalleryImage United Kingdom, London3,203,451 (2024)[4][12][13] The National Gallery, London, England
(17)Wawel CastleImage Poland, Kraków3,100,000 (2024)[14]Image
(18)Somerset HouseImage United Kingdom, London3,074,736 (2024)[15] Somerset House, London, England
(19)Uffizi GalleryImage Italy, Florence2,735,335 (2024)[16]l
(20)Museum of Modern ArtImage United States, New York City2,657,377 (2024)[4]Image
(21)M+Image Hong Kong2,612,691 (2024)[4]Image
(22)Tretyakov GalleryImage Russia, Moscow3,075,976 (2025)[4] Image
(23)RijksmuseumImage Netherlands, Amsterdam2,500,000 (2024)[4] Image
(24)teamLab Planets TOKYOImage Japan, Tokyo2,436,870 (2024)[4] Image
(25)Tokyo National MuseumImage Japan, Tokyo2,436,368 (2024)[4] Image
(26)Art Gallery of New South WalesImage Australia, Sydney2,369,339 (2024)[17]Image
(27)Shanghai Museum on People's SquareImage China, Shanghai

2,344,582 (2024)[18]

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(28)National Museum of ScotlandImage United Kingdom, Edinburgh2,314,974 (2024)[19]Image
(29)NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria)Image Australia, Melbourne2,287,575 (2024),[20]Image
(30)Museo SoumayaImage Mexico, Mexico City2,282,933 (2024)[21]Image
(31)Royal Castle, WarsawImage Poland, Warsaw2,148,850 (2024)[22]Image
(32)National Gallery SingaporeImage Singapore2,040,481 (2024)[23]Image
(33)Acropolis MuseumImage Greece, Athens2,000,212 (2024)[24]Image
(34)Scottish National GalleryImage United Kingdom, Edinburgh1,999,196 (2024)[25]Image
(35)Tokyo Metropolitan Art MuseumImage Japan, Tokyo1,994,080 (2024)[26] Image
(36)Kunsthistorisches MuseumImage Austria, Vienna1,954,269 (2024)[27]Image
(37)National Palace MuseumImage Taiwan, Taipei1,874,994 (2024)[28]Image
(38)National Museum in KrakówImage Poland, Kraków1,859,484 (2024)[29]Image
(39)Van Gogh MuseumImage Netherlands, Amsterdam1,840,000 [30]Image
(40)National Art Center, TokyoImage Japan, Tokyo1,755,036 (2024)[31] Image
(41) Hong Kong Museum of Art Image Hong Kong 1,763, 400 (2024)[32] Image
(42)National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul branch)Image South Korea, Seoul1,655,834 (2024)[33]Image
(43)National Museum of African-American History and Culture (Smithsonian Institution)Image United States, Washington, D.C.1,600,000 (2024)[34]Image
(44) National Portrait Gallery Image United Kingdom, London 1,578,065 (2024)[35] Image
(45)Pushkin MuseumImage Russia, Moscow1,551,628 (2024)[4] Image
(46)Museo Reina SofíaImage Spain, Madrid1,537,105 (2024)[36] Image
(47)National Museum of WarsawImage Poland, Warsaw1,500,655 (2024)[37] Image[38]
(48)Upper BelvedereImage Austria, Vienna1,484,222 (2024)[39]Image
(50)Petit PalaisImage France, Paris1,459,371 (2024)[39]Image
(51)National Folk Museum of KoreaImage Korea, Seoul1,443,298 (2024)[40]Image
(53)Louvre Abu DhabiImage United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi1,422,021 (2024)[39]Image
(54)National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Image Japan, Tokyo1,367,385 (2024)[41]Image
(55)Gyeongju National MuseumImage South Korea, Gyeongju1,357,552 (2024)[42]Image
(56)Doge's PalaceImage Italy, Venice1,333,314 (2024)[43]Image
(57)Art Institute of ChicagoImage United States, Chicago1,324,241 (2024)[44]Image
(58)Guggenheim Museum BilbaoImage Spain, Bilbao1,301,343 (2024)[45]Image
(59)Getty CenterImage United States, Los Angeles1,301,332 (2024)[46]Image
(60)Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM)Image France, Marseille1,300,000 (2024)
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(61-62)Donald W. Reynolds Center
(contains two museums, the National Portrait Gallery and
Smithsonian American Art Museum)		Image United States, Washington D.C.1,273,450 (2024)[47]Image
(63) São Paulo Museum of Art Image Brazil, São Paulo 1,195,935

(2025)[1]

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(64)Musée du quai BranlyImage France, Paris1,270,000 (2024)[48]Image
(64)Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilImage Brazil, Rio de Janeiro1,234,872 (2024)[49]Image
(65)Tate BritainImage United Kingdom, London1,226,872 (2024)[50]Image
(66)Moscow Kremlin MuseumsImage Russia, Moscow1,214,851 (2024)[51]Image
(67)Louis Vuitton FoundationImage France, Paris1,208,173 (2024)[52]Image
(68)Musée de l'OrangerieImage France, Paris1,198,694 [53] Image
(69)Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumImage United Kingdom, Glasgow1,182,204 (2024)[54]Image
(70)Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical GardensImage United States, San Marino, California1,152,416 (2024)[55]Image
(71)Palazzo Reale, MilanImage Italy, Milan1,150,282 (2024)[56]Image
(72)Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaImage New Zealand, Wellington1,146,954 (2024)[57]Image
(73)Museu PicassoImage Spain, Barcelona1,128,140 (2024)[58] Image
(74)Royal Ontario MuseumImage Canada, Toronto1,114,325 (2024)[59] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(76)AlbertinaImage Austria, Vienna1,069,500 (2024)[60] The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
(77)National Gallery of IrelandImage Ireland, Dublin1,058,259 (2024)[61]Image
(78)Tel Aviv Museum of ArtImage Israel, Tel Aviv1,057,362 (2024)[62]Image
(79)Centro Cultural Banco do BrasilImage Brazil, Rio de Janeiro1,043,620 (2024) {[63]Image
(80)Museo EgizioImage Italy, Turin1,036,689 (2024)[64]Image
(81)GES-2 (Moscow)Image Russia, Moscow1,001,019 (2024)[65]Image
(82)Istanbul ModernImage Turkey, Istanbul989,617 (2024)[66]Image
(83)Museum of Fine Arts, BostonImage United States, Boston1,055,981 (2025)[67]Image
(84)Thyssen-Bornemisza MuseumImage Spain, Madrid951,821 (2024)[68]

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(85)CaixaForum MadridImage Spain, Madrid947,642 (2024)[69]

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(86)National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignImage Norway, Oslo946,000 (2024)[70]Image
(87)Ashmolean MuseumImage United Kingdom, Oxford942,692 (2024)[71]Image
(88)Hong Kong Palace MuseumImage Hong Kong911,548 (2024)[39]Image
(89)Palazzo PittiImage Italy, Florence909,020 (2024)[72]Image
(90)Whitney MuseumImage United States, New York City888,816 (2024)[73]Image
(91)Los Angeles County Museum of ArtImage United States, Los Angeles873,825 (2024)[74]Image
(92)Israel MuseumImage Israel, Jerusalem855,157 (2024)[75]Image
(93)Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonImage United States, Houston854,684 (2024)[76]Image
(94)Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)Image Spain, Barcelona854,496 (2024)[77]Image
(95)Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture ParkImage United States, Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan851,626 (2024)[38]Image
(96)The BroadImage United States, Los Angeles846,500 (2024)[78]Image
(97) Palacio de Bellas Artes Image Mexico, Mexico City 837,124 (2024)[79] Image
(98)Museum of Contemporary Art AustraliaImage Australia, Sydney833,699 (2024)[80]Image
(99)Imperial War MuseumImage United Kingdom, London810,497 (2024)[81]Image
(100)Pinacoteca do Estado de São PauloImage Brazil, São Paulo810,444 (2024)[82]Image
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The 100 most popular art museums in the world in 2022, divided by countries and continents.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. 1 2 Cheshire, Lee; Goukassian, Elena (31 March 2026). "Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Per "Art Newspaper" April 2026
  3. ↑ “ Le Quotidien de L'Art”, 5 April 2026
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "The world's most-visited museums 2024: normality returns—for some". The Art Newspaper. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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  9. ↑ Club innovation-culture.fr, 10 April 2025
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  11. ↑ The Art Newspaper, April 2025
  12. ↑ "Latest Visitor Figures (2024)". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Press releases | Press and media | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Art Newspaper, April 2025
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  38. 1 2 "The 100 most popular art museums in the world—blockbusters, bots and bounce-backs". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
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  46. ↑ "Art Newspaper" survey, April 2025
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