Attendance at the Louvre in Paris, the most visited art museum worldwide, bounced back in 2022, following a sharp drop with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the number of visitors at the renowned museum totaled over 7.7 million in 2022, denoting a decline of around 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, the Vatican Museums and British Museum followed on the ranking in 2022, welcoming roughly 5.1 million and 4.1 million visitors, respectively.
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the number of visitors at leading art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions)
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The Art Newspaper. (March 27, 2023). Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the number of visitors at leading art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225913/covid-19-impact-on-art-museums-attendance/
The Art Newspaper. "Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the number of visitors at leading art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. March 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225913/covid-19-impact-on-art-museums-attendance/
The Art Newspaper. (2023). Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the number of visitors at leading art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225913/covid-19-impact-on-art-museums-attendance/
The Art Newspaper. "Impact of The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic on The Number of Visitors at Leading Art Museums Worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225913/covid-19-impact-on-art-museums-attendance/
The Art Newspaper, Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the number of visitors at leading art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225913/covid-19-impact-on-art-museums-attendance/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the number of visitors at leading art museums worldwide from 2019 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], The Art Newspaper, March 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225913/covid-19-impact-on-art-museums-attendance/