A survey conducted in the United States since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic showed that public comfort levels with visiting museums improved significantly from April 2020 to June 2022. While only 15 percent of respondents were comfortable visiting a museum at the end of April 2020, this figure rose to 69 percent as of June 20, 2022.
Share of adults who would feel comfortable going to a museum in the United States from April 2020 to June 2022
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Statistics on Museums in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Museum industry market size in the U.S. 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Businesses in the museum industry in the U.S. 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Employees in the museum industry in the U.S. 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Wages in the museum industry in the U.S. 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Leading charity-based cultural institutions in the U.S. 2020-2021, by revenue
Funding
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Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Public comfort level with visiting a museum in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on attendance at leading art museums worldwide 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of museums in North America 2020-2021, by operational status
- Premium Statistic Share of museums that laid-off staff during COVID-19 in the U.S. 2021
Digitalization
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Smithsonian museums
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- Premium Statistic Federal appropriations to Smithsonian museums and institutions 2003-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of visits to Smithsonian museums and institutions in the U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Most visited Smithsonian museums and institutions in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the National Museum of Natural History in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the Smithsonian American Art Museum (With the Renwick Gallery) 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Visits to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in the U.S. 2001-2021
Art museums and galleries
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- Basic Statistic Share of art museum staff in North America 2015-2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Gender distribution of art museum staff in North America 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Revenue, support, and transfers of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic Operating expenses of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2018-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue and support of the MoMA in New York 2021-2022, by source
- Basic Statistic Revenue and support of the Art Institute of Chicago 2020-2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. 2007-2021
Museum visitors
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- Premium Statistic Event ticket bookings by event in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Americans who booked tickets for museums / art exhibitions 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of museum visitors in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of museum-goers visiting a museum in the U.S. 2020-2022, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Favorite activities when visiting a museum in the U.S. 2017-2022
Further related statistics
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- Share of website visits of non-national museums in England 2021-2022, by museum size
- Number of visitors to the British Museum in London, England 2011-2022
- Number of visitors to the Natural History Museum in London, England 2011-2022
- Occupancy levels at non-national museums in England 2021-2022, by museum size
- Public comfort level with visiting a museum in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Number of visitors to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Income from admissions of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Share of Italians who did not visit any museum or exhibition 2020-2021, by age
- Fundraising income of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Museum and gallery attendance in England 2005-2022
- Number of State museum visitors in Italy 2019-2021, by region
- Museum and gallery attendance in England 2021-2022, by age
- Museum and gallery attendance frequency in England 2021-2022
- COVID-19 impact on income of museum staff in the U.S. 2021
- Employees in the museum industry in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Businesses in the museum industry in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Number of educational visits to government funded museums in England 2019-2022
- Overseas visitors to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Trading income of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Museum visitors who would recommend a visit to funded museums in England 2021-2022
- Main measures introduced by visitor attractions due to COVID-19 in England 2020
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Morning Consult. (June 22, 2022). Share of adults who would feel comfortable going to a museum in the United States from April 2020 to June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357232/public-comfort-level-visiting-museum-united-states/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults who would feel comfortable going to a museum in the United States from April 2020 to June 2022." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357232/public-comfort-level-visiting-museum-united-states/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of adults who would feel comfortable going to a museum in the United States from April 2020 to June 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357232/public-comfort-level-visiting-museum-united-states/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults Who Would Feel Comfortable Going to a Museum in The United States from April 2020 to June 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357232/public-comfort-level-visiting-museum-united-states/
Morning Consult, Share of adults who would feel comfortable going to a museum in the United States from April 2020 to June 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357232/public-comfort-level-visiting-museum-united-states/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Share of adults who would feel comfortable going to a museum in the United States from April 2020 to June 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357232/public-comfort-level-visiting-museum-united-states/