Attendance at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. increased by roughly 134 percent in 2021 over the previous year. Overall, the museum welcomed around 1.71 million visitors in 2021, up from 730 thousand guests in 2020.
Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2021 (in millions)
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AECOM. (October 19, 2022). Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247430/yearly-visitors-to-the-national-gallery-of-art-in-washington/
AECOM. "Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. October 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247430/yearly-visitors-to-the-national-gallery-of-art-in-washington/
AECOM. (2022). Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247430/yearly-visitors-to-the-national-gallery-of-art-in-washington/
AECOM. "Number of Visitors to The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247430/yearly-visitors-to-the-national-gallery-of-art-in-washington/
AECOM, Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247430/yearly-visitors-to-the-national-gallery-of-art-in-washington/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Number of visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], AECOM, October 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247430/yearly-visitors-to-the-national-gallery-of-art-in-washington/