most visited Smithsonian museum in 2021.
The number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States rose in 2021 over the previous year, after falling sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2021, the number of visits to this institution totaled nearly one million. While the volume of visits increased by 72 percent from 2020, it remained way below pre-pandemic figures, since all Smithsonian museums in the U.S. stayed closed between March 2020 and May 2021 due to the health crisis. Overall, the National Museum of Natural History was the Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in millions)
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Smithsonian. (May 11, 2022). Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian. "Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. May 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian. (2022). Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian. "Number of Visits to The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in The United States from 2001 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/
Smithsonian, Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Number of visits to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Smithsonian, May 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/383020/number-of-visits-to-smithsonian-national-museum-of-natural-history/