This statistic shows the share of art museums which charge admission, have free admission or have suggested donations in the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2017. Of the 212 museums surveyed, 61 percent charged admission in 2017.
Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017
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Association of Art Museum Directors. (September 5, 2018). Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500650/art-museums-with-paid-admission-in-north-america/
Association of Art Museum Directors. "Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017." Chart. September 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500650/art-museums-with-paid-admission-in-north-america/
Association of Art Museum Directors. (2018). Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500650/art-museums-with-paid-admission-in-north-america/
Association of Art Museum Directors. "Art Museums by Type of Admission/Donation Fee in North America in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500650/art-museums-with-paid-admission-in-north-america/
Association of Art Museum Directors, Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500650/art-museums-with-paid-admission-in-north-america/ (last visited September 22, 2023)
Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017 [Graph], Association of Art Museum Directors, September 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500650/art-museums-with-paid-admission-in-north-america/