The number of visits to the National Museum of Scotland was significantly lower in 2020 and 2021 over the previous years due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While the visitor volume to that cultural institution reached a total of 2.2 million in 2019, it dropped sharply to 444 thousand in 2020, then rose to 661 thousand in 2021. Although the figure reported in 2021 stayed way below pre-pandemic levels, the National Museum of Scotland was the
Number of visits to the National Museum of Scotland in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Visitor attractions in the United Kingdom (UK)
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Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. (March 18, 2022). Number of visits to the National Museum of Scotland in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586826/national-museum-of-scotland-visitor-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. "Number of visits to the National Museum of Scotland in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586826/national-museum-of-scotland-visitor-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. (2022). Number of visits to the National Museum of Scotland in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586826/national-museum-of-scotland-visitor-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. "Number of Visits to The National Museum of Scotland in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586826/national-museum-of-scotland-visitor-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, Number of visits to the National Museum of Scotland in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586826/national-museum-of-scotland-visitor-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Number of visits to the National Museum of Scotland in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, March 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/586826/national-museum-of-scotland-visitor-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/