The number of visitors to historical and archaeological museums in Germany decreased in 2019 over the previous year. Overall, roughly 21.7 million people visited such cultural institutions in 2019, whereas the number of visitors to historical and archaeological museums peaked at nearly 22.4 million in 2018. Meanwhile, art galleries attracted almost 20 million visitors in 2019.
Number of visitors to museums in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by museum type
(in 1,000s)
*Collective museums and those with several museums in one building. Museums that could not provide information on visits or were closed are not included in the statistic. Figures have been rounded.
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Institut für Museumsforschung. (March 26, 2021). Number of visitors to museums in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by museum type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/673398/museum-visitors-by-museum-type-germany/
Institut für Museumsforschung. "Number of visitors to museums in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by museum type (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673398/museum-visitors-by-museum-type-germany/
Institut für Museumsforschung. (2021). Number of visitors to museums in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by museum type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673398/museum-visitors-by-museum-type-germany/
Institut für Museumsforschung. "Number of Visitors to Museums in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by Museum Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673398/museum-visitors-by-museum-type-germany/
Institut für Museumsforschung, Number of visitors to museums in Germany from 2015 to 2019, by museum type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673398/museum-visitors-by-museum-type-germany/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
