museums charging for general admission, with only 8 percent stating that admissions had a positive impact.
This statistic shows the results of a survey into the impact of not charging for admissions to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Museums generally stated that not charging for general admissions had a positive impact on the number of visitors. The mix and diversity of visitors was also considered to have had a generally positive impact for the majority of museums surveyed. The same couldn't be said for Impact of not charging for general admissions according to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016
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Statistics on Museums in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Leading countries worldwide with the highest number of museums 2021
- Premium Statistic Attendance at most visited museums worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading museums by highest attendance worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of museum enterprises in the UK 2019-2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Monthly revenue of libraries, museums, and cultural services in the UK 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Cultural products international consumers associated with the UK 2022
Workforce
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- Premium Statistic Cultural sector's employment in the UK 2020-2022, by industry
- Basic Statistic Museum, gallery, and library industry's employment in the UK 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of museum enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019-2022, by employees
- Basic Statistic Share of management staff in ACE funded museums in England 2021-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gender pay gap of museums and galleries in the UK April 2021
Income and funding
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- Premium Statistic Income from admissions of government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Income from admissions of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Trading income of government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Trading income of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Fundraising income of government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Fundraising income of government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Arts Council England subsidies 2019-2022, by industry
Museum attendance
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- Premium Statistic Total number of visitors to government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of visitors to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Total number of overseas visitors to government funded museums in England 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Overseas visitors to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Share of UK and overseas visitors to government funded museums in England 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of educational visits to government funded museums in England 2019-2022
- Basic Statistic Leading free visitor attractions in Scotland 2019-2022, by attendance
- Premium Statistic Number of visits to national museums in Wales 2016-2021
Visitor demographics and attitudes
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- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2021-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2021-2022, by Acorn classification
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance in England 2021-2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Museum and gallery attendance frequency in England 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Museum visitors who would recommend a visit to funded museums in England 2021-2022
Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Share of attractions fully closed due to COVID-19 in England 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Percentage change in tourist attraction admissions in England 2020-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Growth rate of visitor attractions' gross revenue in England 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Occupancy levels at non-national museums in England 2021-2022, by museum size
- Premium Statistic Median economic impact of non-national museums in England 2019-2022
Digitalization
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- Premium Statistic Share of visitor attractions communicating digitally in England 2020-2021, by channel
- Premium Statistic Share of museums and galleries communicating digitally in England 2021, by channel
- Premium Statistic Number of website visits to government funded museums in England 2019-2022, by museum
- Premium Statistic Share of website visits of non-national museums in England 2021-2022, by museum size
Further related statistics
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- Museums: impact of charging general admission fees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Museums: impact of not charging special exhibition fees in the UK 2016
- Museum average admission fees in the United Kingdom 2016, by museum size
- Museum admission charging and pricing policies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Changes to general admission charging policies of museums in the UK 2016
- Museums: average admission fee in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Share of art museums with admission fees in North America 2017
- Adult admission price to leading theme parks in Germany 2018
- Leading art exhibitions held in New York in 2013, by number of daily visitors
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- Changes to general admission charging policies of museums in the UK 2016
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Association of Independent Museums . (April 17, 2017). Impact of not charging for general admissions according to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696994/museum-admission-fees-impact-of-not-charging-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Independent Museums . "Impact of not charging for general admissions according to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016." Chart. April 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696994/museum-admission-fees-impact-of-not-charging-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Independent Museums . (2017). Impact of not charging for general admissions according to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696994/museum-admission-fees-impact-of-not-charging-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Independent Museums . "Impact of Not Charging for General Admissions According to Museums in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696994/museum-admission-fees-impact-of-not-charging-united-kingdom-uk/
Association of Independent Museums , Impact of not charging for general admissions according to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696994/museum-admission-fees-impact-of-not-charging-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Impact of not charging for general admissions according to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016 [Graph], Association of Independent Museums , April 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696994/museum-admission-fees-impact-of-not-charging-united-kingdom-uk/