Italian museums, museum visitors grow by 7.8 percent

According to data released by Mibac, in the first five months of 2018 the number of visitors to museums increased by 7.8 percent compared to the same period last year, with a 23.4 percent increase in revenue. Between January and May, 21,420,555 visitors were registered, generating revenues of 87,877,266 euros.

Mibac also provides a ranking of the regions with the best increases: Liguria is in first place with +37.1 percent admissions, followed byUmbria with a 29.1 percent increase in visitors, and in third place is Marche with a 21 percent increase.

As for the change between 2017 and 2018 in average admissions for each region, on the other hand, according to the findings of the Mibac statistics office, a far more than substantial increase is recorded in Umbria with +258.78 percent. In second place is Liguria, with +95.39 percent, and closing the podium is Tuscany with +60.91 percent. First in terms of absolute number of visitors is confirmed as Lazio with 9,916,926 admissions to state-owned cultural sites, followed by Campania with 3,603,754 tickets detached and Tuscany with 2,989,362.

Pictured is the ballroom of the Royal Palace in Genoa.

Italian museums, museum visitors grow by 7.8 percent

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