The Louvre confirms itself as the most visited museum of 2016

by Redazione , published on 29/03/2017
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The Louvre is confirmed as the most visited museum in the world in 2016. It is followed by the Metropolitan in New York and the British Museum in London. Here are the top 10.

Despite a drop of as many as 1.2 million visitors compared to 2015 (international terrorism fears weighed in), the Louvre remains the most visited museum in the world in 2016, with 7.4 million visitors (down from 8.6 in 2015). The ranking of the world’s most visited museums was published today by art magazine The Art Newspaper. The podium is rounded out by the Metropolitan in New York (7,006,859 visitors) and the British Museum in London (6,420,395), which reverse the positions they won last year. As usual, no Italian museums in the top 10: the size of our institutions cannot compete with those of their international counterparts. In fifth place, however, are the Vatican Museums (losing one place compared to 2015, when they were fourth). Below is the top 10:

Pos.MuseumCity / CountryVisitors 2016
1. Louvre Paris (FRA) 7.400.000
2. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (USA) 7.006.859
3. British Museum London (ENG) 6.420.395
4. National Gallery London (ENG) 6.262.839
5. Vatican Museums Vatican City (VAT) 6.066.649
6. Tate Modern London (ENG) 5.839.197
7. National Palace Museum Taipei (TWN) 4.665.725
8. National Gallery of Art Washington (USA) 4.261.391
9. Hermitage St. Petersburg (RUS) 4.119.103
10. Reina Sofía Madrid (ESP) 3.646.598

Source: The Art Newspaper

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The Louvre confirms itself as the most visited museum of 2016
The Louvre confirms itself as the most visited museum of 2016


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