"More than 200 million visits were made to the top 100 museums in our list-still a little off the 230 million recorded in 2019, but a long way from the 54 million in 2020."
"The National Gallery had the ignominious position of being the institution that had lost the most visitors in absolute terms from its pre-Covid high-almost 3 million of them."
"Numbers have gone up since the re-opening, and the museum finished up on nearly 4.2 million for 2025. That is about 30% up on the previous year, but still 30% down on 2019."
The Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted museum attendance, with a sharp decline in 2020. By 2025, attendance at art museums is rebounding, with over 200 million visits to the top 100 museums. New museums have opened successfully, particularly in the Middle East and East Asia. However, some established museums, like London's National Gallery, continue to face challenges, with visitor numbers still 30% lower than in 2019 despite a 30% increase from the previous year after reopening.
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