"It's an astonishingly fun, joyful day out and it's free. Even in a cost of living crisis, it's clear that the last thing that people are prepared to sacrifice are day visits and spending special time with special people in special places."
"The popularity of the NHM's Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery, which explores solutions to the climate crisis and received more than 2 million visitors, was another reason visits increased for the third year in a row."
"Most of the top 10 struggled to get anywhere near their pre-Covid numbers from 2019, a bumper year for museums and galleries caused by a healthy economy and a staycation trend."
The Natural History Museum in London achieved record-breaking visitor numbers in 2025, attracting 7.1 million people and surpassing all previous UK museum and gallery records. This 13% year-on-year increase was attributed to renovated outdoor spaces, free entry, and the popular Fixing Our Broken Planet gallery focused on climate solutions, which drew over 2 million visitors independently. The British Museum ranked second with 6.4 million visits, followed by Crown Estate Windsor, Tate Modern, and the National Gallery. Despite the NHM's success, most top-ranked institutions experienced slight declines compared to the previous year, with many still struggling to reach pre-pandemic 2019 visitor levels. The modest overall growth reflects ongoing financial pressures on cultural institutions during the cost of living crisis.
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