Attendance at museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in England roughly doubled in 2022/2023 compared to the previous fiscal year. Despite the sharp annual increase, the number of visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England remained below the figures recorded before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reaching around 35.1 million between April 2022 and March 2023.
Total number of visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Data include all museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). These include: British Museum, Museum of the Home, Horniman Museum, Imperial War Museums, National Coal Mining Museum, National Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, National Portrait Gallery, Natural History Museum, Royal Armouries, Royal Museums Greenwich, Science Museum Group, Sir John Soane’s Museum, Tate Gallery Group, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Wallace Collection.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (March 14, 2024). Total number of visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422363/sponsored-museum-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Total number of visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422363/sponsored-museum-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2024). Total number of visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422363/sponsored-museum-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Total Number of Visitors to Dcms-sponsored Museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422363/sponsored-museum-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Total number of visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422363/sponsored-museum-visitor-numbers-england-uk/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Total number of visitors to DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422363/sponsored-museum-visitor-numbers-england-uk/
