Contents
- Museum attendance statistics in Québec: annual totals and museum types
- Museum attendance statistics in Québec: off-site admissions and regional recovery
- Museum attendance statistics in Italy: admissions by venue category and admission type
- Museum attendance statistics in France: museum totals and regional comparisons
- Museum attendance statistics in England: quarterly visits and comparison scope
- Sources
Museum attendance statistics in Québec: annual totals and museum types
Québec’s museum institutions recorded 12.4 million visits in 2024, up 3% from 12.0 million in 2023. The source defines these institutions as museums, interpretation sites and exhibition centres, so the total covers more than museums alone. Against the longer pre-pandemic reference period, 2024 visits remained 11% below the 2015–2019 average. The year-over-year increase and the gap against the five-year average describe different comparisons: the first measures change from 2023, while the second places 2024 against a multi-year baseline. Québec museum attendance release
Science museums remained the most visited museum type in Québec in 2024, with 3.9 million intramural admissions. “Intramural” means admissions to the institution’s on-site location. That amount exceeded the science-museum 2015–2019 average of 3.4 million, even though science attendance fell 5% from its 2023 figure of 4.1 million. These comparisons can coexist: the category’s latest annual count was below its prior year but above its pre-pandemic average. Québec museum attendance release
| Québec measure | Period | Reported attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Museum institutions: museums, interpretation sites and exhibition centres | 2024 | 12.4 million visits |
| Museum institutions | 2023 | 12.0 million visits |
| Science museums, on-site admissions | 2024 | 3.9 million |
| Science museums, on-site admissions | 2015–2019 average | 3.4 million |
| Science museums | 2023 | 4.1 million |
Source for all table figures: Québec museum attendance release
The total and science-museum figures use different scopes: the overall count includes three kinds of institutions, while the science figure concerns one museum category and on-site admissions. The release identifies science museums as the leading category by attendance, but the figures here do not provide a full attendance total for each museum type. Québec museum attendance release
Museum attendance statistics in Québec: off-site admissions and regional recovery
Québec counted 0.9 million admissions to off-site museum activities in 2024. These are admissions to exhibitions and activities held away from an institution’s property, a distinct measure from intramural admissions. The off-site figure was 20% below 2023 and 33% below the 2015–2019 average. Those percentages refer to the off-site activity series; they should not be read as changes in the 12.4 million total for museum institutions. Québec museum attendance release
Regional comparisons use on-site admissions in 2024 relative to each region’s 2015–2019 average. Laurentides was down 40%, Outaouais 27%, Capitale-Nationale 21%, Laval 21%, Lanaudière 20%, Abitibi-Témiscamingue 17%, Centre-du-Québec 15%, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 12%, Chaudière-Appalaches 9%, and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 9%. The source identifies Laurentides and Outaouais among the largest declines. These are percentage changes from regional averages, not attendance counts, and they do not show the absolute volume behind each region’s change. Québec museum attendance release
The regional picture also includes increases against the pre-pandemic reference. Mauricie’s on-site admissions were up 24% in 2024, and the combined Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec regions were up 18%, each measured against the 2015–2019 level. These gains sit alongside declines elsewhere, so a single regional percentage would conceal the variation described by the release. Québec museum attendance release
| Québec region | 2024 on-site admissions versus 2015–2019 average |
|---|---|
| Laurentides | −40% |
| Outaouais | −27% |
| Capitale-Nationale | −21% |
| Laval | −21% |
| Lanaudière | −20% |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | −17% |
| Centre-du-Québec | −15% |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | −12% |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | −9% |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | −9% |
| Mauricie | +24% |
| Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec, reported jointly | +18% |
Source for all table figures: Québec museum attendance release
Museum attendance statistics in Italy: admissions by venue category and admission type
Italy’s Ministry of Culture venues recorded 60,850,091 admissions in 2024. The corresponding 2023 figure was 57,730,502 tickets issued. The wording differs in the release—2024 is presented as admissions and 2023 as tickets issued—so the comparison is reported here with the source’s terms intact. The release also gives a rounded comparison of 54.8 million visitors in 2019 for state museums and archaeological parks. That historical figure uses a rounded amount and a stated scope that should remain attached to it. Italian Ministry of Culture release
The 2024 admission-type figures cover 299 fee-charging state cultural institutions and 154 free-entry institutions. At the 299 fee-charging venues, the release reports 31,764,116 paying visitors and 19,848,707 free admissions. At the 154 institutions described as free-entry, it reports 9,217,268 attendances. These are separate admission-type and institution-group figures; the source does not present them as one combined visitor total. Italian Ministry of Culture release
| Italian Ministry of Culture measure | Period | Reported figure |
|---|---|---|
| All reported venues | 2024 | 60,850,091 admissions |
| All reported venues | 2023 | 57,730,502 tickets issued |
| 299 fee-charging institutions: paying visitors | 2024 | 31,764,116 |
| 299 fee-charging institutions: free admissions | 2024 | 19,848,707 |
| 154 free-entry institutions: attendances | 2024 | 9,217,268 |
Source for all table figures: Italian Ministry of Culture release
The category breakdown offers another view of the 2024 activity. Museums recorded 18,743,830 admissions, while monuments and archaeological areas recorded 31,487,563. Museum circuits recorded 10,618,698 visitors. The release names these as venue categories or circuits; the counts should not be added together as if the categories were guaranteed to be mutually exclusive, or treated as subdivisions that fully reconcile to the overall total. Italian Ministry of Culture release
The 2019 reference is useful as a separately identified historical benchmark, not a current-year figure: Italy’s Ministry release says state museums and archaeological parks recorded 54.8 million visitors that year. Its scope and rounding differ from the exact 2024 total and from the admission-type breakdown, so direct precision comparisons are limited. Italian Ministry of Culture release
Museum attendance statistics in France: museum totals and regional comparisons
France’s Musées de France recorded 72.7 million admissions in 2024. This figure refers specifically to museums holding the Musées de France designation and is described as consolidated. It is therefore a defined museum group, rather than a count of every cultural venue or exhibition space in the country. French Ministry of Culture, Patrimostat 2026
For 2025, France’s national museums and exhibition venues had an estimated 32.8 million admissions. The Ministry describes this panel figure as an estimate subject to consolidation in 2026. It covers a different venue scope and period from the 2024 Musées de France figure, so the values are not a direct year-over-year series. French Ministry of Culture, Patrimostat 2026
The Galeries nationales du Grand Palais received nearly 822,000 visitors in 2025, identified as its first full operating year. The measure is for that venue and year; it is not an additional national total. French Ministry of Culture, Patrimostat 2026
| France measure | Period | Reported figure and scope |
|---|---|---|
| Musées de France | 2024 | 72.7 million admissions, consolidated |
| National museums and exhibition venues | 2025 | Estimated 32.8 million admissions, provisional |
| Galeries nationales du Grand Palais | 2025 | Nearly 822,000 visitors |
Source for all table figures: French Ministry of Culture, Patrimostat 2026
Regional changes in museum attendance from 2023 to 2024 were mixed. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes increased 7%, and Centre-Val de Loire increased 8%; Île-de-France decreased 2%. Each percentage describes the regional change in museum attendance over that comparison, rather than the region’s share of national admissions. The reported rates show direction and relative change but do not supply regional attendance totals in this dataset. French Ministry of Culture, Patrimostat 2026
Museum attendance statistics in England: quarterly visits and comparison scope
DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries in England recorded approximately 11.5 million visits between April and June 2026. This is a quarterly figure for the sponsored group, not a full-year count. The GOV.UK series is provisional and subject to revision, which matters when reading a recent quarter as a snapshot. GOV.UK museums and galleries monthly visits
For museums open in both April–June 2026 and the equivalent 2025 period, overall visits were 0.7% higher. For museums open in both April–June 2026 and the equivalent 2019 period, visits were 11.8% lower. Both figures are matched-site comparisons: venues not open during both periods are excluded. As a result, the percentages describe changes for the shared set of open museums, not a comparison between full-estate totals. GOV.UK museums and galleries monthly visits
The quarterly total and the matched-period percentages answer different questions. Approximately 11.5 million is the reported number of visits during the 2026 quarter for DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries; 0.7% and −11.8% describe how visits changed among sites open in both periods used for comparison. Keeping those scopes distinct avoids treating the matched-site results as changes in the entire sponsored estate. The release provides no separate full-estate comparison percentage in the checked figures. GOV.UK museums and galleries monthly visits