National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.
National Gallery of Art, East Building, Washington DC
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
National Museum of American History, Washington D.C.

This is a list of the most-visited museums in the United States in 2023 and 2022. It is based upon the statistics of the Smithsonian Instituion Newsroom (January 2024) and the annual survey of museum attendance by the Art Newspaper published in March 2023.

The figures in this survey show the diminishing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had caused all of the museums on the list to be closed for long periods of time, and which greatly reduced tourism to the United States. Attendance at the museums listed in the TEA-AECOM Museum Index published in 2023 showed an increase of 70 percent over 2019 levels, but was still only 60 percent of pre-COVID attendance.[1]

RankMuseumLocationVisitorsYear
(1)National Museum of Natural HistoryWashington, D.C.4,400,0002023[2]
(2)National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.3,256,4332022[1]
(3)Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City3,208,8322022[1]
(4)Museum of Modern ArtNew York City2,190,4402022[1]
(5)National Museum of American HistoryWashington, D.C.2,100,0002023[3]
(6)California Science CenterLos Angeles1,694,0002022 [1]
(7)Houston Museum of Natural ScienceHouston, Texas1,520,0002022[1]
(8)National Air and Space Museum (with Udvar-Hazy Center)Washington, D.C.3,100,0002023[4]
(9)Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver, Colorado1,151,0002022[1]
(10)Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, Illinois1,134,0002022[1]
(11)Museum of Science (Boston)Boston, Massachusetts1,123,0002022[1]
(12)Smithsonian American Art Museum (with Renwick Gallery)Washington, D.C.1,100,0002023 [5]
(13)National Museum of African American History and CultureWashington, D.C.1,600,0002023[6]
(14)Huntington LibrarySan Marino, California1,041,8812022[7]
(15)Art Institute of ChicagoChicago1,037,0002022[8]
(16)Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago1,018,0022022 [9][1]
(17)Getty CenterLos Angeles989,3022022[1][10]
(18)California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, California966,0002022[11]
(19)National Portrait GalleryWashington, D.C.885,0942023[12]
(20)Houston Museum of Fine ArtsHouston, Texas903,4432022 [13]
(21)Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles867,3222022[14]
(22)Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York City838,7212022[15]
(23)Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenWashington, D.C.714,6842023[16]
(24)De Young MuseumSan Francisco797,4442022[17]
(25)Solomon Guggenheim MuseumNew York City750,0002022[18]
(26)Denver Art MuseumDenver, Colorado656,3422022[19]
(27)The BroadLos Angeles, California638,3262022[20]
(28)Minneapolis Institute of ArtMinneapolis, Minnesota591,0692022[21]
(29)National Museum of the American IndianWashington, D.C.704,0442023[22]
(30)Pacific Science CenterSeattle, Washington410,0002022[23]

Notes and Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TEA-AECOM Museum Index 2022, published June 2023
  2. ↑ Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk, retrieved July 9, 2023
  3. ↑ Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk, retrieved January 10, 2024 2023
  4. ↑ Smithsonian Instituon NewsDesk, retrieved August 20,2023
  5. ↑ Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk, retrieved January 10, 2024
  6. ↑ Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk, retrieved January 10, 2024
  7. ↑ "Art Newspaper" March 28, 2023
  8. ↑ TEA-AECOM Museum Index, published June 2023
  9. ↑ TEA-AECOM Museum Index, published June, 2023
  10. ↑ "The Art Newspaper", March 28,2023
  11. ↑ TEA-AECOM Museum Index, published June 23, 2023
  12. ↑ Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk, retrieved January 10, 2024
  13. ↑ TEA-AECOM Museum Index, published June 23, 2023
  14. ↑ "Art Newspaper" March 28,2023
  15. ↑ "The Art Newspaper, March 28,2023
  16. ↑ Smithsonian Institution Newsdesk, retrieved July 9, 2023
  17. ↑ "The Art Newspaper, March 28,2023
  18. ↑ "Art Newspaper" March 28,2023
  19. ↑ "The Art Newspaper, March 28,2023
  20. ↑ "The Art Newspaper, March 28,2023
  21. ↑ Minneapolis Star-Tribune, December 30, 2022
  22. ↑ Smithsonian Institution NewsDesk, 10 January 2024
  23. ↑ Pacific Science Center Annual Report, 2023

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