List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom

British Museum, London
Tate Modern, London
National Gallery, London
Natural History Museum, London
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

This article lists the most visited museums in the United Kingdom (including art galleries). The list of 40 is based on the 2012 attendance numbers of the members of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions unless otherwise noted.[1]

Rank Museum Location Country Visitor Count
1
 British Museum London  England 5,575,946
2
 Tate Modern London  England 5,318,688
3
 National Gallery London  England 5,163,902
4
 Natural History Museum London  England 5,021,762
5
 Victoria and Albert Museum London  England 3,231,700
6
 Science Museum London  England 2,989,000
7
 National Portrait Gallery London  England 2,096,858
8
 National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh  Scotland 1,893,521
9
 Tate Britain London  England 1,534,781
10
 Saatchi Gallery[2] London  England 1,413,605
11
 Royal Academy of Arts London  England 1,200,000
12
 National Maritime Museum London  England 1,128,944
13
 Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum Glasgow  Scotland 1,037,594
14
 Museum of Liverpool Liverpool  England 1,011,056
15
 Riverside Museum Glasgow  Scotland 1,008,092
16
 Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh  Scotland 961,311
17
 Imperial War Museum London  England 957,952
18
 Ashmolean Museum Oxford  England 846,180
19
 Merseyside Maritime Museum Liverpool  England 845,709
20
 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[2] Birmingham  England 764,341
21
 World Museum Liverpool Liverpool  England 716,579
22
 National Railway Museum York  England 716,000
23
 Museum of Science and Industry Manchester  England 682,000
24
 Royal Observatory, Greenwich London  England 628,982
25
 Tate Liverpool Liverpool  England 620,124
26
 St Fagans National History Museum[3] Cardiff  Wales 600,735
27
 Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow  Scotland 595,977
28
 Oxford University Museum of Natural History Oxford  England 548,672
29
 National Media Museum Bradford  England 504,000
30
 National War Museum Edinburgh  Scotland 492,743
31
 National Museum Cardiff[3] Cardiff  Wales 447,399
32
 International Slavery Museum Liverpool  England 444,070
33
 V&A Museum of Childhood London  England 427,200
34
 Imperial War Museum Duxford Duxford  England 375,323
35
 Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford  England 372,542
36
 Churchill War Rooms London  England 343,690
37
 Walker Art Gallery Liverpool  England 337,799
38
 Imperial War Museum North Manchester  England 328,523
39
 Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh  Scotland 327,980
40
 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh  Scotland 314,814

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Visits made in 2012 to Visitor Attractions in Membership with ALVA". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Special Report: Visitor Figures 2012" (PDF). The Art Newspaper. London. April 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Cumulative Visitor Figures 2012–2013". Amgueddfa Cymru–National Museum Wales. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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