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 2017 attendance numbers of the members of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions unless otherwise noted.[1]

RankMuseumLocationCountryVisitor count
1
British MuseumLondon England5,906,716
2
Tate ModernLondon England5,656,004
3
National GalleryLondon England5,229,192
4
Natural History MuseumLondon England4,434,520
5
Victoria and Albert MuseumLondon England3,789,748
6
Science MuseumLondon England3,251,000
7
Royal Museums GreenwichLondon England2,607,099
8
National Museum of ScotlandEdinburgh Scotland2,165,601
9
Tate BritainLondon England1,777,877
10
Scottish National GalleryEdinburgh Scotland1,600,761
11
Riverside MuseumGlasgow Scotland1,355,359
12
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & MuseumGlasgow Scotland1,304,072
13
National Portrait GalleryLondon England1,271,920
14
National Museum of the Royal NavyPortsmouth England1,081,909
15
Imperial War MuseumLondon England992,690
16
Horniman Museum and GardensLondon England942,971
17
Ashmolean MuseumOxford England937,568
18
Museum of LondonLondon England856,559
19
Merseyside Maritime MuseumLiverpool England840,675
20
Museum of LiverpoolLiverpool England802,722
21
Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryOxford England768,487
22
National War MuseumEdinburgh Scotland764,079
23
Beamish MuseumCounty Durham England747,651[2]
24
National Railway MuseumYork England718,000
25
World Museum, LiverpoolLiverpool England672,120
26
Gallery of Modern ArtGlasgow Scotland670,485
27
Museum of Science and IndustryManchester England664,000
28
Tate LiverpoolLiverpool England628,024
29
Birmingham Museum and Art GalleryBirmingham England602,634
30
Churchill War RoomsLondon England534,723
31
Ulster MuseumBelfast Northern Ireland533,153
32
National Museum CardiffCardiff Wales509,981[3]
33
St Fagans National Museum of HistoryCardiff Wales504,402[4]
34
National Science and Media MuseumBradford England493,000
35
Pitt Rivers MuseumOxford England480,663
36
V&A Museum of ChildhoodLondon England406,101
37
International Slavery MuseumLiverpool England398,221
38
The Fitzwilliam MuseumCambridge England397,169
39
London Transport MuseumLondon England382,405
40
Black Country Living MuseumDudley England332,778

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Visits made in 2017 to Visitor Attractions in Membership with ALVA". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Record visitor numbers for Beamish". Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales Visitor Figures". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales Visitor Figures". Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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