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  1. Museums and galleries monthly visits

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    Updated May 15, 2025
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    Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2025). Museums and galleries monthly visits [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/museums-and-galleries-monthly-visits
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    Dataset updated
    May 15, 2025
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    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Department for Culture, Media and Sport
    Description

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682322602a6442d07e7e078c/Monthly_and_Quarterly_Visits_to_DCMS-Sponsored_Museums_and_Galleries_-_to_March_2025_data_tables.ods">Monthly and quarterly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries - to March 2025 data tables 

     <p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata"><span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute"><abbr title="OpenDocument Spreadsheet" class="gem-c-attachment_abbr">ODS</abbr></span>, <span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">235 KB</span></p>



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    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681ddaf453add7d476d81835/Pre-release_access_to_DCMS-sponsored_museums_and_galleries_monthly_and_quarterly_visitor_figures_January_to_March_2025.odt">Pre-release access to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries monthly and quarterly visitor figures January to March 2025 

     <p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata"><span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute"><abbr title="OpenDocument Text document" class="gem-c-attachment_abbr">ODT</abbr></span>, <span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">7.64 KB</span></p>



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   This file is in an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-open-document-formats-odf-in-your-organisation" target="_self" class="govuk-link">OpenDocument</a> format

    Last update

    15 May 2025

    Geographic coverage

    England

    Frequency of release

    Quarterly

    Summary

    Between January and March 2025, there were 9.5 million visits to DCMS sponsored museums and galleries. Overall visits were 7% lower than the equivalent period last year (when comparing museums open in both time periods). Overall visits were 17% lower than the equivalent period pre-pandemic in 2019 (when comparing museums open in both time periods).

    Between 2021 and the end of the 2023/24 financial year, museum visitor numbers were increasing following the closure of museums and galleries during the pandemic. The growth in museum visitor numbers has slowed over the last year, and the total museum visitor numbers are yet to reach pre-pandemic levels. The fall in visitor numbers compared to last year continues to suggest that the growth in museum visitor numbers has slowed, but it doesn’t ne

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Museums and galleries monthly visits

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19 scholarly articles cite this dataset (View in Google Scholar)
Dataset updated
May 15, 2025
Dataset provided by
GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
Authors
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Description

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682322602a6442d07e7e078c/Monthly_and_Quarterly_Visits_to_DCMS-Sponsored_Museums_and_Galleries_-_to_March_2025_data_tables.ods">Monthly and quarterly visits to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries - to March 2025 data tables 

 <p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata"><span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute"><abbr title="OpenDocument Spreadsheet" class="gem-c-attachment_abbr">ODS</abbr></span>, <span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">235 KB</span></p>



  <p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata">
   This file is in an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-open-document-formats-odf-in-your-organisation" target="_self" class="govuk-link">OpenDocument</a> format

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681ddaf453add7d476d81835/Pre-release_access_to_DCMS-sponsored_museums_and_galleries_monthly_and_quarterly_visitor_figures_January_to_March_2025.odt">Pre-release access to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries monthly and quarterly visitor figures January to March 2025 

 <p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata"><span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute"><abbr title="OpenDocument Text document" class="gem-c-attachment_abbr">ODT</abbr></span>, <span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">7.64 KB</span></p>



  <p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata">
   This file is in an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-open-document-formats-odf-in-your-organisation" target="_self" class="govuk-link">OpenDocument</a> format

Last update

15 May 2025

Geographic coverage

England

Frequency of release

Quarterly

Summary

Between January and March 2025, there were 9.5 million visits to DCMS sponsored museums and galleries. Overall visits were 7% lower than the equivalent period last year (when comparing museums open in both time periods). Overall visits were 17% lower than the equivalent period pre-pandemic in 2019 (when comparing museums open in both time periods).

Between 2021 and the end of the 2023/24 financial year, museum visitor numbers were increasing following the closure of museums and galleries during the pandemic. The growth in museum visitor numbers has slowed over the last year, and the total museum visitor numbers are yet to reach pre-pandemic levels. The fall in visitor numbers compared to last year continues to suggest that the growth in museum visitor numbers has slowed, but it doesn’t ne

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