What are the most visited museums in Italy? In 2022, the archaeological park of the Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, recorded the highest attendance, with roughly 9.8 million visitors. This figure denotes a sharp annual increase, also surpassing the attendance from 2019, the year before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2022, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence and the archaeological site of Pompeii followed in the ranking, with over four and three million visitors, respectively.
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museums are ranked based on the highest attendance in 2022
Supplementary notes
¹ 2022 data for the Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia only refers to paid visits. Figure on paid visits prior to 2022 were not available.
Figures refer to state museums, monuments, archaeological areas, and museum complexes. Data prior to 2021 were previously published by the source. Figures have been rounded.
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Ministero della Cultura (Italy). (December 27, 2023). Most visited museums, archaeological areas, and similar cultural institutions in Italy from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000 visitors) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/651867/museums-highest-attendance-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). "Most visited museums, archaeological areas, and similar cultural institutions in Italy from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000 visitors)." Chart. December 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/651867/museums-highest-attendance-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). (2023). Most visited museums, archaeological areas, and similar cultural institutions in Italy from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000 visitors). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/651867/museums-highest-attendance-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). "Most Visited Museums, Archaeological Areas, and Similar Cultural Institutions in Italy from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000 Visitors)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/651867/museums-highest-attendance-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy), Most visited museums, archaeological areas, and similar cultural institutions in Italy from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000 visitors) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/651867/museums-highest-attendance-italy/ (last visited July 15, 2024)
Most visited museums, archaeological areas, and similar cultural institutions in Italy from 2019 to 2022 (in 1,000 visitors) [Graph], Ministero della Cultura (Italy), December 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/651867/museums-highest-attendance-italy/