Attendance

The Met's new admissions fee goes into effect

Many visitors responded to the change with a shrug, although some were more critical of the mandatory charge

Why visitor numbers at two of London’s major museums have plunged

Fewer blockbusters the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery meant UK audiences stayed away

Basquiat: Boom for Real is most popular show in Barbican’s history

More than 7,000 visitors attended over the closing weekend in London, with overall figures expected to reach more than 215,000

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New Met charges are an unfair tax on tourists

The museum’s $25 admission fee discriminates against the non-New Yorkers who subsidise its huge tax privileges

German museums report 2.5 million drop in visitor numbers in 2016

Number of people visiting art museums in the country has dropped by 7.4 per cent

Serpentine Galleries say that Grayson Perry show is the 'busiest' in its history

The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! broke records, officials insist

Venice Biennale 2017

As the art world flocks to Venice, we provide the lowdown on Christine Macel’s main show, key pavilions and collateral events

Visitor Figures 2016

The grand totals: exhibition and museum attendance numbers worldwide

Chaos at the Louvre as blockbuster Vermeer show draws thousands of visitors

A faulty reservation system, long queues of frustrated ticket holders and threats to strike by security staff mar the opening weeks

Louvre attendance falls as tourists stay away from Paris

In wake of terrorist attacks the number of visitors drops to 7.3 million<br>

It's raining visitors at Lacma

Random International's Rain Room and Mapplethorpe show boost attendance to 1.4 million <br>

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Art fairs take on terrorism by keeping calm and carrying on

The industry is putting on a brave face in the wake of another devastating attack on a European city

Visitor Figures 2015: Jeff Koons is the toast of Paris and Bilbao

But Taipei tops the most visited exhibition list, with a show of works by the 20th-century artist Chen Cheng-po

Museums that expand get more visitors, our data analysis shows

Institutions such as the Perez Art Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art saw attendance skyrocket after extensive building work

It's not all about attendance: five museum directors on how they measure success

Exhibition programming is an unpredictable business when institutions take some risks

What six artists learned from career-defining shows

From Joana Vasconcelos' tampon chandelier at Venice to Elmgreen & Dragset's wishing well in Berlin, exhibitions do not just provide learning experiences for audiences

2015's most popular exhibitions by genre and city

We look at the shows that topped their categories

How David Bowie show went from hard-sell to record-breaker

After initially failing to interest international venues, the V&A’s travelling show is due to become its most popular ever

Tate Modern puts its best foot forward and pulls in the crowds

Bringing dance into galleries pushes institutions outside their comfort zones

Visitor research? There’s an app for that

Museums are using mobile technology to engage directly with their audiences and in future may use this data to boost their bottom lines too

Met clarifies ‘pay what you wish’ entry after legal settlement

The museum puts three-year-old lawsuit over entrance fees to rest and will change its signage to ask for 'suggested admission'

More foreigners than Brits to visit UK’s top museums

Boost for tourism as rising numbers of visitors flock to London and beyond

Record crowds brave Moscow cold for blockbuster show

Valentin Serov exhibition is Tretyakov Gallery’s most popular in 50 years

Museum attendance in Paris plummets after terrorist attacks

Visitors to the Louvre down by 35% and Pompidou's attendance reduced by half in the weeks after the atrocities

Nearly half a million visitors turned out for V&A’s McQueen blockbuster

The “unpredictable, dramatic and spectacular” exhibition drew crowds and celebrities during its extended run in London

Metropolitan Museum of Art breaks attendance record

More than six million people flocked to the New York institution, with Chinese fashion show a ‘sleeper’ hit