While attendance figures still have some way to go to reach pre-pandemic levels, fewer days of lockdown-related closures coupled with vaccine rollout programmes spelled good news for institutions around the world

As restrictions ease, institutions are reconsidering the policy introduced during the pandemic as it could be putting off last-minute visitors

Annual financial accounts show extent of fall in visitor numbers at national museums

We asked English institutions to provide figures for the four-week period from 17 May to gauge current demand

Huntington Library in California and Crystal Bridges in Arkansas ascended to the top of our visitor figures list

Exhibitions editor José da Silva breaks down the results from our Visitor Figures 2020 survey and digital expert Chris Unitt explains how museums have pivoted to digital

Major UK institutions lost 78% of their visitors due to the pandemic last year, our research reveals

The Art Newspaper's annual survey shows how the pandemic had a devastating impact on museums around the world—but there were some silver linings

As venues experiment with selling virtual exhibition tours, talks and workshops online, the key to success may be an emphasis on the expert, bespoke and exclusive

Spurred on by the pandemic, several institutions are inviting art lovers to choose works for display

Search data from 84 countries last year shows that Leonardo, Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo were among the world's most popular artists

Our global Visitor Figures survey reveals huge growth in followings online as physical doors shut to the public in 2020

Despite kicking off 2020 with a record-breaking Leonardo exhibition, like many museums around the world, the Parisian institution was adversely affected by coronavirus lockdowns

Tokyo National Museum’s show on Chinese artist Yan Zhenqing ranks 15th in our latest visitor attendance survey despite contentious loan from Taipei museum

The exhibition on the global phenomenon was the largest ever to be staged outside Japan

Ai Weiwei was a hit in Brazil, records were broken in London and Paris—but is this the final year of museum visitor growth?

Sleep in Hopper’s motel room or dive into Monet’s pond—museums are increasingly going beyond traditional exhibition formats to attract visitors

The cost of producing crowd-pulling shows can outstrip the cash they bring in. Here are some of the downsides of being just too popular

Increasingly, the digital sphere is another frontier where institutions battle it out for the attention of culture-seekers

They might not always draw the crowds that flock to malls and amusement parks, but museums are seen as valuable additions to communities—even by people who have never stepped foot in one

Londoners stuck to the tried-and-tested and New Yorkers showed their patriotic sides, while Parisians were drawn in by golden treasures

Jean-Michel Basquiat brought in big crowds in Paris—but who beat him to claim the top spot?

The hype surrounding major anniversary celebrations saw big turnouts for Bruegel, Leonardo and Rembrandt

Female artists dominated the top ranks of last year's photography shows

Big names such as Munch, Klimt and Van Gogh dominate the rankings, but a couple of lesser-known artists did surprisingly well

Which Impressionist made the biggest impression in this category?

Last year also saw record attendances at both Tate Modern and Tate Britain

Previous highest figure was 540,000 people for the Eugène Delacroix show in 2018

Reservations will become mandatory at the world's most visited museum by the end of the year

Over 300,000 visitors had been missed in the financial year 2018/19 because of 'incorrect light levels caused by a broken light fitting'