Visitor Figures
London's National Portrait Gallery’s contemporary art programme resonates more with the art world than the public
Though not as dire as first thought, visitor figures for the museum's contemporary shows have still been poor
London's National Portrait Gallery's steep decline in visitors due to counting error
“Human error” by Ipsos Retail Performance blamed for museum’s disastrous recent visitor numbers
Is the UK museum boom over?
Analysis of government data and The Art Newspaper's own figures reveals a steady decline in visitors since 2014
Art's Most Popular: exhibition and museum visitor figures 2017
The Art Newspaper's exclusive annual survey ranks the world's most visited shows, reveals the most cultured city in the US, and explains the secrets behind naming a blockbuster
The world's most popular exhibition? Ancient sculptures in Tokyo versus Modern masters in Paris
Plus record crowds in US, UK and Australia
Ranked: the top ten most popular shows in their categories from around the world
Including Old Masters, Asian, Post-Impressionist and Modern
How museums can double their visitor numbers—featuring DJs at the Musée Guimet in Paris
Think differently and "belong to the public"
What is the most cultured city in the US?
Think Grand Rapids, Bentonville or Houston—but not New York
The price of gallery-going in London—and how it compares with Paris and New York
Blockbuster shows don't come cheap
Why choosing a name for an exhibition is anything but straightforward
Active or passive? With or without a colon?
Infographic: how exhibition titles compare, then and now
Can you spot the difference?
How abolishing museum image fees could boost audiences
New research shows that image licensing is barely profitable for some UK museums
Visitor figures 2016: Christo helps 1.2 million people to walk on water
While the Whitney breaks the hold of New York’s Met and MoMA
2016's most popular exhibitions by genre and city
We look at the shows that topped their categories
Longer shows pay off for Tate as Matisse brings in the numbers
The Cut-Outs retrospective was seen by 563,000 visitors
Tate Modern loses top museum slot by a hair
The gallery was beaten to the post by the British Museum
A not so golden Olympics- tourist numbers drop
London’s leading museums lose more than a million visitors during the Games, but Hirst helps Tate Modern buck the trend
Charles Saatchi, the comeback king: New Chelsea gallery a definitive success
Attendance figures for the the Saatchi Gallery exceed their 1 million visitor goal
Zoffany at Tate cancelled
The 2010 exhibition may instead be shown at the Royal Academy
Tate aims to increase ethnic minority visitors
In the current funding agreement with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the gallery’s “Diversity strategy” is described as a “key priority”
Royal Academy and Tate exhibitions heading for top attendance
“Turks: A journey of a thousand years 600-1600” and “Turner, Whistler, Monet” have been wildly successful
National Audit Office Report: Decline in museum fundraising, while Tate outperforms other London museums
The breakdown of museum funding is now available
Tate and National Gallery visitors down since museums became free
Government policy promotes Free Admission
Fantastic figures shape Tate Modern’s birthday
First year of success for Tate Modern
Victoria & Albert Museum: too posh for the people?
A National Audit Office Report concludes that visitors are discouraged from visiting the institution because of its “highbrow” image
Visitor figures fall by one-third at “old” Tate since Tate Modern opening
Relaunch in October 2001 intended to bring back the public
Controversy over "ethnic targets" at British national museums
The government wants to set precise goals for the number of ethnic minority visitors to museums and make funding dependent on achieving them
More Tate of the North
600,000 visitors a year and £3.8 million from the National Lottery
Madrid's Thyssen Bornemisza Museum appeals to the ladies, visitor figures find
Dutch Landscape exhibition proves popular