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The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM published the TEA/AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report, a study of attendance at the world's most visited theme parks, amusement parks, waterparks and museums. Museums are mission-driven organizations and beacons of culture, arts, history, science, education, and entertainment.
In the 5th year of studying Museum attendance, this report is able to track trends and market share over time. Although North America is a stable, mature market, and fluctuations in museum attendance tend to be driven by popular temporary exhibits, museums have needed to change due to the impact of the recession, technology, demographic and market shifts and the loss of government funding in recent years. More changes are expected.
Top performers in North America still include many of the free institutions, including the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The largest paid museums are the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History inÊNewÊYork. Exceptionally strong, double-digit year-over-year percentage increases in attendance were seen at the Field Museum of Natural History and the Art Institute in Chicago, the Museum of Science in Boston, and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
The Top 20 Museums in North America are:
Top 20 Museums in North America |
Rank |
Museum, Location |
Change |
2016 |
2015 |
Admission |
1 |
National Air and Space Museum,
Washington, DC, USA |
8.7% |
7,500,000 |
6,900,000 |
Free |
| 2 |
National Museum of Natural History,
Washington, DC, USA |
2.9% |
7,100,000 |
6,900,000 |
Free |
3 |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY, USA |
6.3% |
6,700,000 |
6,300,000 |
Paid |
4 |
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY, USA |
0.0% |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
Paid |
| 5 |
National Gallery of Art,
Washington DC, USA |
3.8% |
4,261,000 |
4,104,000 |
Free |
6 |
National Museum of American History,
Washington, DC, USA |
-7.3% |
3,800,000 |
4,100,000 |
Free |
7 |
Museum of Modern Art,
New York, NY, USA |
-7.3% |
2,790,000 |
3,010,000 |
Paid |
8 |
Houston Museum of Natural Science,
Houston, TX, USA |
0.0% |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
Paid |
9 |
California Science Center,
Los Angeles, CA, USA |
-22.5% |
2,038,000 |
2,630,000 |
Free |
| 10 |
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO, USA |
11.8% |
1,900,000 |
1,700,000 |
Paid |
| 11 |
The Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL, USA |
15.5% |
1,790,000 |
1,550,000 |
Paid |
| 12 |
Field Museum of Natural History,
Chicago, IL, USA |
19.4% |
1,650,000 |
1,382,000 |
Paid |
| 13 |
Udar-Hazy Center,
Washington, DC, USA |
0.0% |
1,600,000 |
1,600,000 |
Free |
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13
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U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Washington, DC, USA |
0.0% |
1,600,000 |
1,600,000 |
Paid |
| 15 |
The J. Paul Getty Museum,
Los Angeles, CA, USA |
-0.6% |
1,570,000 |
1,580,000 |
Free |
| 16 |
Museum of Science,
Boston, MA, USA |
10.9% |
1,530,000 |
1,380,000 |
Paid |
| 17 |
Museum of Science and Industry,
Chicago, IL, USA |
0.0% |
1,500,000 |
1,500,000 |
Paid |
| 18 |
California Academy of Sciences,
San Francisco, CA, USA |
0.0% |
1,400,000 |
1,400,000 |
Paid |
19 |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis,
Indianapolis, IN, USA
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1.6% |
1,270,000 |
1,250,000 |
Paid |
20 |
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture,
Washington, DC |
-7.7% |
1,200,000 |
1,300,000 |
Free |
| TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2016 |
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58,494,000 |
57,481,000 |
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TOTAL |
1.8% |
58,494,000 |
57,481,000 |
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Source: TEA/AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report
Copyright 2017 TEA.AECOM. All rights reserved. From http://www.teaconnect.org.
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