Most visited museums in the United Kingdom

Most visited museums in the United Kingdom

This article lists the most visited museums in the United Kingdom (including art galleries). The list of 40 is based on 2009 nationwide museum attendance numbers compiled by Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. 15 museums in the London area rank within the 40 busiest in the country, whilst Edinburgh, Glasgow and Liverpool follow with 4 each.[1][2]

Rank Museum City Country Visitor Count Image
1
British Museum London England England 5,569,981 British Museum from NE 2.JPG
2
National Gallery London England England 4,780,030 NatgalleryLondon.jpg
3
Tate Modern London England England 4,747,537 Tate-modern-london.jpg
4
Natural History Museum London England England 4,105,106 Londres 468..jpg
5
Science Museum London England England 2,793,930 ScienceMuseum.jpg
6
National Maritime Museum London England England 2,367,904 National maritime museum.jpg
7
Victoria and Albert Museum London England England 2,269,880 Facade.7.jpg
8
National Portrait Gallery London England England 1,961,843 London NPG.JPG
9
Tate Britain London England England 1,501,837 Tate Britain decorated for Days Like These exhibition.jpg
10
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Glasgow Scotland Scotland 1,368,096 Side View of the Kelvingrove Art Museum.JPG
11
Royal Academy of Arts London England England 1,267,784 Burlington House-Courtyard.jpg
12
Saatchi Gallery London England England 1,260,840 SaatchiGallery.jpg
13
Merseyside Maritime Museum Liverpool England England 945,254 Merseyside Maritime Museum.jpg
14
National Gallery Complex Edinburgh Scotland Scotland 894,161 National Gallery of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 218417.jpg
15
Imperial War Museum London England England 887,246 Imperial War Museum Front.JPG
16
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Birmingham England England 856,000[3] Big Brum, Birmingham, - DSC08794.JPG
17
National Railway Museum York England England 807,591 National Railway Museum, York - geograph.org.uk - 65413.jpg
18
Serpentine Gallery London England England 734,353 Serpentine Gallery and 2008 Pavilion.jpg
19
Great North Museum Newcastle upon Tyne England England 638,454 The Hancock Museum Newcastle September 2009.jpg
20
St Fagans National History Museum Cardiff Wales Wales 628,318 St Fagans National Museum Wales.jpg
21
National Media Museum Bradford England England 613,923 National Museum of Photography, Film and Television.jpg
22
World Museum Liverpool England England 605,601 World Museum Liverpool.JPG
23
Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Scotland Scotland 589,621 Museum of Scotland.jpg
24
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery Bristol England England 564,504 Bristol city museum and art gallery.jpg
25
Tate Liverpool Liverpool England England 539,577 Tate Liverpool 2.jpg
26
Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow Scotland Scotland 536,916 Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art 2.jpg
27
National War Museum Edinburgh Scotland Scotland 494,213 Edinburgh Castle 2006 - HQ 52 Inf Bde.jpg
28
Glasgow Museum of Transport Glasgow Scotland Scotland 468,963 Museum of Transport Glasgow.JPG
29
Manchester Art Gallery Manchester England England 408,469 Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street.jpg
30
Imperial War Museum Duxford Duxford England England 387,122 Duxford UK Feb2005 American.JPG
31
National Museum Cardiff Cardiff Wales Wales 373,191 Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru.jpg
32
Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge England England 364,269 FitzwilliamMuseum.jpg
33
Whitechapel Art Gallery London England England 348,445 Aldgate East stn northeast building.JPG
34
Churchill War Rooms London England England 314,162 Churchillmuseumcabinetwarrooms.JPG
35
Dean Gallery Edinburgh Scotland Scotland 274,161 DeanGallery2009.jpg
36
Royal Armouries Museum Leeds England England 271,513 The Royal Armouries (rear).jpg
37
People's Palace Glasgow Scotland Scotland 268,591 Wfm peoples palace front.jpg
38
National Waterfront Museum Swansea Wales Wales 257,888 Swansea, marina - geograph.org.uk - 185046.jpg
39
Imperial War Museum North Manchester England England 236,529 Imperial War Museum 2008cropped.jpg
40
Tate St Ives St Ives England England 214,189 Tate gallery St-Ives.jpg
41
Walker Art Gallery Liverpool England England 213,893 Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool - geograph.org.uk - 147125.jpg

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