Lazio was the Italian region with the highest number of museum visitors in 2023. That year, attendance at state museums in this region totaled 27.4 million, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Campania and Tuscany followed in the ranking in 2023, with roughly 10.4 million and 8.6 million visitors, respectively.
What are the most visited museums in Italy?
In 2023, the Colosseum in Rome (Lazio) ranked as the most visited museum in Italy, with over 12 million visitors. This figure, the highest reported by the popular attraction to date, denoted a 25 percent annual increase in attendance. Meanwhile, the Pantheon, also in Rome, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence (Tuscany), and the archaeological sites of Pompeii (Campania) followed in the ranking in 2023.
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Ministero della Cultura (Italy). (July 3, 2024). Number of visitors to state museums, monuments, archaeological areas, and museum complexes in Italy from 2019 to 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612914/museum-visitors-italy-by-region/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). "Number of visitors to state museums, monuments, archaeological areas, and museum complexes in Italy from 2019 to 2023, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612914/museum-visitors-italy-by-region/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). (2024). Number of visitors to state museums, monuments, archaeological areas, and museum complexes in Italy from 2019 to 2023, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612914/museum-visitors-italy-by-region/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). "Number of Visitors to State Museums, Monuments, Archaeological Areas, and Museum Complexes in Italy from 2019 to 2023, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612914/museum-visitors-italy-by-region/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy), Number of visitors to state museums, monuments, archaeological areas, and museum complexes in Italy from 2019 to 2023, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612914/museum-visitors-italy-by-region/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of visitors to state museums, monuments, archaeological areas, and museum complexes in Italy from 2019 to 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministero della Cultura (Italy), July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/612914/museum-visitors-italy-by-region/
