Number of visitors to government funded museums in England 2017, by museum

Number of visitors to DCMS sponsored museums in England in 2016/17, by museum (in thousands)

The data shows the number of visitors to museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in England in the 2016/17 fiscal year. The British Museum in London attracted around 8.4 million visitors between April 2016 and March 2017, ranking it as the most visited sponsored museum in England that year.

Tate Gallery Group 8448
British Museum 6229
National Gallery 6175
Science Museum Group 5327
Natural History Museum 4606
Victoria and Albert Museum 3440
National Museums Liverpool 3033
Royal Museums Greenwich 2441
Imperial War Museums 2416
National Portrait Gallery 1879
Royal Armouries 1871
Horniman Museum 785
Wallace Collection 419
Sir John Soane's Museum 122
Geffrye Museum 122