Distribution of overseas and UK visitors to selected museums in England 2016/17

Distribution of overseas and UK visits to DCMS sponsored museums in England in 2016/17, by museum

The data illustrates the percentage share of overseas and UK visitors to museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in England between April 2016 and March 2017. The Royal Armouries (which comprises of three branches, including the White Tower at the Tower of London) attracted the highest proportion of overseas visitors.

British Museum 66 34
Geffrye Museum 20 80
Imperial War Museums 38 62
National Gallery 65 35
National Museums Liverpool 14 86
National Portrait Gallery 44 56
Natural History Museum 56 44
Royal Armouries 67 33
Royal Museums Greenwich 31 69
Science Museum Group 31 69
Sir John Soane's Museum 49 51
Tate Gallery Group 47 53
Victoria and Albert Museum 43 57
Wallace Collection 40 60
Horniman Museum 7 93