The Art Newspaper's 2025 survey · eight top museums
World's Most Visited Museums
The Louvre, the Vatican, the British Museum and the Met: the museums the most people visited in 2025.
- Stops
- 8
- Straight-line distance
- ≈ 20,376 km
- Style
- Vintage Explorer
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The stops
- 1
Mexico City
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Umbrella fountain in the courtyard of the Museo Nacional de
Airliner · 3,371 km - 2
New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Met's Fifth Avenue facade
Airliner · 5,562 km - 3
London
The British Museum, London
The British Museum's Greek Revival portico
Airliner · 344 km - 4
Paris
The Louvre, Paris (the world's most visited museum)
Airliner · 888 km - 5
Florence
The Uffizi Galleries, Florence
Uffizi courtyard looking towards the Arno
Train · 229 km - 6
Vatican City
The Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Spiral staircase of the Vatican Museums
Airliner · 9,120 km - 7
Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai
Shanghai Museum on People's Square
Airliner · 863 km - 8
Seoul
National Museum of Korea, Seoul
Photo credits
From Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped. Each credit also shows in the corner of the video while its photo is on screen.
- Umbrella fountain in the courtyard of the Museo Nacional de by Nan Palmero · CC BY 2.0 · source
- The Met's Fifth Avenue facade by Rob Young · CC BY 2.0 · source
- The British Museum's Greek Revival portico by -JvL- · CC BY 2.0 · source
- Uffizi courtyard looking towards the Arno by Michelle Maria · CC BY 3.0 · source
- Spiral staircase of the Vatican Museums by Wilfredor · CC0 · source
- Shanghai Museum on People's Square by xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0 · source
