The most visited museums in the EU. The cultural tourist spots that attract most visitors

With over 9,1 million people visiting it, the Louvre is the most visited museum in the European Union, according to data from European Group on Museum Statistics (EGMUS), with the British Museum in London being the most popular museum in Great Britain.

The top three most visited museums within the European Union are occupied by the Louvre Museum (9,1 million visitors), Palace of Versailles (over 7,7 million visitors) and the Colosseum/Roman Forum (5,6 million visitors) and British Museum (5,5 million visitors).

British Museum, National Gallery in London, National Museum of Natural History in London and Victoria & Albert Museum also attract over 5 million tourists.

The museums that attract between three and four million visitors every year include Musée d’Orsay in Paris and The National Museum of Modern Art in Paris (including the National Art and Culture Centre Georges-Pompidou).

Regarding Great Britain in particular, the most popular five museums amount to over 24,3 million visitors every year.

Here are the three most popular museums in every country in the EU.

BELGIUM

1. Musées royaux des beaux-arts, Bruxelles
2. BOZAR
3. Musées royaux d’art et d’histoire, Bruxelles

BULGARIA

1. Regional Museum of History — Veliko Tarnovo
2. Regional Museum of History — Varna
3. Directorate of Museums (Six museum exhibitions in the native houses of prominent personalities) — Koprivshtitsa

CZECH REPUBLIC

1. The City of Prague Museum
2. Jewish Museum, Prague
3. National Gallery, Prague

DENMARK

1. National Museum of Denmark
2. Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst
3. Aros, Aarhus Kunstmuseum

ESTONIA

1. Seaplane Harbour
2. Science Centre AHHAA
3. KUMU Art Museum

SPAIN

1. Museo Nacional del Prado
2. Theatre Museu Dali, Figueres — Girona
3. Catedral de Sevilla

FRANCE

1. Musée du Louvre, Paris
2. Château de Versailles, Versailles
3. Musée d’Orsay, Paris

CROATIA

1. Arceological Museum of Istria (Amphiteather), Pula
2. Split City Museum,
3. Technical Museum Nikola Tesla, Zagreb

ITALY

1. Colosseo, Foro Romano and Palatino
2. Scavi Vecchi e Nuovi di Pompei, Pompei
3. Galleria degli Uffizi e Corridoio Vasariano, Firenze

LATVIA

1. Turaida Museumreserve
2. Rundale Palace Museum
3. Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, Riga

LITHUANIA

1. Trakai History Museum
2. Lithuanian Art Museum
3. Lithuanian Sea Museum

LUXEMBOURG

1. Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
2. Musée national d’Histoire Naturelle, Luxembourg
3. Musée national d’histoire et d’art, Luxembourg (MNHA)

HUNGARY

1. Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
2. The Hungarian Museum of Sience, Technology and Transport
3. Matthias Church and religious collection

THE NETHERLANDS

1. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
3. Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

AUSTRIA

1. Österreichische Galerie — Oberes Belvedere, Wien
2. Kunsthistorisches Museum und Neue Burg, Wien
3. Albertina, Wien

POLAND

1. Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów
2. Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
3. Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau

PORTUGAL

1. Palácio Nacional da Pena, Sintra
2. Museu Nacional da Imprensa, Porto
3. Museu Colecção Berardo, Lisboa

ROMANIA

1. Bran Castle Museum, Bran
2. ASTRA National Museum, Sibiu
3. Village Museum in Bucharest

SLOVENIA

1. Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana
2. Upper Sava Valley Museum Jesenice
3. Loka Museum, Škofja Loka

FINLAND

1. Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
2. Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki
3. Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki

SWEDEN

1. Skansen (open-air museum)
2. Vasamuseet
3. Moderna museet

GREAT BRITAIN

1. British Museum London
2. Tate Modern
3. National Gallery London

NORWAY

1. The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
2. Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo
3. Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

SWITZERLAND

1. Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, Luzern
2. Maison Cailler, Broc
3. Château de Chillon, Montreux