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Visitor Figures for the National Cultural Institutions


National Archives

2009
18,200
2010
15,242
2011
13,907
2012
13,652
2013
12,987
2014
11,725
2015
11,815
2016
8,746
2017
9,152
2018
8,498
2019
9,634

National Library of Ireland

2009
138,809
2010
185,591
2011
206,342
2012
181,152
2013
260,152
2014
270,394
2015
248,836
2016
247,242
2017
197,245
2018
237,229
2019
284,085

National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology

2009
370,965
2010
366,201
2011
402,582
2012
409,275
2013
404,229
2014
447,137
2015
475,057
2016
479,261
2017
474,564
2018
466,048
2019
505,420

National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History

2009
313,790
2010
258,822
2011
295,488
2012
271,309
2013
251,226
2014
243,172
2015
295,820
2016
411,391
2017
243,336
2018
198,974
2019
230,729

National Museum of Ireland, Natural History*

2009
n/a
2010
253,597
2011
289,172
2012
290,927
2013
284,323
2014
300,272
2015
320,528
2016
317,269
2017
336,412
2018
345,513
2019
387,493
  • The National Museum of Natural History was closed from July 2007 until April 2010.

National Museum of Ireland, Museum of Country Life

2009
98,523
2010
114,343
2011
108,785
2012
99,682
2013
99,358
2014
109,000
2015
119,839
2016
107,855
2017
107,183
2018
117,464
2019
127,127
2009
782,469
2010
736,855
2011
624,412
2012
660,486
2013
640,824
2014
593,183
2015
718,637
2016
755,577
2017
1,065,929
2018
775,301
2019
761,273

Irish Museum of Modern Art

2009
417,706
2010
418,977
2011
362,955
2012
63,642* *
2013
121,221* *
2014
306,662
2015
485,702
2016
584,856
2017
489,295
2018
505,891
2019
503,904
  • *The Irish Museum of Modern Art was relocated from the Royal Hospital Kilmainham to Earlsfort Terrace for renovation from November 2011 until October 2013.

National Concert Hall

2009
342,568
2010
318,667
2011
293,639
2012
322,222
2013
315,508
2014
329,659
2015
321,585
2016
312,339
2017
316,497
2018
299,643
2019
324,671

Chester Beatty Library

2009
218,338
2010
206,653
2011
247,729
2012
255,704
2013
250,659
2014
304,119
2015
343,929
2016
371,211
2017
335,875
2018
349,516
2019
367,384
2009
167,485
2010
188,823
2011
188,131
2012
190,217
2013
177,409
2014
163,887
2015
175,902
2016
178,302
2017
188,814
2018
230,989
2019
265,438

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