Natural disasters and political instability hampered U.S. museum attendance in 2025
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April 5, 2026

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Flames from the Palisades Fire reach the grounds of the Getty Villa Museum on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The museum was forced to close for around six months, causing a major drop in annual visitorship numbers for 2025.

The Art Newspaper‘s latest annual study of “the world’s 100 most visited art museums” also reveals signs of modest growth.

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