The Prado Museum in Madrid reaches a record number of visitors in 2023

he Prado MuseumIt is one of the most important art collections in the world and contains a collection of masterpieces such as Las Meninasl Diego Velasquez also Garden of Delightsl Hieronymus Boschsurpassing the historic overall record and Receive more than three million visitors in 2023The organization stated in a statement, which represents an average of 8,940 people per day.

“The wide exhibition presentation and diversity of programmed activities attracted a daily average of 8,940 visitors in 2023, a figure exceeding those recorded in the past five years,” the Spanish Museum explained. The total number of visitors is 3,209,285 visitors They walked through the door of the museum in Madrid's Retiro to enjoy its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions: “Nearly 50 percent did it for free,” the museum added.

A few days before the end of 2023, the number of visitors exceeded the record number of visitors set in 2019, the year of the Museum's bicentenary: 3,203,417 visitors were registered that year. “A museum cannot be measured by the number of visitors alone “But without a doubt, having a wide audience is something that always gives you great satisfaction,” he stressed. Miguel Valomirboss Prado National Museumwhen implementing the balance sheet.

He continued: “It has been a very prolific year in terms of quantity, quality and diversity of activities. “Just in terms of exhibitions and at the headquarters in Madrid, we had eight exhibitions.” Valomir He stressed that this display is the result of “the addition of many bequests and many efforts, and there is no doubt about that among museum workers, sponsors and above all the public,” which includes visitors to the art exhibition, both physically and virtually.

Of the total visits, 1,5547,213 people (48.21%) entered the museum for free: “I think one of the distinctive features of the museum Prado Museum “The European museum is probably the one with the largest number of free hours,” the director stressed.

Throughout 2023, the months with the highest number of visits were April, May and June, while Wednesday 27 December became the busiest day of the year with a total of 14,345 visitors.

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[Fotos: Eduardo Parra y A. Pérez Meca – Europa Press]