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Smithsonian Visit Statistics
 

Because the Smithsonian museums are free, we cannot base our visit tallies on a number of tickets sold.

Smithsonian guards use hand clickers to count everyone entering the museums through public entrances during the hours the museums are open. The counts sometimes include staff, as well as visitors who leave the museum and return. A person visiting three Smithsonian museums on any given day will be counted three times. For these reasons, we always refer to the numbers below as "visits" rather than "visitors".

Visit numbers are complied on a calendar year basis. Beginning in 2001, the total visits to the Smithsonian also reflect the number of visits to the National Zoo.

Tallies have been rounded to the nearest thousand or the nearest hundred thousand.

2008 (January through April)

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits

 7.3 million
Anacostia Community Museum 10,000
Arts and Industries Building Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 43,000
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
(Smithsonian American Art Museum and The National Portrait Gallery)		 347,000
Freer Gallery of Art 200,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 203,000
National Air and Space Museum 2.1 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 328,000
National Museum of African Art 97,000
National Museum of American History Closed for renovation
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.) 450,000

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

83,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 150
National Museum of Natural History 2.1 million
National Zoo 491,000
National Postal Museum 101,000
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum 42,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 96,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 90,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 469,000
 
Totals for 2007

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits

 24.2 million
Anacostia Community Museum 37,000
Arts and Industries Building Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 224,000
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
(Smithsonian American Art Museum and The National Portrait Gallery)		 786,000
Freer Gallery of Art 590,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 740,000
National Air and Space Museum 6 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 1 million
National Museum of African Art 310,000
National Museum of American History Closed for renovation
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.) 1.8 million

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

281,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 1,000
National Museum of Natural History 7.1 million
National Zoo 2.6 million
National Postal Museum 326,000
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum 132,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 308,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 296,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 1.6 million
 
Totals for 2006

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits

 23.2 million
Anacostia Community Museum 46,000
Arts and Industries Building Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 207,000
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture 480,000
(for last 6 months only)
Freer Gallery of Art 462,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 757,000
National Air and Space Museum 5 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 1 million
National Museum of African Art 211,000
National Museum of American History 2.4 million
Closed for renovation
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.) 1.6 million

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

240,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 1,400
National Museum of Natural History 5.8 million
National Zoo 2.6 million
National Postal Museum 390,000
Renwick Gallery 155,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 260,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 241,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 1.3 million
 
Totals for 2005

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits

 24.0 million
Anacostia Museum 25,000
Arts and Industries Building Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 129,000
Freer Gallery of Art 323,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 699,000
National Air and Space Museum 6.1 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 1.2 million
National Museum of African Art 158,000
National Museum of American History 3.0 million
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.) 2.2 million

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

299,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 1,700
National Museum of Natural History 5.6 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum Closed for renovation
National Zoo 1.8 million
National Postal Museum 519,000
Renwick Gallery 143,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 147,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 198,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 1.3 million
 
Totals for 2004

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits

 20.4 million
Anacostia Museum 22,000
Arts and Industries Building Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 150,000
Freer Gallery of Art 355,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 659,000
National Air and Space Museum 4.9 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 1.6 million
National Museum of African Art 165,000
National Museum of American History 2.9 million
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.) 820,000

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

254,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 2,000
National Museum of Natural History 4.4 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum Closed for renovation
National Zoo 1.8 million
National Postal Museum 353,000
Renwick Gallery 115,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 188,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 178,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 1.5 million
 
Totals for 2003

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits

 24 million
Anacostia Museum 29,000
Arts and Industries Building 886,000
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 149,000
Freer Gallery of Art 315,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 660,000
National Air and Space Museum 9.4 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 220,000
National Museum of African Art 170,000
National Museum of American History 2.6 million

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

266,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 2,700
National Museum of Natural History 5.2 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum Closed for renovation
National Zoo 1.8 million
National Postal Museum 313,000
Renwick Gallery 168,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 162,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 239,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 1.1 million
 
Totals for 2002

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits

 26.3 million
Anacostia Museum 31,000
Arts and Industries Building 900,000
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 136,000
Freer Gallery of Art 405,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 691,000
National Air and Space Museum 8,500,000
National Museum of African Art 179,000
National Museum of American History 4,200,00

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

340,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 2,100
National Museum of Natural History 6,260,000
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum Closed for renovation
National Postal Museum 321,000
Renwick Gallery 150,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 214,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 280,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 1,600,000
 
Totals for 2001
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits 31.7 million
Anacostia Museum Closed for renovation
Arts and Industries Building 1.2 million
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City) 138,000
Freer Gallery of Art 295,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 718,000
National Air and Space Museum 9.3 million
National Museum of African Art 208,000
National Museum of American History 5.2 million

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)

361,000
National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center (Suitland, Md.) 1,700
National Museum of Natural History 8.4 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum Closed for renovation
National Postal Museum 377,000
Renwick Gallery 141,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 188,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center 489,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle" 1.8 million
 
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits
2000 31.1 million
1999 28.4 million
1998 28.6 million
1997 27.4 million
1996 22.4 million 
1995 23.6 million 
1994 24.7 million 
1993 25.9 million 
1992 26.6 million 
1991 25 million 
1990 25 million 
1989 24 million 
1988 28 million 
1987 27 million 
1986 22.7 million 
1985 23.7 million 
1984 30.1 million
1983 25.8 million
1982 22.6 million
1981 22.1 million
1980 21.1 million 
1979 23.1 million 
1978 24.7 million 
1977 22.9 million 
1976 20.4 million 
1975 17.8 million 
1974 14.3 million 
1973 15 million 
1972 15 million 
1971 14.3 million 
1970 13.4 million 
 
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