The total visitor numbers for the National Cultural Institutions in 2019 are set out in the following table:
Institution
|
Total
|
National Library of Ireland
|
284,085
|
Irish Museum of Modern Art
|
503,904
|
National Concert Hall
|
324,671
|
National Gallery of Ireland
|
761,273
|
Chester Beatty Library
|
367,384
|
National Archives
|
9,634
|
National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St.- Archaeology
|
505,420
|
National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks - Decorative Arts & History
|
230,729
|
Natural History Museum, Merrion St - Natural History
|
387,493
|
National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park - Country Life
|
127,127
|
Crawford Art Gallery
|
265,438
|
Total for NCIs
|
3,767,158
|
The following table sets out the visitor numbers for the first three months in 2020 up to the date of closure related to the COVID-19 crisis ie 12 March.
Institution
|
January
|
February
|
March
|
Total
|
National Library of Ireland
|
22,076
|
23,815
|
7,613
|
53,504
|
Irish Museum of Modern Art
|
43,412
|
34,232
|
12,690
|
90,334
|
National Concert Hall
|
27,055
|
21,801
|
10,817
|
59,673
|
National Gallery of Ireland
|
61,357
|
59,568
|
21,020
|
141,945
|
Chester Beatty Library
|
19,621
|
23,210
|
8,481
|
51,312
|
National Archives
|
627
|
935
|
272
|
1,834
|
National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St. - Archaeology
|
21,764
|
24,331
|
14,799
|
60,894
|
National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks - Decorative Arts & History
|
16,585
|
18,488
|
10,559
|
45,632
|
Natural History Museum, Merrion St - Natural History
|
23,841
|
28,795
|
14,114
|
66,750
|
National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park - Country Life
|
3,381
|
5,125
|
2,978
|
11,484
|
Crawford Art Gallery
|
18,309
|
22,001
|
8,071
|
48,381
|
Total for NCIs
|
258,028
|
262,301
|
111,414
|
631,743
|