A 2020 survey focused on the reasons given by adults in England for visiting a museum or gallery in the last 12 months. Overall, the vast majority of respondents, nearly 98 percent, claimed to have visited in their own time. Moreover, a small percentage (roughly three percent) visited for work reasons.
Reasons for visiting a museum or gallery in the last 12 months in England in 2019/2020
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Reasons for visiting a museum or gallery in the last 12 months in England in 2019/2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417912/museum-galery-attendance-reasons-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Reasons for visiting a museum or gallery in the last 12 months in England in 2019/2020." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417912/museum-galery-attendance-reasons-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Reasons for visiting a museum or gallery in the last 12 months in England in 2019/2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417912/museum-galery-attendance-reasons-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Reasons for Visiting a Museum or Gallery in The Last 12 Months in England in 2019/2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417912/museum-galery-attendance-reasons-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Reasons for visiting a museum or gallery in the last 12 months in England in 2019/2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417912/museum-galery-attendance-reasons-uk-england/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Reasons for visiting a museum or gallery in the last 12 months in England in 2019/2020 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417912/museum-galery-attendance-reasons-uk-england/