AND’s Steven Murray on the upward trend in museum visits across Europe, as discussed by the European Group on Museum Statistics:

http://www.anewdirection.org.uk/blog/museum-visiting-during-an-economic-crisis-or-crisis-what-crisis

Does this reflect the reality in your settings?

The hypothesis that growth may be being driven by a smaller number of super-massive sites (eg the nationals) seems plausible to me.

Many thanks for any & all perspectives shared,

John

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