Written answers
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Data
Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1426. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of visitor numbers to each of the national culture institutions in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [6903/20]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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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 |
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