The chart illustrates the number of people visiting he three London Museums (National Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, and British Museum) annually, between 2007 and 2012.
Overall we see that the number of annual visitors to Victoria and Albert Museum have decreased over the period of five years compared to the other two museums where the annual visitors have increased within the same time period. National Gallery saw the highest number of visitors in a single year (approximately 16 million) in 2012. Conversely, British Museum saw the lowest footfall in a single year (approximately 6 million) for two consecutive years, 2008 and 2009.
The British Museum observed a significant dip in number of visitors in 2008 by approximately 50 percent (from approximately 12 million to 6 million), followed by a gradual increasing tread, with number of visitors peaking in 2012 (approximately 14 million). Similarly, National Gallery also saw a continuous increase in the footfall, with annual visitors increasing from 6 million to approximately 16 million over the period of 10 years. Compared to the other two museums, Victoria and Albert Museum saw an overall reduction in the number of visitors, with annual footfall decreasing from roughly 13 million to 10 million over the period of just 5 years.