The bar chart illustrates the number of three categories of visitors to a museum from 1997 to 2012.
Overall, it can be seen that the number of adult visitors increased with minor fluctuations, while the number of visitors under 15 decreased year by year. The number of special exhibition visitors only did a slight improvement.
The number of adult visitors, at the beginning of the period was 300,100. In 2002, it rose slightly, and in 2007, it jumped to a peak of 400,500. At the end of the period, the number of adults who visited the museum plummeted to 380,000. In contrast, the number of visitors aged under 15 was 120,000 at the start of the period, and it fell continuously, reaching 82,300 at the finish.
Furthermore, the number of special exhibition visitors climbed steadily. Initially, the number of special exhibition visitors was only 28,000. In 2012, the final number of special exhibition visitors reached to 42,000.