The graph shows information about the number of people who visited the three museums, over a five-year period between 2000 and 2005.
Overall, what stands out from the graph is that there were considerable upward trends in the number of people visiting the National museum in China and the MET in New York. Another interesting point is that the Edo museum in Tokyo was the most popular museum in 2000, however in 2005, more people visited the National museum in China than other museums.
Looking at the details, more than 6 million people visited the National museum in China, and the figure rose steadily over the period until 2003. For the next 2 years the figure remained stable at 11 million. Reaching just below 16 million visitors, it became the most popular museum in 2005. If we look at the MET in New York, the trend was similar. Starting the period with roughly 12 million visitors, figures halved in the next year, it remained stable in the following year. Until the end of the period, the number of visitors of MET rose steadily and reached its peak in 2005 with just over 14 million visitors.
In contrast, remained stable in the first 2 years, figures for the Edo museum in Tokyo started declining until 2003. Figures saw a rise in the next few years, reaching 10 million visitors; it was the least popular museum in 2005.