The line graph provides information on the number of tourists who visited three specific museums in London (namely the British Museum, the Science Museum, and the Natural History Museum) over the summer months of June to September in 2013,figures expressed in thousands.
Overall, the British Museum attracted the highest number of visitors throughout the period. Both the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum had fewer visitors in comparison, with the Science Museum maintaining the lowest numbers. Despite fluctuations, all three museums showed notable changes in visitor numbers during the period of four months.
In June, the British Museum commenced with approximately 600,000 visitors. This number rose sharply to a peak of around 750,000 in July. However, the number of visitors dropped significantly to about half a million (500,000) in August before rising again to around 650,000 in September. In comparison, the Natural Museum started at just under 600,000 visitors in June. The number of visitors fell substantially to around 400,000 in July and then remained at this level until August, before increasing to over 450,000 in September.
On the other hand, the Science Museum consistently had fewer visitors than the other two museums. It saw a notable decrease from around 450,000 visitors in June to about 300,000 in August. However, it slightly grew in September, reaching just over 450,000 visitors. This museum exhibited the most stable trend, with smaller oscillations compared to the British Museum and the Natural History Museum.
