In 2023 many of the world’s largest museums recorded very similar numbers to those of 2019, the last full year before the Covid lockdowns began. On average the top ten museums in the UK are down by 13% compared with 2019 But other strugglers are harder to understand. The National Gallery in London, which opened in 2023, received 1.9 million visitors, up 51% from 2019. The Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, the Uffizi had its largest attendance with 2.8 million visitors