New York Met Museum Attracts 7.35 Million Visitors, Life & Culture

ven. Jul 6, 2018 – 6:42 AM

[NEW YORK] The renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York drew a record 7.35 million visitors last year, the institution announced Thursday, four months ago. after the mandatory introduction of the outside of the city.

Attendance figures for the fiscal year ending June 30 cover Fifth Avenue headquarters, Met Cloisters in northern Manhattan, and Met Breuer dedicated to modern and contemporary art [19659003TheMetsaysitwasthelargestattendanceofthemuseum'shistoryattributingitlargelytoaMichelangeloexhibitionvisitedby702516peoplefromNovember2017toFebruary2018

The Met is the most visited tourist attraction of the financial capital and American entertainment. which has seen eight consecutive years of tourism growth.

As of March 1st, visitors to the museum must pay US $ 25 when they live outside of the state of New York, replacing the previous practice. of a "suggested" donation.

Students and seniors from other regions get discounted rates of US $ 12 and US $ 17, respectively. In September, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the year 2017 was the eighth consecutive year for record tourism, with about 62.8 million visitors, an increase of 2.3 million per year. report to 2016

New York last year welcomed 49.7 million national visitors and 13.1 million international visitors, both of them all-time, the city announced.

AFP