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Smithsonian Visit Statistics

Because the Smithsonian museums are free, we cannot base our visit tallies on a number of tickets sold.

Smithsonian guards use hand clickers to count everyone entering the museums through public entrances during the hours the museums are open. The counts sometimes include staff, as well as visitors who leave the museum and return. A person visiting three Smithsonian museums on any given day will be counted three times. For these reasons, we always refer to the numbers below as "visits" rather than "visitors".

Visit numbers are complied on a calendar year basis. Beginning in 2001, the total visits to the Smithsonian also reflect the number of visits to the National Zoo.

Tallies have been rounded to the nearest thousand or the nearest hundred thousand.

Totals for 2008
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		25.2 million
Anacostia Community Museum		36,000
Arts and Industries Building		Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		154,000
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (Smithsonian American Art Museum and The National Portrait Gallery)		1 million
Freer Gallery of Art		572,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		604,000
National Air and Space Museum		7 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy		1.2 million
National Museum of African Art		322,000
National Museum of American History		480,000 (reopened Nov. 21 after a 2-year renovation)
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.)		1.5 million
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		306,000
National Museum of Natural History		7 million
National Zoo		2.1 million
National Postal Museum		334,000
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum		137,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		288,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		453,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1.7 million

Totals for 2007
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		24.2 million
Anacostia Community Museum		37,000
Arts and Industries Building		Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		224,000
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (Smithsonian American Art Museum and The National Portrait Gallery)		786,000
Freer Gallery of Art		590,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		740,000
National Air and Space Museum		6 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy		1 million
National Museum of African Art		310,000
National Museum of American History		Closed for renovation
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.)		1.8 million
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		281,000
National Museum of Natural History		7.1 million
National Zoo		2.6 million
National Postal Museum		326,000
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum		132,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		308,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		296,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1.6 million

Totals for 2006
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		23.2 million
Anacostia Community Museum		46,000
Arts and Industries Building		Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		207,000
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture		480,000 (for last 6 months only)
Freer Gallery of Art		462,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		757,000
National Air and Space Museum		5 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy		1 million
National Museum of African Art		211,000
National Museum of American History		2.4 million Closed for renovation
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.)		1.6 million
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		240,000
National Museum of Natural History		5.8 million
National Zoo		2.6 million
National Postal Museum		390,000
Renwick Gallery		155,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		260,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		241,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1.3 million

Totals for 2005
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		24.0 million
Anacostia Museum		25,000
Arts and Industries Building		Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		129,000
Freer Gallery of Art		323,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		699,000
National Air and Space Museum		6.1 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy		1.2 million
National Museum of African Art		158,000
National Museum of American History		3.0 million
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.)		2.2 million
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		299,000
National Museum of Natural History		5.6 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum		Closed for renovation
National Zoo		1.8 million
National Postal Museum		519,000
Renwick Gallery		143,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		147,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		198,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1.3 million

Totals for 2004
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		20.4 million
Anacostia Museum		22,000
Arts and Industries Building		Closed for renovation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		150,000
Freer Gallery of Art		355,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		659,000
National Air and Space Museum		4.9 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy		1.6 million
National Museum of African Art		165,000
National Museum of American History		2.9 million
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, D.C.)		820,000
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		254,000
National Museum of Natural History		4.4 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum		Closed for renovation
National Zoo		1.8 million
National Postal Museum		353,000
Renwick Gallery		115,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		188,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		178,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1.5 million

Totals for 2003
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		24 million
Anacostia Museum		29,000
Arts and Industries Building		886,000
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		149,000
Freer Gallery of Art		315,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		660,000
National Air and Space Museum		9.4 million
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy		220,000
National Museum of African Art		170,000
National Museum of American History		2.6 million
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		266,000
National Museum of Natural History		5.2 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum		Closed for renovation
National Zoo		1.8 million
National Postal Museum		313,000
Renwick Gallery		168,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		162,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		239,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1.1 million

Totals for 2002
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		26.3 million
Anacostia Museum		31,000
Arts and Industries Building		900,000
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		136,000
Freer Gallery of Art		405,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		691,000
National Air and Space Museum		8,500,000
National Museum of African Art		179,000
National Museum of American History		4,200,00
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		340,000
National Museum of Natural History		6,260,000
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum		Closed for renovation
National Postal Museum		321,000
Renwick Gallery		150,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		214,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		280,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1,600,000

Totals for 2001
Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits		31.7 million
Anacostia Museum		Closed for renovation
Arts and Industries Building		1.2 million
Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design (New York City)		138,000
Freer Gallery of Art		295,000
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden		718,000
National Air and Space Museum		9.3 million
National Museum of African Art		208,000
National Museum of American History		5.2 million
National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center (New York City)		361,000
National Museum of Natural History		8.4 million
National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum		Closed for renovation
National Postal Museum		377,000
Renwick Gallery		141,000
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery		188,000
S. Dillon Ripley Center		489,000
Smithsonian Institution Building, "The Castle"		1.8 million

Smithsonian Institution, Total Visits
2000	31.1 million
1999	28.4 million
1998	28.6 million
1997	27.4 million
1996	22.4 million
1995	23.6 million
1994	24.7 million
1993	25.9 million
1992	26.6 million
1991	25 million
1990	25 million
1989	24 million
1988	28 million
1987	27 million
1986	22.7 million
1985	23.7 million
1984	30.1 million
1983	25.8 million
1982	22.6 million
1981	22.1 million
1980	21.1 million
1979	23.1 million
1978	24.7 million
1977	22.9 million
1976	20.4 million
1975	17.8 million
1974	14.3 million
1973	15 million
1972	15 million
1971	14.3 million
1970	13.4 million

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