How popular are England's museums and galleries? Which attract the most visitors? The latest monthly figures out today show how many people visit each place and how it's changed over the years
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With hundreds of museums and galleries in England it's no surprise that thousands of visitors flock to them for a good day out but which place is the most popular?
Figures published today by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) show the number of monthly visitors to museums and galleries in England such as the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and the Tate Liverpool. In August 2012, the combined visitors to the Tate Modern and Tate Britain was 673,212. The British Museum with more than 480,000 visitors in August alone had the highest number of any single museum on the list.
Source: DCMS
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