Talk:List of most-visited museums in the United States

Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery.
There is something wrong with this list. The Smithsonian American Art Museum no. 8 is the exact same museum as the National Museum of American Art no. 12, which shares a building and is pretty inextricable from the portrait gallery (also no. 12).

That's an interesting question. THe Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery are located in the same building, The Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, both are under the the Smithsonian Institution,  and many visitors (like me) go to see both on the same visit, but they have different management and very different collections and purposes. Unless we lump them together as the Donald Reynolds Center, which doesn't mean much to most people,, I think we should keep their identities and admission numbers separate. Cordially, SiefkinDR (talk) 19:08, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

American Museum of Natural History
This list seems clearly incomplete. One glance at the wikipedia page for the AMNH shows that it had "1.5 million visitors" in ONLY 3 months in 2023, so presumably across the whole year the number is significantly higher. Why is it not included anywhere on this list ?? HerbertDibDab (talk) 11:24, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Very good question. I cannot find any published report yet of the attendance for the AMNH. only a few museums, notably the Smihsonian museums, have published their 2023 attendance figures so far, but I believe the AMNH Will put ou a figure before long, and it will be included as soon as it is available. If you see this figure please let me know. Cordially, SiefkinDR

Confused
I'm confused. The article says "Attendance at the museums listed in the TEA-AECOM Museum Index published in 2023 showed an increase of 70 percent over 2019 levels, but was still only 60 percent of pre-COVID attendance.[1] "

What is the difference between 2019 levels and pre-COVID attendance? Isn't 2019 pre-COVID? john k (talk) 16:16, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

You have a sharp eye, John K. I have corrected the mistake. Thank you! SiefkinDR (talk) 17:01, 19 February 2024 (UTC)