More than 1.3 million people visited museums in Portugal – Cultura
December 2021, the national museums, monuments and palaces recovered some when compared to 2000. Between January and the spaces protected by the Directorate-General for Cultural Affairs. DGPC) registered a growth of 3.9% in relation to the previous year, going from 1,295,528 visitors to 1,346,250. After all, 50,722 more people visited the facilities.
A Recovery of the Public Close to Be More Notorious From June, Being Emphasized That Between January 15th and April 4th, 2021 All Spaces Were Closed Within the Scope of Combating the Pandemic.
The Jerónimos Monastery (Lisbon) continues to be the most visited monument: it received 271,612 people. Next is the Monastery of Batalha, which increased from 100,427 to 124,032 visitors. Belém Tower (in November 2020) was closed to the public.
Despite the growth, the numbers remain the same as those recorded before the pandemic: in 2019 the museums and palaces of DG PC received 4,685,371 visitors (3.3 million less).
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affluence break
Since reaching 2 million museums, monuments and15 have registered 2 million visits to museums20, and in 2 million museums17, there are 5 million museums. In the first year of the pandemic, in 2020, there was an increase in affluence of 72.3% (1,1295,528 visitors).
the most visited
In addition to the Jerónimos Monastery and the Batalha Monastery, the Convent of Christ, in Tomar (116,451), the National Palace of Mafra (105,980) and the National Museum of Archeology, in the capital (91,437), were the most visited .