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Museums, archaeological areas, and similar cultural institutions with the highest income in Italy from 2019 to 2024 (in 1,000 euros)

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May 2025

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2019 to 2024

Special properties

figures only refer to paid institutions; museums are ranked based on the highest income in 2024

Supplementary notes

¹ The Pantheon became a paid tourist attraction in July 2023.

Figures refer to the gross income of State museums, monuments, archaeological areas, and museum complexes. Data prior to 2024 was previously published by the source. Figures have been rounded.

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In 2024, the Colosseum archaeological park in Rome was the tourist attraction in Italy that recorded the highest income. That year, the Colosseum's income amounted to almost *** million euros, the highest figure reported by the renowned attraction to date. The Uffizi Galleries in Florence and the archaeological site of Pompeii, among the most visited museums in Italy, followed in the ranking, with an income of around ** million and ** million euros, respectively.

How many people visit museums in Italy every year?

In 2024, the total number of visitors to state museums and similar cultural institutions in Italy, including monuments, archaeological sites, and museum complexes, exceeded ** million. Lazio, the region that includes the city of Rome, ranked as the Italian region with the highest museum attendance that year, ahead of Campania and Tuscany.

How many museums are there in Italy?

The income and attendance figures mentioned above refer to state museums, namely those institutions managed by the Ministry of Culture. In 2024, the number of state museums and similar cultural institutions reached just above ***. Overall, when considering the total number of museums and similar institutions in Italy, including those that are not managed by the Ministry of Culture, there were almost such institutions in the country that year.