national museums Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen This Easter has boosted visitor numbers — in some cases over 100% compared to 2021 — and is starting to surpass the decline in numbers recorded over the past two years due to restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
So the Prado National Museum practically reached the total number of visits received this Easter April 2021, with 61,328 people at the time.
From Monday, April 11, to Sunday, April 17, 2022, the number of visitors was 61,048, surpassing the figure reached by almost 40,000 in Easter 2021, a year marked by mobility restrictions.
Tuesday and Saturday saw the highest public influx since the museum reopened after closing in June 2020, with 10,027 and 10,013 visitors respectively. However, these data do not reach the pre-pandemic figures of 2019. Bicentennial celebration with 76,443 visitors on Easter.
Already last February Prado Museum Thanks to 8,647 people who were in the Villanuevca building on Saturday, 26, the number of visitors was equal to the records before the coronavirus pandemic.
In fact, these 8647 daily people represented Highest number of visitors since March 2020. So far, Prado has only come close to these daily numbers, thanks to the 8,300 and 8,500 visitors (6 and 7 December, respectively) of December’s long weekend.
Meanwhile, visitors to the headquarters Reina Sofia Museum (without Retiro Palaces) In 2022, it increased by 151% compared to last year. Including both, a total of 21,975 people visited this place between Thursday, April 14 and Sunday, April 17.
Last year, 8749 people visited on the same dates. According to data provided by the museum to Europa Press, the busiest day in 2022 was Good Friday, with more than 6,500 visits recorded.
If we add 23,410 visitors this yearl Crystal Palace and the other 17,971 El Retiro Velazquez Palace, the total of the three venues in 2022 reached 63,356 visitors. These data cannot be compared with last year, as the Crystal Palace was closed due to Filomena.
when it comes Museum Thyssen, Data provided by the art gallery to Europa Press shows that 16,680 visitors came during Holy Week 2022 from Thursday, April 14 to Sunday, April 17. This figure contrasts with the 11,541 visitors registered for Holy Week in 2021.