Museum with the most visits in the surroundings of Barcelona in 2015

The mNACTEC tops the ranking with 104,403 visitors in 2015

The Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia (mNACTEC) was the museum with the most visits in the surroundings of Barcelona in 2015, with a total of 104,403 visitors, according to the publication Estadístiques de turisme 2015. Barcelona: ciutat i entorn. The publication, which includes the main information on tourist activity, is edited jointly by Barcelona Municipal Council, the Provincial Government of Barcelona and the Turisme de Barcelona Consortium.

According to this report, in 2015 the mNACTEC headed the ranking of visits to museums and collections in the province of Barcelona, not including the city of Barcelona:

Top 10 Museums and collections

2014

2015

1

Museum of Science and Technology (MNACTEC) - Terrassa

88,409

104,403

2

Cau Ferrat Museum - Sitges

19,409

99,802

3

Maricel Museum - Sitges

34,585

76,790

4

Museum of Badalona

66,170

71,464

5

Terrassa Museum

62,665

65,635

6

Gavà Museum - Mines Archaeological Park

53,850

52,697

7

Igualada Leather Museum and Anoia Regional Museum

63,037

49,617

8

Capellades Paper Mill Museum

36,531

43,482

9

Museums of Sant Cugat

42,769

40,989

10

Balldovina Tower Museum - Santa Coloma de Gramenet

34,645

38,197

 

Total Top 10

502,070

643,076

Source: Estadístiques de turisme 2015. Barcelona: ciutat i entorn

press-clock 21 July 2016