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
21 July 2016
