The Art Newspaper reported that the Louvre (Musée du Louvre) won first place in the ranking of the most visited museums in the world. Over the past year, more than ten million people have visited it.
According to the publication, one of the reasons for the growing popularity had become Beyonce and Jay-Z’s music video (APES**T).
The National Museum of China in Beijing came second, the third – the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The Vatican Museums and The modern Tate gallery in London closed the five.
Also in the top ten are the National Gallery in London, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the State Hermitage Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
