Two-thirds of the population visited a museum in the past year
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- Statistics Denmark found that 65% of the population visited a museum during the previous 12 months.
- Art museums and historical museums drew the most visitors, while natural history museums drew the fewest.
- Women and people aged 16 to 24 reported slightly higher museum attendance than men and people over 74.
Nearly two-thirds of Denmark’s population visited a museum in the past year, according to figures from Statistics Denmark. The survey found that 65% had gone to a museum during the previous 12 months.
Art museums and historical museums attracted the most visitors. Natural history museums recorded the lowest attendance.
The figures also show modest differences by gender and age. Sixty-seven percent of women had visited a museum, compared with 62% of men. Among 16-to-24-year-olds, the share was 67%, while 60% of people over 74 had visited one.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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