For five years, France was first in the world, in terms of quality of life but also in top rankings of the countries with most tourists, so it is no wonder that a lot of tourist attractions are located in most visited in the world rankings. Among them, the Louvre museum holds supremacy in the category.
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Louvre Museum in Paris is the most visited institution of its kind in the world, recorded annually over the past four years, over 8 million visitors, and in 2009, a record 8.5 million tickets sold, according to Le Figaro newspaper.
The 8.5 million visitors to the Louvre have joined those who have visited the museum exhibitions off-site so that 12 million people have admired in 2009, the masterpieces of this institution. Every day last year, the Louvre came on average 27,000 visitors.
Among the most visited exhibitions of the year there were Les Portes du Ciel (250,000 tickets) and Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese (400,000 tickets). Events at the Louvre by the writer Umberto Eco, whose museum gave a free hand, put another 67,000 people.
Exhibitions outside the museum - six in France and 26 in the world - have brought additional 3.5 million people who have admired masterpieces of the Louvre.
Louvre museum covers 16 hectares and has 36,000 works displayed. Every month, the Louvre is consumed 2,500 gallons of floor wax, 3,000 trash bags, 800 liters of soap and thousands of miles of toilet paper.
Last year, the 21 institutions of the National Museums Network (RMN) in France have registered 3,552,620 visitors, with 7% less than in 2008. On the other hand, some, such as the Picasso Museum in Paris, were closed for a period of work.
MRI compensated with blockbuster exhibitions at the Grand Palais galleries, visited by 1,674,087 people, with 37% more than in 2008. Spectacular growth might be a consequence of the fact that visiting program was extended by 9.2%, the policy could be amplified in 2010.
It is estimated that the measure to provide free access to young people under 26 years has brought over 65,000 visitors, aged between 18 and 25 years in national museums.
