The Prado Museum in Madrid is renowned for being the largest art gallery in the world and has been visited by Millions of people over the years. It exhibits sculptures, drawings, coins and other works of arts, but it is undoubtedly its large collection of paintings which has given it fame worldwide. It houses more than 8,600 paintings, incredibly though it exhibits less than 2,000 at any one time due to the lack of space available. Many museums throughout the world have less artistic riches in their halls than the Prado Museum has in storage.
Having said that here are some interesting facts about the people who visit one of the most emblematic buildings in the world.
In 2006 the museum received a total of 2.165.581 visitors of which 380.310 where there to see the temporary Picasso exhibition . The numbers where divided into non-residents ( foreigners and Tourists ) and Residents of Spain. The non residents totaled some 1.363.000 visitors, Madrid capital itself received a total of over 5.000.000 visitors which means that 27% of all non resident visitors to Madrid visited the Prado Museum.
With respect to the nationality of visitors, the USA topped the ranking followed by Italy, Japan, France and the U.K.
50% of the visitors where aged between 25 and 34, 28% between 45 and 64, they also state that 25% where females with a high level of education and medium to high annual incomes.
Well you live and learn !!
Gary
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