Blanton Museum sees record attendance in 2024, despite half of US museums reporting low numbers

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin's Blanton Museum of Art welcomed a record-breaking number of visitors in 2024, contrasting a struggle that nearly half of all museums in the country are facing.

According to a release from the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin, the museum welcomed 260,899 visitors during the 2024 calendar year. That number exceeds numbers seen prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, something many other museums across the country are struggling to bounce back from.