Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, held in London in 1972, attracted over 1.6 million visitors, making it the most attended art exhibition in history.

Henri Matisse's retrospective exhibition at the Tate Modern in 2012 attracted over 4.6 million visitors, making it the most popular exhibition in the museum's history.

Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, held at the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2017, attracted over 10 million visitors, making it the most visited exhibition in the museum's history.

The Met Fifth Avenue: The American Wing Galleries, which reopened in 2019 after a major renovation, attracted over 2.5 million visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that year.

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting, held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in 2018, attracted over 1.5 million visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

The Vikings: Life and Legend, held at the British Museum in London in 2015, attracted over 1.9 million visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

Botticelli: The Divine Draftsman, held at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy in 2016, attracted over 1.3 million visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

Goya: The Portraits, held at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain in 2019, attracted over 1.2 million visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

The State Hermitage Museum: Masterpieces from the Collection, held at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2017, attracted over 1 million visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

The Terracotta Army: The First Emperor's Warriors, held at the National Museum of China in Beijing in 2018, attracted over 800,000 visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

The Tale of Genji: A Millennium of Beauty, held at the Tokyo National Museum in Japan in 2019, attracted over 700,000 visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

Monet and Chicago, held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017, attracted over 600,000 visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors, held at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City in 2018, attracted over 500,000 visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

David Hockney, held at the Tate Britain in London in 2019, attracted over 400,000 visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.

The Group of Seven: A Retrospective, held at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa in 2017, attracted over 300,000 visitors, making it the most popular exhibition at the museum that year.