Museum must‑sees listed
@quilssachent shared a rapid list of global museum favourites for cultural immersion — MoMA NYC, Musée d’Orsay, the Guggenheim and the Imperial War Museum among them — as top picks this week. Separately, Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Experience360 was promoted as an innovative immersive exhibit to visit for historical context and reflection. ( )
MoMA reported nearly 2.7 million visitors in its 2023–24 year, driven by more than 35 exhibitions across MoMA and MoMA PS1. (moma.org) (moma.org) The Museum of Modern Art’s expanded campus — opened October 21, 2019 — added more than 40,000 square feet of gallery space and increased exhibition capacity by roughly one‑third to about 165,000 square feet. (press.moma.org; dsrny.com) (press.moma.org) The Musée d’Orsay drew roughly 3.75 million visitors in 2024, with its Van Gogh in Auvers‑sur‑Oise exhibition alone attracting about 794,000 attendees and a complementary VR offering recording roughly 80,000 visits. (epmo‑musees.fr) (presse-orsay-orangerie.epmo-musees.fr) The Solomon R. Guggenheim in New York continues to programme museum surveys and rotating shows — its exhibitions page lists major presentations including a Carol Bove survey (March 5–August 2, 2026) and a Gabriele Münter retrospective (Nov 7, 2025–Apr 26, 2026). (guggenheim.org) (guggenheim.org) Imperial War Museums (IWM) operates multiple branches across England and recorded a year of transition in its 2023–24 report, noting the departure of Dame Diane Lees as Director‑General in March, the arrival of Caro Howell in May, and the election of Sir Guy Weston as Chair. (iwm.org.uk / gov.uk) (assets.publishing.service.gov.uk) Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Experience360 opened its downtown Chicago satellite at 360 N. State St. in late August 2025, featuring a VR theater, survivor holograms, a “Stories of Survival” gallery, and a survivor speaker series while the Skokie museum undergoes renovation. (ilholocaustmuseum.org; chicago.suntimes.com) (ilholocaustmuseum.org) Visitor data across major institutions shows a broad rebound: analyses published in 2023–24 found many of the world’s top museums had returned to or exceeded 2019 attendance levels, supporting why global “must‑see” lists target these large institutions. (theartnewspaper.com) (theartnewspaper.com)
