UK museums lagging behind some European counterparts as visitors return post-pandemic

UK museums and galleries are “victims of their own success” and failing to keep up with their European counterparts post-pandemic, according to one industry insider.

New statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) showed visits to the museums and galleries it supports were up 8% on last year, but are still at 84% of their pre-Covid footfall.