World's Most Visited Science Museums, Science Centers, Science Centres. World’s Top 10 Science Centers, most visited Science Museums, data as of 2010 / 2011 Top 10 Science Centers – Worldwide 1. Citi des Sciences et de l’Industrie 5,000,000 2. Science Museum, London 2,700,000 3. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, 2,500,000 2. National Science and Technology Museum, Taiwan 2,050,790 4. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago 1,605,020 5. Top 10 Science Centers – USA 1. Working on understanding “Museum Satisfaction” in different types of museums, starting by creating lists of the world’s top museums by category.
Visitor attendance data for Science Centers is much more difficult to find. I believe museum visitation starts prior to visiting the “bricks and mortar”, Interested in “museum satisfaction” for both the local museum and the global museums and understanding how local museums can compete in a new global market. Resources: The Association for Science and Discovery Centres. Home. American Museum of Natural History. Science Museum, London. Natural History Museum.