What the world saw in 1996
MUSEUM-KEEPERS and tour operators will already have pored over the invaluable yearly ranking of worldwide art-show attendance to be found in the March issue of The Art Newspaper. But as a service to those who like art and hate crowds, here is a brief guide to the best-and worst-attended shows of last year. (They are ranked by daily attendance; big shows standardly last three months or so.)
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “What the world saw in 1996”
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