The results of The Art Newspaper's annual survey are in. Who came out on top? Where? Why?
Art's Most Popular: here are 2018's most visited shows and museums

The British artist and chief guest curator Grayson Perry posing at the 250th Summer Exhibition in London Photo: David Parry
Ranked: the top ten most popular shows in their categories from around the world
From Old Masters and contemporary to Post-Impressionist and Modern

Art in the age of Instagram and the power of going viral

Tate Modern Courtesy of Tate Photography
Relax and immerse yourself... the art of experiencing museums slowly

The interior of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC Photo: Jeramey Lende/Alamy Stock Photo
How global art can provide a kick-start to local economies

The birth of the blockbuster: visitors admire artefacts on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s King Tut show in 1978 © Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images
Comment: Exhibitions are a numbers game, whether we like it or not
Today's directors are focused on figures—and not always for the right reasons

Get out the glad rags: V&A’s Dior show draws fashionistas and couldn’t-care-lessers alike Photo: Adrien Dirand
A dash of fashion and a pinch of gratis: the perfect recipe for a sell-out show

Massive queues for the David Hockney exhibition at the RA in London—even in the rain Photo: Foto-Call/Alamy Stock Photo
Suffering from the blockbuster blues? Here are some top tips for beating the exhibition queues
We asked museums for advice and The Art Newspaper team for their best hacks
- For The Art Newspaper's full Art's Most Popular visitor figures survey, see our April issue