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Louvre in Paris has topped list of world's most visited art museums. annual survey of galleries and attendance was taken by "Art Newspaper". Its results put Louvre in top spot with around 9.7 million visitors in 2012. That was jump of over million from previous year. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art was second most visited venue, with three London museums filling third, fourth and fifth positions. most popular exhibition of year was Dutch Old Masters at Tokyo’s Metropolitan Art Museum, which attracted over 10,000 art lovers day. continuing popularity of the Louvre was boosted last year by opening of its new wing dedicated to Islamic art.

survey showed that while traditional art was popular in Japan, contemporary and modern art dominated top exhibitions in Europe. It also highlighted Brazil as an up-and-coming destination for art. newspaper said: " appetite of Brazilians for exhibitions is remarkable…especially for non-charging shows organised by Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. exhibition halls in its Rio de Janeiro space were crowded thanks to ambitious visual history of Amazon." publication also noted how, " spiritual power of artifacts" proved popular. Japan's Shoso-in temple exhibition drew over 14,240 visitors day, "to venerate as well as admire selection of temple treasures".