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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
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Claim
The British Museum receives about 6 million visitors per year as opposed to 1.5 million visitors to the Acropolis Museum.
Correction
This visitor comparison is outdated. Official figures show the Acropolis Museum drew about 1.99 million visitors in 2024, not 1.5 million.
Full reasoning
The sentence understates Acropolis Museum attendance.
- The British Museum’s own 2023–24 annual report says it welcomed 6.2 million visitors in London, so the “about 6 million” part is broadly in range.
- But the Acropolis Museum figure is not current: Greece’s official statistics authority (ELSTAT) reports 1,994,279 Acropolis Museum visitors in 2024.
That means the comparison in the article is materially inaccurate as written. A current comparison would be roughly 6.2 million vs. 2.0 million, not 6.0 million vs. 1.5 million.
2 sources
- The British Museum Report and Accounts 2023-24
It’s a credit to everyone who works so hard at the British Museum that we were this year’s number one visitor attraction in the UK, welcoming 6.2m visitors through the doors in London.
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Museums and Archaeological Sites Attendance
Acropolis Museum(2) 1,900,950 1,994,279 ... 2023 2024