Museums are cultural epicenters, whether they are as large as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City or as small as the International Vinegar Museum in Roslyn, S.D. There are an estimated 35,000 active museums in the U.S. alone, and in 2018, more people visited a museum than attended a professional sporting event.
There is so much to learn and experience at museums, which is a big part of their draw; but this can also create museum fatigue for visitors, where interest sharply declines as people go through the exhibits. Museum’s do their best to keep visitors engaged, and the guests themselves want to get the most bang for their buck, but it’s tough when visitors can only spend less than a half-hour at each exhibit before losing interest.
