In 2017, DRC was the 7th most popular Smithsonian museum at 1.3 million visitors:
#1 = National Air and Space Museum[7m],
#2 = National Museum of Natural History [6m],
#3 = National Museum of American History [3.8m],
#4 = National Museum of African American History and Culture [2,4m],
#5 = National Zoo [2m],
#6 = Udvar-Hazy [1.6m]).
In January-February, 2018, DRC ranks #3 behind just Air and Space and Natural History. Much of the increased visitation is credited to the new Obama portraits which went on display February 13.
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