Museum of the Moving Image announces record attendance

Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) announces record attendance, with a total of 311,000 visitors in 2025. Not only does that figure exceed pre-pandemic numbers, but it also reflects a 105% increase from 2024 and a 147% increase from 2023. Based on a visitor experience analysis conducted by Coda Societies in conjunction with MoMI, New York City residents make up 61.4% of general admission, 89.6% of film program attendees, 89.5% of Museum members, and 78.9% of family visitors. Repeat visits contributed significantly to the attendance growth, with nearly half of the general admission attendees visiting the Museum for at least the third time. MoMI also tracked its highest single-day attendance on February 14, 2026, recording 3,600 visitors on the opening day of Stories and Set Design for the Sopranos, also the first day of the screening