64 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1910. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
VISITORS. 
The distribution of the exhibition collections between two or more 
buildings renders it manifestly impossible to determine the actual 
number of persons who visit the Museum regarded as a unit, and in 
this matter each building must continue, as heretofore, to be con- 
sidered separately. The records for the past 30 years show a uni- 
formly greater attendance at the older Museum building than at the 
Smithsonian building, but as soon as the new building has been 
entirely fitted up it is certain to assume the ascendency in this respect. 
During the past year the number of visitors to the old Museum 
building was 228,804, a daily average of 731, and to the Smithsonian 
building, 179,163, a daily average of 572. During the approximately 
34 months since the gallery of art and part of the ethnological collec- 
tion was opened, the attendance at the new building has been 50,403, 
a daily average of 560. The following tables show, respectively, 
the attendance during each month of the past year, and for each year 
beginning with 1881, when the Museum building was first opened 
to the public: 
Number of visitors during the year ending June 30, 1910. 
Old Smithso- Users snl Old | New Smithso- 
Year and month. Museum nian maaan Museum Museum nian 
building. | building. ere building. | building. | building. 
1909. 1910. 
July eee Be = eee 14, 822 11,888 || January....-.- LOO Thee hee 8, 067 
AVI PMS. AoE fe oe e eee 24, 425 20, 239 | February ...-- AS BGA |S ste fae ere 10,610 
September — 42-222 sce 22, 438 19,485 || March....-.--- 23, 903 11, 252 18, 479 
OCLODGEE ee ese ene ee ee 18, 139 15, 083 | AT TUE ee eae 20, 064 13, 767 16, 124 
INowemiberks 2s. soe tell 14,976 10,780 | May -/.\-:5-2 oe 31, 163 16, 594 24, 501 
December 3-6-2866 eee—- 14, 256 9 696q)|| Junmenes ec. ae 17, 647 8, 790 14, 211 
Mopaleee: 228, 804 50, 403 179, 163 
