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Visitation rates to our cultural institutions have surged past our pre-COVID records, with the Australian Museum recording the highest visitation rate in its almost 200-year history and more than 2 million visitors to the new expanded Art Gallery of NSW campus Naala Badu and Naala Nura. Expanding access to online engagement has been hugely significant too, with more than 21 million views globally of Sydney Opera House videos (in addition to its 10 million visitors to the site each year)  and 4.6 million sessions on the State Library's website. Investment in the Powerhouse (MAAS) sites will support sharing its exhibitions with more people across NSW. The Museums of History NSW experienced growing visitation across their sites, which bring history to life through diverse voices and viewpoints.  \r\n\r\nNote on the data: \r\n\r\nThe data provided here reflects a reproduction of onsite visitation figures that have been published in the respective cultural institutions annual report. 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