| 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2000 | |
| Museum | Actual | Target | | | Variance from Target | Increase/Decrease on 2011 | Increase/Decrease on 2000 |
| | | | | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| National Museum Cardiff |
477,399 |
382,000 |
418,926 |
226,876 | 95,399 | 25.0 | 58,473 | 14.0 | 250,523 | 110.4 |
| St Fagans: National History Museum |
600,735 |
615,000 |
616,787 |
321,810 | -14,265 | -2.3 | -16,052 | -2.6 | 278,925 | 86.7 |
| National Roman Legion Museum |
71,992 |
65,000 |
69,021 |
58,997 | 6,992 | 10.8 | 2,971 | 4.3 | 12,995 | 22.0 |
| National Wool Museum |
34,309 |
25,000 |
30,378 |
9,036 | 9,309 | 37.2 | 3,931 | 12.9 | 25,273 | 279.7 |
| National Slate Museum |
137,591 |
139,500 |
147,610 |
53,890 | -1,909 | -1.4 | -10,019 | -6.8 | 83,701 | 155.3 |
| Big Pit: National Coal Museum |
151,837 |
150,000 |
151,232 |
75,284 | 1,837 | 1.2 | 605 | 0.4 | 76,553 | 101.7 |
| National Waterfront Museum |
271,452 |
233,500 |
256,072 |
0 | 37,952 | 16.3 | 15,380 | 6.0 | - | - |
| Total |
1,745,315 |
1,610,000 |
1,690,026 |
745,893 |
135,315 |
8.40% |
55,289 |
3.27% |
727,970 |
133.99% |
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