51,000 Visitors & Counting!
The Matthewis Persen House Museum welcomes an average of 4,935 visitors annually. Since opening in 2010, a total of 51,425 visitors have come through our doors, the majority of which are from the United States. Visitors from New York State represents about 59.6% of our guests.
The Persen House also draws an international crowd. From 2010 through 2024, we've had 1,197 international visitors from 77 different countries!
Angola 1 Argentina 14 Australia 50 Austria 5 Azerbaijan 2 Bahrain 2 Belarus 2 Belgium 20 Brazil 25 Bulgaria 2 Canada 250 China 27 Colombia 8 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 1 Costa Rica 1 Croatia 4 Cuba 1 Curaçao 4 Czechia 7 Denmark 16 Dominican Rep. 5 Ecuador 1 Egypt 5 Eritrea 1 Finland 2 France 92 Germany 78 Ghana 2 Greece 1 Guatemala 5 Honduras 4 Hong Kong 1 Hungary 2 Iceland 6 India 6 Iran 1 Ireland 42 Israel 15 Italy 17 Japan 7 Korea (Rep.) 1 Kyrgyzstan 2 Latvia 4 Lithuania 1 Mexico 15 Moldova 2 Nepal 1 Netherlands 121 New Zealand 12 Nicaragua 1 Nigeria 1 North Macedonia 4 Norway 6 Peru 1 Poland 12 Portugal 3 Romania 2 Russia 21 Slovakia 2 Slovenia 1 South Africa 2 Spain 23 Sweden 20 Switzerland 9 Taiwan 3 Tanzania (Un.Rep.) 1 Thailand 2 Trinidad/Tobago 1 Tunisia 1 Türkiye (Rep.) 4 Uganda 2 Ukraine 1 United Arab Emirates 5 United Kingdom 172 Uruguay 1 Vietnam 1 Zambia 1