Blockbusters (hate or love the term) are named for the fact that people line up, literally around the block, for unique exhibition viewing experiences. While those sort of lines today are largely reserved for COVID-testing, the big scale exhibitions that have gone ahead in our new world of social distancing have been a boon with attendances.
NGV Triennial clocked a total attendance at almost 550,000 visitors, despite harbouring two lockdowns during its exhibition hang – some 33 days out of 119 (28%) of its exhibition period (19 December 2020 – 18 April 2021).