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Standard Questionnaire

A look at the figures that are available from the national museum statistics, shows that the only way to achieve fully comparable data on European museums is to include uniform questions in the national museum surveys.  Based on international standards and current practices in the participating countries, EGMUS developed the Standard Questionnaire. This questionnaire concerns the key indicators of the museums:  identification of  museums ( to distinguish these from the ‘museum-like’ institutions such as exhibition halls or ‘Kunsthallen’), kind of museums, opening hours, legal status and ownership, exhibition and visits, expenditure and income, personnel and the use of information and communication technology.  Various countries already use the Standard Questionnaire in their national surveys.  Other EGMUS participants intend to use the questionnaire, or a part of it related to a special topic, in their upcoming museum surveys.

Standard Questionnaire 2008

Here you can find the Standard Questionnaire 2008 which has been developed by the EGMUS group:

Standard Questionnaire (English version) (.doc)

Standard Questionnaire (French version) (.doc)

Standard Questionnaire (Romanian version) (.doc) (.pdf)

You are invited to use all the questions or choose those which are appropriate for your national survey.