Country Year Definition
    Working group definition National criteria
    1a 1b
       
Germany 1999   X
Slovak Republic 1999    
The Netherlands 1999    
United Kingdom 1999   X
 
Country Year Number of museums according to type of collection
    total of which
    2a 2b 2c 2d
      Art, archaeology and history museums Science and technology museums, ethnology museums Other museums
Germany 1999 5.629 920   2)  4.709
Slovak Republic 1999 78 33 11 34
The Netherlands 1999 902 3)  560 322 10
United Kingdom 1999 1.850 13)       
 
Country Year Ownership
    state-owned museums local-, regional-owned museums other public-owned museums private-owned museums
    3a 3b 3c 3d 3e
    Total Total Total Total Of which
ppp
Germany 1999 484 2.419 341 2.385 344
Slovak Republic 1999 34 35 4 5  
The Netherlands 1999 35 4)  99 5)  19 6)  750 678
United Kingdom 1999          
 
Country Year Management
    state-managed museums local-, regional-managed museums other public-managed museums private-managed museums
    4a 4b 4c 4d 4e
    Total Total Total Total Of which
ppp
Germany 1999          
Slovak Republic 1999 34 35 4 5  
The Netherlands 1999   7)  99 19 750 678
United Kingdom 1999          
 
Country Year Ownership of permanent collection
    Public ≤ 50% Public > 50%
    5a 5b
       
Germany 1999    
Slovak Republic 1999 73 5
The Netherlands 1999 153 750
United Kingdom 1999    
 
Country Year Number of visits
    Total Of which
    6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 6g
      free admissions
Total
free admissions
%
foreigners
Total
foreigners
%
temporary exhibitions
Total
temporary exhibitions
%
Germany 1999 96.190.374            
Slovak Republic 1999 3.163.717 896.380 28,00        
The Netherlands 1999 20.679.000 3.441.000 32,00 3.969.000 19,00    
United Kingdom 1999 74.600.000 14)        24,00    
 
Country Year Staff
    Paid staff Volunteers
    7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f 7g 7h
    Number
Total
Number
Of which
specialised
FTES a year
Total
FTES a year
Of which
specialised
Number
Total
Number
Of which
specialised
FTES a year
Total
FTES a year
Of which
specialised
Germany 1999                
Slovak Republic 1999 1.815 881 1.740 788,00        
The Netherlands 1999 7.694   5.198   16.205   1.765  
United Kingdom 1999 16.777 15)    14.336 16)    28.085      
 
Country Year Admissions
    Total number of museums with paid admissions with a price of tickets (in EUR) Number of museums
    8a 8b 8c 8d 8e
    < 2,5,- 2,5 - 5,- > 5,- with free entrance with museum card
Germany 1999          
Slovak Republic 1999 77       77
The Netherlands 1999          
United Kingdom 1999 156 17)  191 326 640  
 
Country Year Temporary exhibitions
    Total Of which
    9a 9b 9c
      Own production Joined productions
Germany 1999      
Slovak Republic 1999 973 577 396
The Netherlands 1999 2.249 8)     
United Kingdom 1999 785 18)     
 
Country Year Expenditure (of museums)
    Total (In EUR) Of which
    10a 10b 10c 10d 10e
      Ordinary expenditures
Total
Ordinary expenditures
Of which
Staff
Extraordinary expenditures
Total
Extraordinary expenditures
Of which
for new Collections
Germany 1999          
Slovak Republic 1999 7.707.619        
The Netherlands 1999 354.000.000   183.000.000    
United Kingdom 1999          
 
Country Year Income (of museums)
    Total (in EUR) Of which
    11a 11b 11c
      Entry fees Public subsidies
Germany 1999      
Slovak Republic 1999 3.786.166 1.217.690  
The Netherlands 1999 358.000.000 54.000.000 9)  221.000.000
United Kingdom 1999 491.000.000    
 
Country Year Public expenditure (for museums)
    Total (in EUR) Of which
    12a 12b
      Investments
Germany 1999    
Slovak Republic 1999 7.450.095 2.808.762
The Netherlands 1999    
United Kingdom 1999    
 
Country Year Number of museums making use of computers
    Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer Of which
    13a 13b 13c 13d 13e
      for administrative purpose for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system) having a database for electronic inventory having an Internet access
Germany 1999          
Slovak Republic 1999 75 75   70 10
The Netherlands 1999          
United Kingdom 1999         508 19) 
 
Country Year Information - Diffusion - Education
    Number of museums possessing a web-site Number of museums possessing an own web-site Number of museums Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme
    14 15a 15b 16a 16b 16c 17a 17b 17c 17d 17e
    Total Total Of wich
are updating themselves their web-site
connected to a museum portal
Total
connected to a museum portal
Of which
connected to more than one museum portal
connected to (an)other portal(s) Total Of which
for school children
Of which
for ethnic minorities
for senior citizens for others
Germany 1999                      
Slovak Republic 1999                      
The Netherlands 1999   10)    11)                   
United Kingdom 1999                      
 
Country Year
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on working group definition
     
    18
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 1,40
The Netherlands 1999 5,80
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on natioinal criteria
     
    19
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999  
The Netherlands 1999 5,80
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
including free entries
     
    20
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 58.602,00
The Netherlands 1999 130.780,00
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
excluding free entries
     
    21
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 16.604,00
The Netherlands 1999 109.377,00
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Average number of visits per museum
according to working group definition
     
    22
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 40.560,00
The Netherlands 1999 22.926,00
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Average number of visits per museum
according to national criteria
     
    23
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999  
The Netherlands 1999 22.926,00
United Kingdom 1999 50.400,00
 
Country Year
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants
     
    24
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 34,00
The Netherlands 1999 33,00 12) 
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Expenditure per capita (in EUR)
     
    25
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 1,40
The Netherlands 1999 22,00
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR)
     
    26
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 137.999,00
The Netherlands 1999  
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year
     
    27
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999  
The Netherlands 1999 568
United Kingdom 1999 1.102 20) 
 
Country Year
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year
including free entries
     
    28
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999  
The Netherlands 1999 444
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year Number of museums necessary to reach
    50 % of total visits (including free entries) 75 % of total visits (including free entries)
    29a 29b
       
Germany 1999    
Slovak Republic 1999    
The Netherlands 1999 38 130
United Kingdom 1999    
 
Country Year
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff
     
    30
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999  
The Netherlands 1999  
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Average price paid
(in EUR)
     
    31
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 0,50
The Netherlands 1999 2,23
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Number of museums with at least one publication
     
    32
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999 23
The Netherlands 1999  
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier
     
    33
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999  
The Netherlands 1999  
United Kingdom 1999  
 
Country Year
Museum participation
Source: Eurobarometer 1)
     
    34
     
Germany 1999  
Slovak Republic 1999  
The Netherlands 1999 33,00
United Kingdom 1999 42,00
 
Country Year
Population
Source: Eurostat
     
    35
     
Germany 1999 82.087.361
Slovak Republic 1999 5.393.382
The Netherlands 1999 15.760.225
United Kingdom 1999 59.328.900
 
Country Year
Density inhabitants/km²
Source: Eurostat
     
    36
     
Germany 1999 230,00
Slovak Republic 1999 110,00
The Netherlands 1999 466,70
United Kingdom 1999 240,70
 
Country Year
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR
Source: Eurostat
     
    37
     
Germany 1999 121,000
Slovak Republic 1999 50,000
The Netherlands 1999 131,000
United Kingdom 1999 118,000
 
1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) This category is not applicable; in Germany Science and technology museums are split from ethnology museums
3) The Netherlands: of which 565 professionally-run museums.
4) The Netherlands: 25 museums are subsidited by the Ministry of Culture. They are foundations and therefore included in 3c. The collections as well as buildings of these museums are state property. 45 museums are dependant on state subsidies for at least 50% of their income.
5) The Netherlands: Municipal and provincial museums. The collections as well as the buildings of these museums are state, municipal or provincial property.
6) The Nertherlands: including a number of provincial museums.
7) The Netherlands: Including all museums subsidized by the central government.
8) The Netherlands: 1.725 temporary exhibitions were organized in the museums themselves; 346 in another venue in The Netherlands; 64 abroard.
9) The Netherlands: including the income from museum card.
10) The Netherlands: This is the total number of museums with or without an own website offering information on the Internet museum portals included.
11) The Netherlands: All museums with own website are connected to a museum portal.
12) The Netherlands: For FTE's of paid staff.
13) The answers provided below have been taken from the Digest of Museum Statistics or DOMUS. DOMUS is both a questionnaire and a database which contains data on over 1.700 museums in the Registration Scheme that was run by the Museums & Galleries Commission (NGC). Questionnaires were sent annually to museums within the UK between 1994 and 1999. The museum population, to which the questionnaires were sent, consisted mostly of those museums applying or having applied to join the Registration Scheme. Questions asked ranged from contact details, plans and policies, collections held, opening periods and times, staff numbers, facilities to number of visits. Answers were entered onto the DOMUS database held at the Museums & Galleries Commission. In 2000 MGC was dissolved and Resource “The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries” was created. The database is currently held by Resource. For 2005, the total number of museums is 1.984.
14) Total number of visits to 1.182 responding museums.
15) This figure is the actual number of staff and includes permanent, temporary and freelance staff.
16) The figure for FTE staff is for permanent and temporary staff.
17) The question asked in DOMUS is the charge for entering the core collection. Therefore, figures given as the answers to column 8 are the number of museums asking for an admission fee to the core collection.
18) The figure given is the number for museums that indicated having a temporary exhibition program.
19) There was a considerable amount of data collected on IT in Museums. However, much of the data do not tie-up with the wording of the columns. For more details of the use of computer in museums, contact Resource.
20) This is the number of museums open for more months a year.