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Year     2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
Definition Working group definition 1a   X   X   X       X X     X X   X          
National criteria 1b     X   X   X 15)  X X     X X 23)      X   29)  X 30)  X 31)    X X
Number of museums according to type of collection total 2a   553 2)  195 484 227 246 326 15)  6.712 745 453 151 103 944 684 761 141 36)  158 97 1.504 301 1.133 604
of which 2b Art, archaeology and history museums 158 149 101   59   1.214         281 271 262 62 37)  63   740 99 321 501
  2c Science and technology museums, ethnology museums 59 17 52   22     20)          141 176 242 12 38)  45   381 26 226 96
  2d Other museums 336 29 331   165   5.498         522 237 257 67 39)  50   383 176 585 7
Ownership state-owned museums 3a Total 36 25 30 5 78 16 16)  431 113 453 41 19 76 506 77 13 57   172 30    
local-, regional-owned museums 3b Total 252 166 350 17 86 213 16)  2.585 485   95 54 605   592 115 84   861 80    
other public-owned museums 3c Total 1 4 48     9 16)  441 36   10 22 70     8     32 33    
private-owned museums 3d Total 264   56 205 82 88 16)  2.995 111   5 8 193 178 92 4 18   439 40    
  3e Of which
ppp		             260               1 13   33 4    
Management state-managed museums 4a Total 3   30   70 16 16)    113 453 41 19       13 57   97 47    
local-, regional-managed museums 4b Total 162   350   86 213 16)    485   95 54       115 84   879 105    
other public-managed museums 4c Total 56   48   8 9 16)    36   10 22       8     60      
private-managed museums 4d Total 332   56   82 88 16)    111   5 8       4 18   468 160    
  4e Of which
ppp		                             1 13   33      
Ownership of permanent collection Public ≤ 50% 5a                               5 18          
Public > 50% 5b     195                         136 141          
Number of visits Total 6a   18.172.165 5.229.606 13.071.769 16.185.412 3.456.886 6.687.069 111.877.085 10.395.847 45.383.873 3.534.066 3.981.126 36.081.555 15.532.379 14.196.944 1.955.544 5.420.691 3.236.504 59.909.098 28.060.031 13.072.239 33)  32.010.000
Of which 6b free admissions
Total		 3.098.498 1.222.540 3.634.190   771.815 3.443.343   4.115.153 22.818.256 1.273.648   13.749.059 5.275.691 3.954.295 835.226 1.615.716   38.341.823     5.422.000
  6c free admissions
%		 19,18 3)  23,40 27,80   22,33 51,50   39,58 50,30 36,00   38,00 34,00   42,70 29,81   64,00     17,00
  6d foreigners
Total		   1.008.888 2.703.166   1.246.157     1.961.195   273.939 21)      6.696.930       775.672 7.488.637     9.420.000
  6e foreigners
%		   19,30 20,68   36,00     18,86   7,80 22)    7,00 43,10         12,50     29,00
  6f temporary exhibitions
Total		                         8.923.914                
  6g temporary exhibitions
%		                         57,50                
Staff Paid staff 7a Number
Total		 5.845 4)  3.150 5.894   2.340     6.873   2.005 3.288 15.828 3.962 6.915   2.618 3.030 14.726     9.166
  7b Number
Of which
specialised		 1.852 5)  1.927 2.933   1.769     2.034   930 1.219 6.791 2.420 3.683   1.332   4.577      
  7c FTES a year
Total		     5.894     2.630                   2.328     5.831   6.303
  7d FTES a year
Of which
specialised		     2.933,00     1.225,00                              
Volunteers 7e Number
Total		 3.508   962   463 1.763   703       2.779 535     115 225 1.031     30.835
  7f Number
Of which
specialised		 624             117       956 24)  442         315      
  7g FTES a year
Total		           25                             3.883
  7h FTES a year
Of which
specialised		                                          
Admissions Total number of museums with paid admissions with a price of tickets (in EUR) 8a < 2,5,- 18 150       3 17)  928     86               328      
  8b 2,5 - 5,- 151 17       33 17)  1.326     26               416      
  8c > 5,- 265         89 17)  606     6               113      
Number of museums 8d with free entrance 118 6)  28     47 25 18)  1.557   206 31               647 129   58
  8e with museum card                         395               368
Temporary exhibitions Total 9a   819 2.316 4.101   1.551 1.024 8.546 1.864   1.180 1.881 5.563   3.088 879 1.498 986 4.359   1.629 34)  2.008
Of which 9b Own production   1.193 2.693   1.235 514           3.696   2.087 531 1.115          
  9c Joined productions   1.123 1.408   312 217             332 1.001 348            
Expenditure (of museums) Total (In EUR) 10a   341.604.348 7)  26.949.687 179.240.015   50.140.684 249.801.744   160.898.702   39.783.769 52.757.844         70.581.097 45.996.638   547.000.000   1.017.000.000
Of which 10b Ordinary expenditures
Total		         49.505.522 249.801.744       34.460.444           65.679.595          
  10c Ordinary expenditures
Of which
Staff		         24.407.120 106.306.265   66.826.025   19.566.355           31.265.128         419.000.000
  10d Extraordinary expenditures
Total		   738.580     635.162         5.323.325           4.901.502          
  10e Extraordinary expenditures
Of which
for new Collections		   118.378 2.047.968   635.162 5.141.674 19)    363.270   1.011.425           975.134         39.000.000
Income (of museums) Total (in EUR) 11a   338.765.274 8)  28.824.682 179.377.920   75.240.054 249.801.744   212.242.468 173.440.744 39.812.793 52.757.844         62.453.062 46.394.771   537.600.000   992.000.000
Of which 11b Entry fees 81.746.515 9)  3.932.137     8.072.491 19.643.555   12.968.555   4.673.198           8.393.300 6.953.071   53.760.000   216.000.000
  11c Public subsidies 186.937.144 10)  21.985.780     43.699.449 188.548.759   146.384.499   32.172.839           49.486.597 37.213.692       487.000.000
Public expenditure (for museums) Total (in EUR) 12a     21.985.780 173.820.207   43.699.449 188.548.759   146.397.679   32.172.839   259.264.073 26)        49.486.597         495.000.000
Of which 12b Investments     36.694.856   20.873.509         295.552   175.770.251 26)                   
Number of museums making use of computers Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer 13a   406 192     171 154 18)    600   145           35   1.427      
Of which 13b for administrative purpose 343 187     171 154 18)        143             97 1.210      
  13c for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system) 216 76 122   51     201   84               524      
  13d having a database for electronic inventory 281 141           99   127             97 731      
  13e having an Internet access 300 187     162 154 18)    405   145           23 97 782      
Information - Diffusion - Education Number of museums possessing a web-site 14 Total 439       208 154 18)    303 453   100 817       122 97 1.313     604
Number of museums possessing an own web-site 15a Total 358 123 443                           97 720     604
  15b Of wich
are updating themselves their web-site		                                          
Number of museums 16a connected to a museum portal
Total		           154 18)    218                   266      
  16b connected to a museum portal
Of which
connected to more than one museum portal		                                   99      
  16c connected to (an)other portal(s)                                          
Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme 17a Total 482 138 249   153     612   122 95 589 25)        137   888     477
  17b Of which
for school children		   137 216   172     545         350     126   823     439
  17c Of which
for ethnic minorities		   25 15                             85      
  17d for senior citizens   69 112                   314         417      
  17e for others   27 88   134     67         201         492      
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on working group definition		 18   8,55 2,70 4,60   18,70       0,75 7,60     6,60     2,91          
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on natioinal criteria		   19     2,70       5,90 16)    7,60   7,60 3,57 2,46 3,90   2,00 2,31 4,70 3,20   13,50 3,60
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
including free entries		   20   207.924,12 73.369,00 123.724,00   262.723,23 121.510,00   106.037,00 74.810,00 179.489,00 137.824,00 93,96 150.428,00   27.710,00 99.987,86 156,66 128.987,04     188.526,00
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
excluding free entries		   21   172.471,41 11)  56.217,00     204.065,31 58.942,00   64.063,00   114.803,00   58,16 99.334,00   15.870,00 70.185,02   46.435,00     156.592,00
Average number of visits per museum
according to working group definition		   22   33.966,66 12)  26.818,00 27.008,00   14.052,38       100.185,00 23.404,00           56.620,00          
Average number of visits per museum
according to national criteria		   23     26.818,00       21.853,00 16)    13.954,00   23.404,00 38.652,00 38.221,98 38.352,00   13.869,00 38.611,00 33,37 40.452,00   11.538,00 35)  52.997,00
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants   24   118,59 44,20 55,80   177,84 47,80   69,40   102,00 114,00 41,08 41,60     48,29 147,00 31,70     54,00
Expenditure per capita (in EUR)   25   39,09 3,80 16,96   38,11 45,40   0,06   20,20           12,11 22,30       60,00
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR)   26     308.450,00 1.645.201,00   3.321.156,80 3.426.105,00       1.634.004,00   219.625.122,80 26)        912.809,85         2.915.345,00
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year   27   248 185 380   163 169 16)      441 123     393   141     1.329      
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year
including free entries		   28   223 117 247   99 189 16)  2.129 280 289 88 76 584 265     114   847   312  
Number of museums necessary to reach 50 % of total visits (including free entries) 29a   9 15       21 16)    372         17   70 18   49      
75 % of total visits (including free entries) 29b   35 39       67 16)    559         57   105 43   167      
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff 30   209 13)  191 286   148 154 18)    287   126 92   405     134   1.489      
Average price paid
(in EUR)		   31   7,30 14)        2,55 7,19       2,07   2,83 27)        2,21 3,65   6,00   8,12
Number of museums with at least one publication   32   206 119 161   113 75 18)    298   66 73 428     61 39   899      
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier   33     61 11                 91           278      
Museum participation
Source: Eurobarometer 1)		   34                 41,10                     32)       
Population
Source: Eurostat		   35   8.700.471 7.153.784 10.565.284 5.707.251 1.315.790 5.503.297 82.175.684 9.830.485 60.665.551 1.968.957 2.888.558 37.967.209 10.325.452 19.760.314 7.076.372 5.421.349 2.065.895 46.440.099 9.747.355 8.419.550 16.979.120
Density inhabitants/km²
Source: Eurostat		   36   106,00 64,80 134,00 136,40 30,30 18,00 233,10 106,00 201,00 32,00 44,20 123,00 28)  111,80 85,70   111,50 102,50   24,40 210,10 504,00
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR
Source: Eurostat		   37   128,000 49,000   124,000 74,000   123,000 59,600 0,982     69,000   59,000 36,000 77,000 76,000 92,000 123,000 160,000  


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1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2016 is 747. However, 194 units did not participate in the survey.
3) Austria: Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator.
4) Austria: plus 779 freelancers.
5) Austria: plus 415 freelancers.
6) Austria: Incuding museums which ask for a voluntary contribution.
7) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 263 out of 483.
8) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 315 out of 483.
9) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 287 out of 483.
10) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 288 out of 483.
11) Austria: Inclusive visits with unknown admission status.
12) Austria: Not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator.
13) Austria: Out of 468 organisational units (comprising partly more than one museum) which reported staff figures.
14) Austria: The ratio is based only on units, for which both 'income from entries' and 'payment status of visitors' is known.
15) Finland: The statistics cover 154 professionally-run museums (administrative units) maintaining 326 museum sites.
16) Finland: Answers by museum sites (326)
17) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum
18) Finland: Answers by administrative units (154)
19) Finland: Included in the ordinary expenditures
20) This category is not applicable; in Germany Science and technology museums are split from ethnology museums
21) Latvia: 273.393 (in groups only)
22) Latvia: 7,8 % (in groups only)
23) Definition: A museum is a non-profit organisational unit the aim of which is to collect and preserve natural and cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, to inform about the values and contents of its collections, to promote fundamental values of the Polish and world history, science and culture, to develop cognitive and aesthetic sensitivity and provide access to the collected holdings. (The Act on Museums of 21 November 1996) The term “museum” is not a protected designation in Poland. Every time when number of museums are mentioned data includes branches.
24) Given data is about professional staff, which doesn’t have to refer to formal education in the subject.
25) As there is no definition on education programme, number above refers to museums which conduct education lessons.
26) Data: Ministry of Finance Including transfers to local self-government entities and transfers between local self-government entities.
27) Estimation made on the basis of results of Museum Statistics Project (conducted by National Institute for Museums and Public Collections). Data for 189 museums (without branches).
28) Source: Central Statistical Office of Poland
29) According to National criteria: 125
30) Slovenia: In 2015-2016 Statistical Office of Republic of Slovenia underwent a revision of cultural statistics, which introduced a new methodology for collection of statistics in this field. Therefore, the data from 2016 onwards are incomparable with the data up to 2015. In this context, a backward revision of the data (up to 2004) was also carried out.
31) Spain: Definition National criteria. Both for-profit and non-for-profit institutions are considered. Museum Collections are included. See Spain National Report. February 2024 for further details.
32) Spain. Source: Survey of Cultural Habits and Practices in Spain 2014-2015.Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. Spain.
33) Switzerland: +/-379132
34) Switzerland: +/-63
35) Switzerland: +/-336
36) Serbia: There are 152 in total, but 141 completed the form and were included in the analysis.
37) Serbia: Types in Serbian classification: 1. Special (art) 2. Special (socio-historical)
38) Serbia: Types in Serbian classification: 1. Special (economic - technical) 2. Special (natural history)
39) Serbia: Types in Serbian classification: Complex museums