Country     Austria Czech Republic Finland Germany Hungary Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Poland Serbia Slovak Republic Spain Switzerland The Netherlands
Year     2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020
Definition Working group definition 1a   X X       X                
National criteria 1b       X 19)  X X   X X 22)  X X X 23)  X 26)  X X
Number of museums according to type of collection total 2a   472 2)  483 326 19)  6.854 759 156 106   932 146 137 24)  1.474 1.053 625
of which 2b Art, archaeology and history museums 155 106   1.271       25 488 65 31)  132 25)  683 303 524
  2c Science and technology museums, ethnology museums 50 53           6 140 12 32)  5 406 218 101
  2d Other museums 267 324   5.583       7 304 69 33)    385 532  
Ownership state-owned museums 3a Total 32 30 17 14)  439 111 40 19 19 88 13 42 166    
local-, regional-owned museums 3b Total 200 353 213 15)  2.613 484 99 54 11 559 121 80 883    
other public-owned museums 3c Total 4 45 7 15)  447   10 23 1 6 8   39    
private-owned museums 3d Total 236 55 89 15)  3.095 164 7 10 7 279 3 15 386    
  3e Of which
ppp		       260       3   1   27    
Management state-managed museums 4a Total 3 30 17 15)    111 40 19 8   13 42 97    
local-, regional-managed museums 4b Total 113 353 213 15)    484 99 54 12   121 80 900    
other public-managed museums 4c Total 48 45 7 15)      10 23 1   8   60    
private-managed museums 4d Total 308 55 89 15)    164 7 10 17   3 15 417    
  4e Of which
ppp		               13   1   33    
Ownership of permanent collection Public ≤ 50% 5a                 22   5 137      
Public > 50% 5b           759     16   141        
Number of visits Total 6a   6.160.499 6.855.453 4.481.044 70.113.727 4.394.991 1.725.927 2.837.798 241.325 16.628.603 655.507 3.071.206 20.365.712 8.141.169 28)  14.411.000
Of which 6b free admissions
Total		 1.074.139 2.091.264 1.767.957   1.565.479 607.746   111.884 7.323.973 228.945 1.336.795 12.423.084   2.152.000
  6c free admissions
%		 19,90 3)  30,50 39,50   35,62 35,20   0,46 44,00 34,90 648.953,00 61,00   15,00
  6d foreigners
Total		   463.581     430.436 35.703 20)    9.749     648.953 2.016.205   1.891.000
  6e foreigners
%		   6,80     9,79 2,10 21)      4,00     9,90   13,00
  6f temporary exhibitions
Total		         1.533.692     65.835            
  6g temporary exhibitions
%		         34,90                  
Staff Paid staff 7a Number
Total		 6.472 4)  6.219     7.139 2.013 3.364 387 16.165   2.316 14.508   9.857
  7b Number
Of which
specialised		 1.866 3.090     3.943 977 1.446   6.761   1.266 4.883    
  7c FTES a year
Total		   6.219 2.551         309     2.289     6.747
  7d FTES a year
Of which
specialised		   3.090,00 1.328,00               1.266,00      
Volunteers 7e Number
Total		 2.898 562 1.575   495     184       914   24.597
  7f Number
Of which
specialised		 513       263             275    
  7g FTES a year
Total		     15                     2.561
  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,- 14     16)  528   73           264    
  8b 2,5 - 5,- 87   26 16)  1.138   33   17       369    
  8c > 5,- 269   97 16)  681   12   6       137    
Number of museums 8d with free entrance 88 5)    25 16)  1.216   36   15       704    
  8e with museum card               12           425
Temporary exhibitions Total 9a   406 2.693 773 4.643 959 816 1.508 42 3.052 623 716 1.912 1.125 29)  1.379
Of which 9b Own production   1.996 445           1.986 497 360      
  9c Joined productions   697 153           583 126 198      
Expenditure (of museums) Total (In EUR) 10a   356.821.204 6)  238.001.958 261.598.330     50.163.009   38.298.869     67.303.856     979.000.000
Of which 10b Ordinary expenditures
Total		     261.598.330     40.285.421   33.453.379     67.303.856      
  10c Ordinary expenditures
Of which
Staff		     113.845.812     25.003.416   19.825.605     23.228.952     458.000.000
  10d Extraordinary expenditures
Total		           9.833.220   5.062.470            
  10e Extraordinary expenditures
Of which
for new Collections		   4.458.110 4.080.704 17)      1.350.391   2.069.513     409.838     19.000.000
Income (of museums) Total (in EUR) 11a   344.064.669 7)  236.376.853 261.598.330     48.560.025 94.771.686 23.616.645     65.070.333     1.022.000.000
Of which 11b Entry fees 31.894.174 8)    20.132.870     2.577.901   397.149     6.346.936     108.000.000
  11c Public subsidies 233.949.081 9)    204.110.249     43.118.718   20.053.168           543.000.000
Public expenditure (for museums) Total (in EUR) 12a     268.351.074 204.110.249     43.118.718   66.384.733 166.830.112   67.303.856     713.000.000
Of which 12b Investments   47.188.472       893.172     42.291.910          
Number of museums making use of computers Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer 13a   339   150 18)      156         137 1.468    
Of which 13b for administrative purpose 310   150 18)      154         57 1.391    
  13c for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system) 187 109     246 99         12 600    
  13d having a database for electronic inventory 239       233 137         81 761    
  13e having an Internet access 269   150   459 153         137 944    
Information - Diffusion - Education Number of museums possessing a web-site 14 Total 372   150 18)    340       681   137 1.391   625
Number of museums possessing an own web-site 15a Total 312 448                 84 826   625
  15b Of wich
are updating themselves their web-site		                     16      
Number of museums 16a connected to a museum portal
Total		     150 18)                80 312    
  16b connected to a museum portal
Of which
connected to more than one museum portal		                     17 136    
  16c connected to (an)other portal(s)                            
Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme 17a Total 353 222     534 130 102 18 521   29 682   506
  17b Of which
for school children		   201     391     18       617   486
  17c Of which
for ethnic minorities		   10                   109   71
  17d for senior citizens   84                   305    
  17e for others   144     519             368    
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on working group definition		 18   8,55 4,50       8,20   6,00     2,50      
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on natioinal criteria		   19       5,90 18)    7,80 8,20 3,80   2,43 20,80 2,50 3,10 12,10 3,60
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
including free entries		   20   69.088,33 64.069,00 80.976,00   44.987,00 90.473,00 101.564,00 38.543,67 43.304,00 9.337,00 56.251,45 43.026,81   82.786,00
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
excluding free entries		   21   57.042,15 10)    49.028,00   28.963,00 58.645,00   20.673,91 24.231,00 6.076,00 15.985,00 16.780,45   70.423,00
Average number of visits per museum
according to working group definition		   22   13.276,94 11)  14.193,00       11.064,00   6.350,66     20.065,00      
Average number of visits per museum
according to national criteria		   23       15.242,00 18)    5.791,00 11.064,00 26.772,00   17.842,00 4.490,00   13.817,00 7.731,00 30)  23.058,00
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants   24   112,35 58,10 46,10   73,00 106,00 120,00 61,81 42,10   42,41 30,70   57,00
Expenditure per capita (in EUR)   25   40,02 22,24 47,30     26,30   61,17     3.401,00     56,00
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR)   26     2.507.918,00 3.688.433,00     2.260.275,90   10.602.760,73 297.295.934,60         4.095.916,00
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year   27   203 383 108 15)    378 96   19       1.302    
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year
including free entries		   28   144 188 157 15)  1.175 147 53 76 14 323   43 535 257  
Number of museums necessary to reach 50 % of total visits (including free entries) 29a   14   25 15)    25     3   73   52    
75 % of total visits (including free entries) 29b   45   70 15)    80     8   109   183    
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff 30   152 12)  326 150 15)    427 134 95       119 1.474    
Average price paid
(in EUR)		   31   9,03 13)    8,75     2,27   3,07     2,06     8,81
Number of museums with at least one publication   32   149 155 56 19)    211 70 71   381 59 54 756    
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier   33     12             99   19 274    
Museum participation
Source: Eurobarometer 1)		   34                         40,50 27)     
Population
Source: Eurostat		   35     10.700.155 5.533.793   9.769.526 1.907.675 2.794.100   38.382.576   5.459.781 47.332.614 8.670.300 17.407.585
Density inhabitants/km²
Source: Eurostat		   36     135,70     105,00   42,80   123,00   111,33     517,00
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR
Source: Eurostat		   37           75,000 70,000     76,000   72,000      


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provisional or estimated statistical information
1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2020 is 762. However, 290 units did not participate in the survey.
3) Austria: Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator.
4) Austria: plus 468 freelancers.
5) Austria: Incuding museums which ask for a voluntary contribution.
6) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 217 out of 238.
7) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 229 out of 238.
8) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 205 out of 238.
9) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 181 out of 238.
10) Austria: Inclusive visits with unknown admission status.
11) Austria: Not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator.
12) Austria: Out of 298 units which reported on specialised staff.
13) Austria: The ratio is based only on units, for which both 'income from entries' and 'payment status of visitors' is known.
14) Finland Answers by museum sites (326).
15) Finland: Answers by museum sites (326).
16) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (150).
17) Finland: Included in the ordinary expenditures.
18) Finland: Answers by administrative units (150).
19) Finland: The statistics cover 150 professionally-run museums (administrative units) maintaining 326 museum sites.
20) Latvia: 35.703 (in groups only).
21) Latvia: 2,1 % (in groups only).
22) Luxembourg: Response rate 77,6%
23) Slovak Republic: The definition of the museum in the Slovak Republic used by members of the museum profession is identical with that defined by ICOM. Moreover, the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 206/2009 of the Code defines the museum in Article 2, Section 5 as follows: „The museum is a specialised corporate entity or an organisational body of the corporate entity, which based on its exploration and scientific research, acquires objects of cultural value, which it professionally manages as a collection items. These items are scientifically researched and make available to the public especially for the purposes of study, cognition, education and aesthetic experience through specific means of museum communication.“ In Slovakia there are museums and museum facilities. Museum facility by law is "A museum facility or gallery facility is a specialized legal entity or an organizational unit of a legal entity or a specialized facility that acquires objects of cultural value and makes them available to the public for the purpose of knowledge and aesthetic experience through specific means of museum presentation or gallery presentation." It´s like lower grade of museums, they have to present cultural objects, but they don´t need to do for example scietific research. In this statistics are information only about museums and galleries from Register of Museums anf Galleries of Slovak Republic.
24) Slovak Republic: In statistics in Slovakia museums and galleries are two separate groups, inspite of for both groups one law is mandatory. There are 94 museums registered in the Register of Museums and Galleries of the Slovak Republic, but National Slovak Museum has 18 specialized museums, which are reported separately in the statistics. That´s why here is the number of the museums 112 plus 25 galeries.
25) Slovak Republic: Categories 2b, 2c and 2d, especially 2c in Slovakia are not applicable: science and technology museums are split from ethnology museums; 2c – most of the "other" museums are complex/local or regional history museums which can be included in 2b category where we have enlisted only specialized art, archaeology and history museums. The complex museums are very important and numerous in the national museum structure.
26) 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.
27) Spain. Source: Survey of Cultural Habits and Practices in Spain 2018-2019. Ministry of Culture and Sport. Spain.
28) Switzerland: +/- 143112
29) Switzerland: +/-51
30) Switzerland: +/-136
31) Serbia: Types in Serbian classification: 1. Speciial (art) 2. Special (socio-historical)
32) Serbia: classification: 1. Special (economic - technical) 2. Special (natural history)
33) Serbia: Types in Serbian classification: Complex museums