Country     Poland
Year     2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2011 2010 2009 2005 2003
Definition Working group definition 1a                                
National criteria 1b   X 21)  X X X X X X 19)  X 15)  X 8)  X X X X X X
Number of museums according to type of collection total 2a   974 22)  963 939 932 959 945 949 944 926 844 777 782 774 690 665
of which 2b Art, archaeology and history museums 629 622 515 488 301 286 294 281 279 252 241 252 234 211 272 2) 
  2c Science and technology museums, ethnology museums 144 146 159 140 109 105 100 141 144 135 88 94 153 170 116 3) 
  2d Other museums 201 195 265 304 549 554 555 522 503 457 448 436 387 309 277 4) 
Ownership state-owned museums 3a Total 105 100 90 88 80 83 78 76 75 62 61 54 59 5)  57  
local-, regional-owned museums 3b Total 587 583 564 559 604 598 612 605 603 581 558 547 519 488  
other public-owned museums 3c Total 8 8 8 6 55 59 63 70 64 52 168 181 67    
private-owned museums 3d Total 274 272 277 279 220 205 196 193 184 149 95 117 129 113  
  3e Of which
ppp
                          47  
Management state-managed museums 4a Total   23)                    61 54 59 57  
local-, regional-managed museums 4b Total                     558 547 519 488  
other public-managed museums 4c Total                     168 181 67    
private-managed museums 4d Total                     95 117 129 113  
  4e Of which
ppp
                             
Ownership of permanent collection Public ≤ 50% 5a                       777 782 645    
Public > 50% 5b                       95 117 129    
Number of visits Total 6a   42.321.919 36.705.236 25.251.557 16.628.603 40.217.299 38.124.393 37.503.088 36.081.555 33.271.294 30.609.390 24.918.000 22.216.000 20.655.000 18.488.000  
Of which 6b free admissions
Total
12.773.504 14.225.773 10.203.527 7.323.973 14.349.556 14.978.434 14.247.066 13.749.059 14.771.292 13.699.800 9.121 8.368 7.098.000    
  6c free admissions
%
30,00 39,00 40,00 44,00 36,00 39,00 38,00 38,00 44,00 45,00 36,60 37,60 34,36    
  6d foreigners
Total
                             
  6e foreigners
%
    5,00 4,00 6,00 6,00   7,00              
  6f temporary exhibitions
Total
                             
  6g temporary exhibitions
%
                             
Staff Paid staff 7a Number
Total
17.519 17.029 16.460 16.165 16.656 16.271 15.877 15.828 15.271 9)             
  7b Number
Of which
specialised
7.138 11)  6.906 6.817 6.761 7.059 7.069 6.794 6.791 6.494 10)             
  7c FTES a year
Total
                             
  7d FTES a year
Of which
specialised
                             
Volunteers 7e Number
Total
          4.216 3.221 2.779 2.388            
  7f Number
Of which
specialised
              956 11)  943 11)             
  7g FTES a year
Total
                             
  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,- 152 24)                             
  8b 2,5 - 5,- 234 24)                             
  8c > 5,- 93 24)                             
Number of museums 8d with free entrance                              
  8e with museum card                              
Temporary exhibitions Total 9a   4.648 4.491 3.632 3.052 5.128 5.626 5.871 5.563 5.316 5.102 4.958 4.894 4.897 3.058 2.539
Of which 9b Own production 2.847 2.728 2.221 1.986 3.246 3.360 3.520 3.696 3.505 3.327 3.206 3.148 3.203 6)     
  9c Joined productions 988 1.015 745 583 1.016 1.150 1.014       1.752 1.746 1.694 7)     
Expenditure (of museums) Total (In EUR) 10a                                
Of which 10b Ordinary expenditures
Total
                             
  10c Ordinary expenditures
Of which
Staff
                             
  10d Extraordinary expenditures
Total
                             
  10e Extraordinary expenditures
Of which
for new Collections
                             
Income (of museums) Total (in EUR) 11a                                
Of which 11b Entry fees                              
  11c Public subsidies                              
Public expenditure (for museums) Total (in EUR) 12a   349.387.857 223.776.511 165.924.347 166.830.112 160.941.395 138.279.577 131.301.877 259.264.073 16)  119.733.333 12)  99.210.714          
Of which 12b Investments 163.630.238 64.720.000 37.336.956 42.291.910 47.255.116 41.141.549 39.686.619 175.770.251 16)  34.194.761 12)  26.218.809          
Number of museums making use of computers Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer 13a                                
Of which 13b for administrative purpose                              
  13c for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system)                              
  13d having a database for electronic inventory                              
  13e having an Internet access                              
Information - Diffusion - Education Number of museums possessing a web-site 14 Total 759 732 702 681 788 784 805 817 795 766          
Number of museums possessing an own web-site 15a Total                              
  15b Of wich
are updating themselves their web-site
                             
Number of museums 16a connected to a museum portal
Total
                             
  16b connected to a museum portal
Of which
connected to more than one museum portal
                             
  16c connected to (an)other portal(s)                              
Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme 17a Total 658 25)  635 574 521 645 645 603 589 13)  603 13)             
  17b Of which
for school children
                             
  17c Of which
for ethnic minorities
                             
  17d for senior citizens                              
  17e for others                              
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on working group definition
18                                
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on natioinal criteria
  19   2,59 2,55 2,48 2,43 2,50 2,46 2,50 2,46 2,41 2,22 2,02 2,03 2,03 1,81  
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
including free entries
  20   112.558,00 97.361,00 66.627,00 43.304,00 104.733,00 99.282,00 97.664,00 93,96 86.644,00 80.551,00 64.722,00 57.703,00 54.161,00 48.525,00  
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
excluding free entries
  21   78.586,00 59.627,00 39.705,00 24.231,00 67.364,00 60.276,00 60.563,00 58,16 48.177,00 44.499,00 41.031,00 35.969,00 35.549,00    
Average number of visits per museum
according to working group definition
  22                                
Average number of visits per museum
according to national criteria
  23   43.452,00 38.116,00 26.892,00 17.842,00 41.937,00 40.343,00 39.519,00 38.221,98 35.930,12 36.267,05 32.069,00 28.265,00 26.686,00 26.794,00  
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants   24   46,59 45,17 42,86 42,10 43,38 42,37 48,62 41,08 39,77            
Expenditure per capita (in EUR)   25                                
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR)   26   417.671.283,60 316.223.708,30 300.271.231,50 297.295.934,60 252.080.014,50 242.809.446,50 235.214.631,00 219.625.122,80 16)  205.694.095,40 14)  195.300.291,80          
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year   27   466 24)                             
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year
including free entries
  28   536 498 415 323 577 578 585 584 572 550          
Number of museums necessary to reach 50 % of total visits (including free entries) 29a                                
75 % of total visits (including free entries) 29b                                
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff 30                       777 782 774    
Average price paid
(in EUR)
  31           2,86 1,94 2,52 2,83 17)               
Number of museums with at least one publication   32   302 288 397 381 422 414 425 428 478 478          
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier   33   114 26)  109 111 99 91 69   91 86 87          
Museum participation
Source: Eurobarometer 1)
  34                             21,00 21,00
Population
Source: Eurostat
  35   37.636.508 18)  37.654.247 37.907.704 38.382.576 38.411.148 38.433.558 38.432.992 37.967.209 38.437.239 38.005.614 38.529.866 38.167.329 38.135.876 38.173.835 38.218.531
Density inhabitants/km²
Source: Eurostat
  36   120,00 18)  123,00 121,00 123,00 123,00 123,00 123,00 20)  123,00 18)  123,00 121,70 123,20 122,10 122,00 122,10 122,20
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR
Source: Eurostat
  37   77,000 18)  79,000 77,000 76,000 73,000 71,000 69,000 69,000 69,000 68,000 65,000 63,000 61,000 51,000 49,000


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provisional or estimated statistical information
1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) Includes: Art, Archæology, History, Martyrdom.
3) Includes: Ethnography, Natural science, Technology, Regional.
4) Includes: Biography, Others.
5) Poland: according to the Polish law, state owned museums may be managed only by state.
6) Poland: own production includes exhibitions in spot (in the museum which has organized it) and in other venues.
7) Poland: joined production includes visiting exhibitions from native and foreign museums.
8) Definition: museums are non-profit organisational units whose aim is to gather and to permanently protect the natural and cultural heritage of both material and non-material character, as well as to provide information on the values and contents of collections, to popularise the fundamental values of history, science and culture, to develop cognitive and aesthetic sensitivity, and to provide access to their collections (The Act of 21 November 1996 on Museums). Every time when number of museums are mentioned data includes branches.
9) 28820 (including people working on contracts and civil-law agreements)
10) Given data is about professional staff, which doesn’t have to refer to formal education in the subject. 13261 (including people working on contracts and civil-law agreements)
11) Given data is about professional staff, which doesn’t have to refer to formal education in the subject.
12) Including transfers to local self-government entities and transfers between local self-government entities. Exchange rate: 18.10.2016 r.
13) As there is no definition on education programme, number above refers to museums which conduct education lessons.
14) Including transfers to local self-government entities and transfers between local self-government entities. Exchange rate: 18.10.2016 r.
15) 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.
16) Data: Ministry of Finance Including transfers to local self-government entities and transfers between local self-government entities.
17) 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).
18) Source: Central Statistical Office of Poland
19) Poland: 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.
20) Source: GUS
21) 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)
22) Data refer to the museums that took part in the study of Central Statistical Office of Poland (including branches). Number of museums without branches at the end of 2023 according to the list of Ministry of Culture and National Heritage: 1045.
23) In Poland division is based on the type of governance. And governing authority is responsible for choosing head of institution - director. Directors report to the governing authority.
24) Data refer to the museums that took part in the Museum Statistics project in 2024. Number of museum that took part in the project: 667 museums with branches (395 without branches).
25) As there is no definition on education programme, number above refers to museums which conduct education lessons or workshops.
26) Since 2020, data collected concerns only titles available via the Internet