Country Year Definition
    Working group definition National criteria
    1a 1b
       
Germany 2001   X
Portugal 2001 X   3) 
Slovak Republic 2001    
The Netherlands 2001 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 2001 5.897 973   2)  4.924
Portugal 2001 561 5)  195 152 214 6) 
Slovak Republic 2001 81 34 11 36
The Netherlands 2001 873 26)  553 311 9
 
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 2001 492 2.480 379 2.546 337
Portugal 2001 348 7)      - 213 8)    -
Slovak Republic 2001 34 37 5 5  
The Netherlands 2001   27)  148 28)  637 29)  88  
 
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 2001          
Portugal 2001          
Slovak Republic 2001 34 37 5 5  
The Netherlands 2001   30)  148 637 88  
 
Country Year Ownership of permanent collection
    Public ≤ 50% Public > 50%
    5a 5b
       
Germany 2001    
Portugal 2001    
Slovak Republic 2001 76 5
The Netherlands 2001    
 
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 2001 102.965.544            
Portugal 2001 6.158.405 9)             
Slovak Republic 2001 3.540.877 917.412 30,00        
The Netherlands 2001 20.767.000 3.643.000 29,00 4.603.000 22,00    
 
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 2001                
Portugal 2001 2.648 10)  1.174 11)             
Slovak Republic 2001 1.949 1.017 1.759 827,00        
The Netherlands 2001 8.285   5.478   17.888   2.330  
 
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 2001          
Portugal 2001          
Slovak Republic 2001 80     1 80
The Netherlands 2001       120 437
 
Country Year Temporary exhibitions
    Total Of which
    9a 9b 9c
      Own production Joined productions
Germany 2001 8.973    
Portugal 2001 159 12)     
Slovak Republic 2001 1.066 546 520
The Netherlands 2001 2.135 31)     
 
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 2001          
Portugal 2001          
Slovak Republic 2001 11.440.976        
The Netherlands 2001 404.000.000   198.000.000    
 
Country Year Income (of museums)
    Total (in EUR) Of which
    11a 11b 11c
      Entry fees Public subsidies
Germany 2001      
Portugal 2001      
Slovak Republic 2001 10.202.595 1.539.214  
The Netherlands 2001 411.000.000 61.000.000 32)  261.000.000
 
Country Year Public expenditure (for museums)
    Total (in EUR) Of which
    12a 12b
      Investments
Germany 2001    
Portugal 2001    
Slovak Republic 2001 8.358.524 3.455.428
The Netherlands 2001    
 
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 2001          
Portugal 2001 198 14)        149
Slovak Republic 2001 80 80   75 42
The Netherlands 2001 751       541
 
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 2001                      
Portugal 2001               178 15)        15) 
Slovak Republic 2001 42 12 12 24 9 2          
The Netherlands 2001 663 515         33)           
 
Country Year
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on working group definition
     
    18
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 5,40 16) 
Slovak Republic 2001 1,50
The Netherlands 2001 5,00
 
Country Year
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on natioinal criteria
     
    19
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 2,20 17) 
Slovak Republic 2001  
The Netherlands 2001 5,00
 
Country Year
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
including free entries
     
    20
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 59.795,00 18) 
Slovak Republic 2001 65.828,00
The Netherlands 2001 129.422,00
 
Country Year
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
excluding free entries
     
    21
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001  
Slovak Republic 2001 48.958,00
The Netherlands 2001 107.112,00
 
Country Year
Average number of visits per museum
according to working group definition
     
    22
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001  
Slovak Republic 2001 43.714,00
The Netherlands 2001 23.788,00
 
Country Year
Average number of visits per museum
according to national criteria
     
    23
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 27.250,00 19) 
Slovak Republic 2001  
The Netherlands 2001 23.788,00
 
Country Year
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants
     
    24
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 29,10 20) 
Slovak Republic 2001 36,00
The Netherlands 2001 34,00 34) 
 
Country Year
Expenditure per capita (in EUR)
     
    25
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001  
Slovak Republic 2001 2,10
The Netherlands 2001 25,00
 
Country Year
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR)
     
    26
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001  
Slovak Republic 2001 155.393,00
The Netherlands 2001  
 
Country Year
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year
     
    27
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 218 21) 
Slovak Republic 2001  
The Netherlands 2001 541
 
Country Year
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year
including free entries
     
    28
     
Germany 2001 2.279
Portugal 2001 136 24) 
Slovak Republic 2001  
The Netherlands 2001 460
 
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 2001    
Portugal 2001 11 34 22) 
Slovak Republic 2001    
The Netherlands 2001 35 35)  123
 
Country Year
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff
     
    30
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 226 23) 
Slovak Republic 2001  
The Netherlands 2001  
 
Country Year
Average price paid
(in EUR)
     
    31
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001  
Slovak Republic 2001 0,60
The Netherlands 2001 2,24 36) 
 
Country Year
Number of museums with at least one publication
     
    32
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001 185 24) 
Slovak Republic 2001 45
The Netherlands 2001  
 
Country Year
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier
     
    33
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001  
Slovak Republic 2001 1
The Netherlands 2001  
 
Country Year
Museum participation
Source: Eurobarometer 1)
     
    34
     
Germany 2001  
Portugal 2001  
Slovak Republic 2001  
The Netherlands 2001 33,00
 
Country Year
Population
Source: Eurostat
     
    35
     
Germany 2001 82.259.540
Portugal 2001 10.229.218
Slovak Republic 2001 5.378.783
The Netherlands 2001 15.987.075
 
Country Year
Density inhabitants/km²
Source: Eurostat
     
    36
     
Germany 2001 230,60
Portugal 2001 112,00
Slovak Republic 2001 109,70
The Netherlands 2001 473,70
 
Country Year
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR
Source: Eurostat
     
    37
     
Germany 2001 116,000
Portugal 2001 78,000
Slovak Republic 2001 52,000
The Netherlands 2001 134,000
 
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) Portugal: 226 museums on national criteria, fulfilling the following 5 criteria: 1) existence, at least, one exhibition room or space; 2) opening for visitors, permanently or seasonally; 3) museum employing at least 1 specialized employee (existence of, at least one curator or advanced technician; 4) existence of budget and 5) existence of inventory.
4) Portugal: Museums that had answered to the INE
5) Includes 16 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium
6) Includes 16 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquariums
7) On national criterion..
8) On national criterion.
9) On national criteria, included 2.397.637 visitors from 8 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquatic gardens.
10) Data concerning FTE for part-time employees are not available. Based on national criteria, data of columns 10a and 10b enclose 492 and 117 employees in 8 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium, mostly full-time. (Only 2 non-specialized part-time workers ). 2.855 full-time and 285 part-time employees (column 10a) and 1.238 full-time and 112 part-time employees (column 10b)
11) Portugal: The data on Paid Staff is from the museums on national criteria
12) On national criteria: included 3 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium.
13) On national criteria, enclosed 3 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium
14) On national criteria, included 7 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium.
15) On national criteria. Number refers to museums having organized in 2001 specific activities with scholar public (185) and guided visits (220), enclosed 7 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium.
16) 0n national criteria. 5,4 including 16 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium (population survey 2001: 10.356.117 inhabitants).
17) 0n national criteria. 2,2 including 8 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium (population survey 2001: 10.356.117 inhabitants).
18) 0n national criteria. 59.466 including 8 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium and considering only paid staff (full- and part-time employees) (population survey 2001: 10.356.117 inhabitants)
19) 0n national criteria. 27.249 including 8 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium (population survey 2001: 10.356.117 inhabitants)
20) 0n national criteria. 25,6 including 8 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium (population survey 2001: 10.356.117 inhabitants)
21) On national criteria, enclosed 13 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium
22) On national criteria, enclosed 6 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium
23) On national criteria, enclosed 10 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium
24) On national criteria, enclosed 8 zoological gardens, botanic gardens and aquarium
25) All museums subsidized by the central government are managed by a Board of Trustees.
26) Of which 565 professionally-run museums.
27) Approximately 25 museums are subsidized 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.
28) Municipal and provincial museums. The collections as well as the buildings of these museums are state, municipal or provincial property
29) Including a number of provincial museums.
30) The Netherlands: Including all museums subsidized by the central government.
31) 1.725 temporary exhibitions were organized in the museums themselves; 346 in another venue in The Netherlands; 64 abroad.
32) Including the income from museum card: 4.980.000.-€
33) All 515 museums with own website are connected to a museum portal.
34) For FTE’s of paid staff.
35) 8 biggest museums attract 25% of total visits.
36) 2,24 (adults) / 1,47 (children)