| Country | Year | Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working group definition | National criteria | ||
| 1a | 1b | ||
| Austria | 2021 | X | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | X | |
| Finland | 2021 | X 13) | |
| Hungary | 2021 | X | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | X | |
| Poland | 2021 | X | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | X 20) | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | X | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 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 | |||
| Austria | 2021 | 510 2) | 168 | 60 | 282 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 480 | 106 | 53 | 321 |
| Finland | 2021 | 328 13) | |||
| Hungary | 2021 | 773 | |||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 106 | |||
| Poland | 2021 | 939 | 515 | 159 | 265 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 137 21) | 132 22) | 5 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 1.081 | 308 | 221 | 552 |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 629 | 527 | 102 | |
| 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 |
||
| Austria | 2021 | 31 | 225 | 5 | 249 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 30 | 354 | 45 | 51 | |
| Finland | 2021 | 14 14) | 214 14) | 10 14) | 90 14) | |
| Hungary | 2021 | 114 | 501 | 158 | ||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 20 | 53 | 23 | 10 | |
| Poland | 2021 | 90 | 564 | 8 | 277 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 42 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Switzerland | 2021 | |||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | |||||
| 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 |
||
| Austria | 2021 | 1 | 135 | 52 | 322 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 30 | 354 | 45 | 51 | |
| Finland | 2021 | 14 14) | 214 14) | 10 14) | 90 14) | |
| Hungary | 2021 | 114 | 501 | 158 | ||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 20 | 53 | 23 | 10 | |
| Poland | 2021 | |||||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 42 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Switzerland | 2021 | |||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | |||||
| Country | Year | Ownership of permanent collection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public ≤ 50% | Public > 50% | ||
| 5a | 5b | ||
| Austria | 2021 | ||
| Czech Republic | 2021 | ||
| Finland | 2021 | ||
| Hungary | 2021 | 773 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | ||
| Poland | 2021 | ||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | ||
| Switzerland | 2021 | ||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | ||
| 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 % |
|||
| Austria | 2021 | 7.896.846 | 1.261.498 | 18,40 3) | ||||
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 6.654.329 | 1.915.657 | 28,80 | 270.717 | 4,10 | ||
| Finland | 2021 | 4.357.345 | 1.865.666 | 42,80 | ||||
| Hungary | 2021 | 5.725.457 | 1.947.560 | 34,02 | 721.478 | 12,60 | 2.262.669 | 39,52 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 3.186.401 | ||||||
| Poland | 2021 | 25.251.557 | 10.203.527 | 40,00 | 5,00 | |||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 6.279.883 | 658.227 | 24,00 | 120.281 | |||
| Switzerland | 2021 | 10.254.392 23) | ||||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 12.340.000 | 1.962.000 | 16,00 | 1.501.000 | 12,00 | ||
| 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 |
||
| Austria | 2021 | 7.259 4) | 2.259 | 3.555 | 525 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 6.205 | 3.079 | 6.205 | 3.079,00 | 612 | |||
| Finland | 2021 | 2.545 | 1.369,00 | 1.765 | 15 | ||||
| Hungary | 2021 | 7.386 | 4.004 | 476 | 251 | ||||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 3.357 | 1.512 | ||||||
| Poland | 2021 | 16.460 | 6.817 | ||||||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 2.290 | 1.234 | 2.232 | 1.234,00 | ||||
| Switzerland | 2021 | 11.427 24) | 6.162 25) | 7.465 26) | |||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 9.849 | 6.614 | 25.091 | 2.514 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 15 | 85 | 294 | 98 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | |||||
| Finland | 2021 | 15) | 23 16) | 98 17) | 26 17) | |
| Hungary | 2021 | |||||
| Lithuania | 2021 | |||||
| Poland | 2021 | |||||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | |||||
| Switzerland | 2021 | |||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 428 | ||||
| Country | Year | Temporary exhibitions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Of which | |||
| 9a | 9b | 9c | ||
| Own production | Joined productions | |||
| Austria | 2021 | 653 | ||
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 2.691 | 2.023 | 668 |
| Finland | 2021 | 824 | 440 | 183 |
| Hungary | 2021 | 1.030 | ||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 1.665 | ||
| Poland | 2021 | 3.632 | 2.221 | 745 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 711 | 399 | 176 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 1.346 27) | ||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 1.247 | ||
| 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 |
|||
| Austria | 2021 | 439.706.620 5) | ||||
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 264.321.648 | 4.655.772 | |||
| Finland | 2021 | 278.892.630 | 278.892.630 | 121.856.608 | 6.173.530 18) | |
| Hungary | 2021 | |||||
| Lithuania | 2021 | |||||
| Poland | 2021 | |||||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 64.136.589 | 64.136.589 | 25.253.716 | 303.679 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 1.008.000.000 | 451.000.000 | 34.000.000 | ||
| Country | Year | Income (of museums) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (in EUR) | Of which | |||
| 11a | 11b | 11c | ||
| Entry fees | Public subsidies | |||
| Austria | 2021 | 401.518.996 6) | 38.893.807 7) | 258.301.336 8) |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 253.481.400 | ||
| Finland | 2021 | 278.892.630 | 20.751.698 | 210.732.577 |
| Hungary | 2021 | |||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 1.082.027.343 | ||
| Poland | 2021 | |||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 65.760.843 | 7.497.268 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 1.105.000.000 | 99.000.000 | 562.000.000 |
| Country | Year | Public expenditure (for museums) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (in EUR) | Of which | ||
| 12a | 12b | ||
| Investments | |||
| Austria | 2021 | ||
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 278.618.996 | 55.062.300 |
| Finland | 2021 | 210.732.577 | |
| Hungary | 2021 | ||
| Lithuania | 2021 | ||
| Poland | 2021 | 165.924.347 | 37.336.956 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 64.136.589 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | ||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 729.000.000 | |
| 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 | |||
| Austria | 2021 | 381 | 349 | 229 | 255 | 310 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 101 | ||||
| Finland | 2021 | 151 19) | 151 19) | 151 19) | ||
| Hungary | 2021 | 277 | 249 | 476 | ||
| Lithuania | 2021 | |||||
| Poland | 2021 | |||||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 137 | 57 | 12 | 80 | 137 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 413 | 344 | 413 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 456 | 267 | 189 | 9 | 97 | 133 | |||||
| Finland | 2021 | 151 19) | 151 19) | |||||||||
| Hungary | 2021 | 346 | 562 | 429 | 76 | 557 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 2021 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Poland | 2021 | 702 | 574 | |||||||||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 137 | 86 | 18 | 82 | 17 | 32 | |||||
| Switzerland | 2021 | |||||||||||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 629 | 629 | 478 | 449 | 67 | ||||||
| Country | Year | Museums per 100.000 inhabitants on working group definition |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 8,10 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 4,60 |
| Finland | 2021 | |
| Hungary | 2021 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 2,52 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | Museums per 100.000 inhabitants on natioinal criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | |
| Finland | 2021 | 5,90 14) |
| Hungary | 2021 | 7,90 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 3,80 |
| Poland | 2021 | 2,48 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 2,52 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 12,40 |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 3,60 |
| Country | Year | Visits per 100.000 inhabitants including free entries |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 88.217,93 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 63.280,00 |
| Finland | 2021 | 78.536,00 |
| Hungary | 2021 | 58.839,00 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 114.005,00 |
| Poland | 2021 | 66.627,00 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 57.774,59 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 70.613,00 |
| Country | Year | Visits per 100.000 inhabitants excluding free entries |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 74.125,38 9) |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | |
| Finland | 2021 | 44.909,00 |
| Hungary | 2021 | 38.824,00 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | 39.705,00 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 16.095,67 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 59.386,00 |
| Country | Year | Average number of visits per museum according to working group definition |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 15.762,17 10) |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 13.863,00 |
| Finland | 2021 | |
| Hungary | 2021 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 20.376,00 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | Average number of visits per museum according to national criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | |
| Finland | 2021 | 4.333,00 14) |
| Hungary | 2021 | 7.407,00 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 30.060,00 |
| Poland | 2021 | 26.892,00 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 9.486,00 28) |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 19.618,00 |
| Country | Year | Staff per 100.000 inhabitants |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 128,44 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 59,00 |
| Finland | 2021 | 45,90 |
| Hungary | 2021 | 76,00 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 120,00 |
| Poland | 2021 | 42,86 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 42,13 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 56,00 |
| Country | Year | Expenditure per capita (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 49,12 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 25,14 |
| Finland | 2021 | 50,30 |
| Hungary | 2021 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 5.067,00 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 58,00 |
| Country | Year | Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 2.649.560,00 |
| Finland | 2021 | 3.798.187,00 |
| Hungary | 2021 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | 300.271.231,50 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 4.171.575,00 |
| Country | Year | Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 236 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 253 |
| Finland | 2021 | 117 14) |
| Hungary | 2021 | 371 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year including free entries |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 170 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 192 |
| Finland | 2021 | 167 14) |
| Hungary | 2021 | 184 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 77 |
| Poland | 2021 | 415 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 69 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 289 |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | Number of museums necessary to reach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 % of total visits (including free entries) | 75 % of total visits (including free entries) | ||
| 29a | 29b | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 16 | 51 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | ||
| Finland | 2021 | 30 14) | 77 14) |
| Hungary | 2021 | 26 | 79 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | ||
| Poland | 2021 | ||
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | ||
| Switzerland | 2021 | ||
| The Netherlands | 2021 | ||
| Country | Year | Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 185 11) |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 305 |
| Finland | 2021 | 151 14) |
| Hungary | 2021 | 438 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 95 |
| Poland | 2021 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 121 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | Average price paid (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 9,30 12) |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | |
| Finland | 2021 | 9,11 |
| Hungary | 2021 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 1,20 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 9,54 |
| Country | Year | Number of museums with at least one publication |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | 180 |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 149 |
| Finland | 2021 | 46 19) |
| Hungary | 2021 | 215 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 67 |
| Poland | 2021 | 397 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 55 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 5 |
| Finland | 2021 | |
| Hungary | 2021 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | 111 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 19 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | |
| Finland | 2021 | |
| Hungary | 2021 | |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
| Country | Year | Population Source: Eurostat |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 10.515.669 |
| Finland | 2021 | 5.548.241 |
| Hungary | 2021 | 9.730.772 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 2.794.961 |
| Poland | 2021 | 37.907.704 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 5.434.712 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 8.738.791 |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 17.475.415 |
| Country | Year | Density inhabitants/km² Source: Eurostat |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 133,30 |
| Finland | 2021 | |
| Hungary | 2021 | 105,00 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 42,80 |
| Poland | 2021 | 121,00 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 113,30 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 | 519,00 |
| Country | Year | Purchasing Power Parity in EUR Source: Eurostat |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | ||
| Austria | 2021 | |
| Czech Republic | 2021 | |
| Finland | 2021 | |
| Hungary | 2021 | 75,000 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | |
| Poland | 2021 | 77,000 |
| Slovak Republic | 2021 | 68,000 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | |
| The Netherlands | 2021 |
1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2021 is 728. However, 218 units did not participate in the survey.
3) Austria: Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator.
4) Austria: plus 683 freelancers.
5) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 213 out of 234.
6) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 222 out of 234.
7) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 197 out of 234.
8) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 192 out of 234.
9) Austria: Inclusive visits with unknown admission status.
10) Austria: Not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator.
11) Austria: Out of 249 units which reported on specialised staff.
12) Austria: The ratio is based only on units, for which both 'income from entries' and 'payment status of visitors' is known.
13) Finland: The statistics cover 150 professionally-run museums (administrative units) maintaining 326 museum sites.
14) Finland: Answers by museum sites (328)
15) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (151)
16) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (151)
17) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (151)
18) Finland: Included in the ordinary expenditures
19) Finland: Answers by administrative units (151)
20) 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.
21) 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.
22) 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.
23) Switzerland: +/- 168637
24) Switzerland: +/- 396
25) Switzerland: +/- 219
26) Switzerland: +/- 526
27) Switzerland: +/-60
28) Switzerland: +/-156
2) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2021 is 728. However, 218 units did not participate in the survey.
3) Austria: Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator.
4) Austria: plus 683 freelancers.
5) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 213 out of 234.
6) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 222 out of 234.
7) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 197 out of 234.
8) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 192 out of 234.
9) Austria: Inclusive visits with unknown admission status.
10) Austria: Not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator.
11) Austria: Out of 249 units which reported on specialised staff.
12) Austria: The ratio is based only on units, for which both 'income from entries' and 'payment status of visitors' is known.
13) Finland: The statistics cover 150 professionally-run museums (administrative units) maintaining 326 museum sites.
14) Finland: Answers by museum sites (328)
15) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (151)
16) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (151)
17) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (151)
18) Finland: Included in the ordinary expenditures
19) Finland: Answers by administrative units (151)
20) 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.
21) 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.
22) 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.
23) Switzerland: +/- 168637
24) Switzerland: +/- 396
25) Switzerland: +/- 219
26) Switzerland: +/- 526
27) Switzerland: +/-60
28) Switzerland: +/-156