| Country | The Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Year | 2016 | 2015 | 2013 | 2011 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | 2001 | 1999 | |||
| Definition | Working group definition | 1a | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| National criteria | 1b | X 26) | X 26) | X 25) | |||||||||
| Number of museums according to type of collection | total | 2a | 694 | 692 | 799 | 788 | 810 | 773 | 775 | 828 | 873 12) | 902 2) | |
| of which | 2b | Art, archaeology and history museums | 496 | 494 | 529 | 568 | 514 | 501 | 498 | 541 | 553 | 560 | |
| 2c | Science and technology museums, ethnology museums | 158 | 158 | 242 | 220 | 271 | 261 | 265 | 275 | 311 | 322 | ||
| 2d | Other museums | 40 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Ownership | state-owned museums | 3a | Total | 61 | 69 | 65 | 79 23) | 22) | 13) | 13) | 13) | 13) | 35 3) |
| local-, regional-owned museums | 3b | Total | 89 | 93 | 116 | 133 | 148 14) | 99 4) | |||||
| other public-owned museums | 3c | Total | 648 | 618 | 597 | 638 | 637 15) | 19 5) | |||||
| private-owned museums | 3d | Total | 633 | 623 | 734 | 709 | 73 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 88 | 750 | |
| 3e | Of which ppp |
694 | 678 | ||||||||||
| Management | state-managed museums | 4a | Total | 6) | 6) | 6) | 6) | 6) | |||||
| local-, regional-managed museums | 4b | Total | 89 | 93 | 116 | 133 | 148 | 99 | |||||
| other public-managed museums | 4c | Total | 648 | 618 | 597 | 638 | 637 | 19 | |||||
| private-managed museums | 4d | Total | 73 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 88 | 750 | |||||
| 4e | Of which ppp |
678 | |||||||||||
| Ownership of permanent collection | Public ≤ 50% | 5a | 602 | 551 | 153 | ||||||||
| Public > 50% | 5b | 92 | 134 | 750 | |||||||||
| Number of visits | Total | 6a | 34.357.000 | 31.429.000 27) | 26.484.000 | 23.138.000 | 22.037.000 | 20.540.000 | 19.648.000 | 19.558.000 | 20.767.000 | 20.679.000 | |
| Of which | 6b | free admissions Total |
6.072.000 | 5.113.000 | 5.151.000 | 4.010.000 | 5.265.000 | 3.692.000 | 3.801.000 | 3.527.000 | 3.643.000 | 3.441.000 | |
| 6c | free admissions % |
18,00 | 16,00 | 19,45 | 17,30 | 24,00 | 31,00 | 31,00 | 30,00 | 29,00 | 32,00 | ||
| 6d | foreigners Total |
9.672.000 | 8.591.000 | 6.994.000 | 5.160.000 | 3.304.000 | 5.437.000 | 4.711.000 | 4.223.000 | 4.603.000 | 3.969.000 | ||
| 6e | foreigners % |
28,00 | 27,00 | 26,41 | 22,30 | 15,00 | 26,00 | 24,00 | 22,00 | 22,00 | 19,00 | ||
| 6f | temporary exhibitions Total |
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| 6g | temporary exhibitions % |
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| Staff | Paid staff | 7a | Number Total |
9.986 | 9.606 | 8.332 | 8.060 | 9.165 | 8.598 | 8.143 | 8.496 | 8.285 | 7.694 |
| 7b | Number Of which specialised |
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| 7c | FTES a year Total |
6.874 | 6.669 | 5.490 | 5.527 | 6.380 | 6.016 | 5.696 | 5.837 | 5.478 | 5.198 | ||
| 7d | FTES a year Of which specialised |
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| Volunteers | 7e | Number Total |
34.895 | 33.867 | 31.019 | 29.205 | 23.720 | 21.329 | 19.667 | 19.693 | 17.888 | 16.205 | |
| 7f | Number Of which specialised |
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| 7g | FTES a year Total |
4.884 | 4.669 | 3.559 | 3.015 | 2.679 | 2.357 | 2.330 | 1.765 | ||||
| 7h | FTES a year Of which specialised |
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| Admissions | Total number of museums with paid admissions with a price of tickets (in EUR) | 8a | < 2,5,- | 100 | 179 | 240 | 302 | ||||||
| 8b | 2,5 - 5,- | 404 | 371 | 343 | 330 | ||||||||
| 8c | > 5,- | 206 | 123 | 89 | 72 | ||||||||
| Number of museums | 8d | with free entrance | 58 | 61 | 100 | 101 | 103 | 123 | 120 | ||||
| 8e | with museum card | 423 | 394 | 400 | 347 | 373 | 363 | 364 | 406 | 437 | |||
| Temporary exhibitions | Total | 9a | 2.323 | 2.275 | 2.267 | 1.974 | 2.143 | 2.420 | 2.041 | 2.162 | 2.135 16) | 2.249 7) | |
| Of which | 9b | Own production | |||||||||||
| 9c | Joined productions | ||||||||||||
| Expenditure (of museums) | Total (In EUR) | 10a | 1.069.000.000 | 1.047.000.000 | 882.000.000 | 856.000.000 | 683.000.000 | 602.000.000 | 522.000.000 | 476.000.000 | 404.000.000 | 354.000.000 | |
| Of which | 10b | Ordinary expenditures Total |
588.000.000 | 573.000.000 | 481.000.000 | 469.000.000 | |||||||
| 10c | Ordinary expenditures Of which Staff |
440.000.000 | 423.000.000 | 361.000.000 | 359.000.000 | 304.000.000 | 267.000.000 | 246.000.000 | 227.000.000 | 198.000.000 | 183.000.000 | ||
| 10d | Extraordinary expenditures Total |
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| 10e | Extraordinary expenditures Of which for new Collections |
41.000.000 | 51.000.000 | 40.000.000 | 28.000.000 | 24.000.000 | 92.000.000 | ||||||
| Income (of museums) | Total (in EUR) | 11a | 1.055.000.000 | 1.053.000.000 | 878.000.000 | 821.000.000 | 710.000.000 | 611.000.000 | 527.000.000 | 476.000.000 | 411.000.000 | 358.000.000 | |
| Of which | 11b | Entry fees | 229.000.000 | 221.000.000 | 161.000.000 | 128.000.000 | 94.000.000 | 82.000.000 | 72.000.000 | 64.000.000 | 61.000.000 17) | 54.000.000 8) | |
| 11c | Public subsidies | 522.000.000 | 554.000.000 | 498.000.000 | 576.000.000 | 436.000.000 | 379.000.000 | 340.000.000 | 305.000.000 | 261.000.000 | 221.000.000 | ||
| Public expenditure (for museums) | Total (in EUR) | 12a | 513.000.000 | 546.000.000 | 488.000.000 | ||||||||
| Of which | 12b | Investments | |||||||||||
| Number of museums making use of computers | Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer | 13a | 24) | 761 | 711 | 651 | 679 | 751 | |||||
| Of which | 13b | for administrative purpose | 24) | ||||||||||
| 13c | for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system) | 24) | |||||||||||
| 13d | having a database for electronic inventory | 24) | |||||||||||
| 13e | having an Internet access | 24) | 609 | 533 | 488 | 475 | 541 | ||||||
| Information - Diffusion - Education | Number of museums possessing a web-site | 14 | Total | 694 | 692 | 24) | 721 | 688 | 651 | 596 | 663 | 9) | |
| Number of museums possessing an own web-site | 15a | Total | 694 | 692 | 24) | 664 | 618 | 566 | 513 | 515 | 10) | ||
| 15b | Of wich are updating themselves their web-site |
24) | |||||||||||
| Number of museums | 16a | connected to a museum portal Total |
24) | ||||||||||
| 16b | connected to a museum portal Of which connected to more than one museum portal |
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| 16c | connected to (an)other portal(s) | 18) | |||||||||||
| Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme | 17a | Total | 534 | 541 | |||||||||
| 17b | Of which for school children |
645 | 529 | ||||||||||
| 17c | Of which for ethnic minorities |
62 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 17d | for senior citizens | ||||||||||||
| 17e | for others | 56 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Museums per 100.000 inhabitants on working group definition |
18 | 4,70 | 4,90 | 4,70 | 4,70 | 5,10 | 5,00 | 5,80 | |||||
| Museums per 100.000 inhabitants on natioinal criteria |
19 | 4,10 | 4,10 | 4,80 | 4,70 | 4,90 | 4,70 | 4,70 | 5,10 | 5,00 | 5,80 | ||
| Visits per 100.000 inhabitants including free entries |
20 | 202.351,00 | 185.964,00 | 157.835,00 | 138.919,00 | 132.867,00 | 125.382,00 | 120.392,00 | 120.542,00 | 129.422,00 | 130.780,00 | ||
| Visits per 100.000 inhabitants excluding free entries |
21 | 166.590,00 | 163.239,00 | 127.137,00 | 114.843,00 | 101.123,00 | 102.996,00 | 97.188,00 | 99.002,00 | 107.112,00 | 109.377,00 | ||
| Average number of visits per museum according to working group definition |
22 | 27.206,00 | 26.572,00 | 25.352,00 | 23.621,00 | 23.788,00 | 22.926,00 | ||||||
| Average number of visits per museum according to national criteria |
23 | 49.506,00 | 45.418,00 | 33,15 | 29.363,00 | 27.206,00 | 26.572,00 | 25.352,00 | 23.621,00 | 23.788,00 | 22.926,00 | ||
| Staff per 100.000 inhabitants | 24 | 59,00 | 57,00 | 50,00 | 33,00 | 38,00 | 37,00 | 35,00 | 36,00 | 34,00 19) | 33,00 11) | ||
| Expenditure per capita (in EUR) | 25 | 63,00 | 62,00 | 53,00 | 51,40 | 41,18 | 37,00 | 32,00 | 29,00 | 25,00 | 22,00 | ||
| Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR) | 26 | 3.021.358,00 | 3.230.630,45 | 2.908.298,00 | 345.825,00 | ||||||||
| Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year | 27 | 461 | 487 | 550 | 528 | 544 | 518 | 527 | 530 | 541 | 568 | ||
| Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year including free entries |
28 | 480 | 469 | 443 | 442 | 450 | 461 | 465 | 420 | 460 | 444 | ||
| Number of museums necessary to reach | 50 % of total visits (including free entries) | 29a | 32 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 35 20) | 38 | |
| 75 % of total visits (including free entries) | 29b | 97 | 96 | 97 | 109 | 117 | 118 | 112 | 123 | 123 | 130 | ||
| Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Average price paid (in EUR) |
31 | 4,49 | 3,77 | 3,29 | 3,16 | 2,24 21) | 2,23 | ||||||
| Number of museums with at least one publication | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Museum participation Source: Eurobarometer 1) |
34 | 38,00 | 32,20 | 32,00 | 33,00 | 33,00 | |||||||
| Population Source: Eurostat |
35 | 16.979.120 | 16.900.726 | 16.779.575 | 16.655.799 | 16.485.787 | 16.357.992 | 16.305.526 | 16.192.572 | 15.987.075 | 15.760.225 | ||
| Density inhabitants/km² Source: Eurostat |
36 | 504,00 | 502,00 | 498,00 | 401,00 | 489,70 | 485,30 | 483,10 | 480,30 | 473,70 | 466,70 | ||
| Purchasing Power Parity in EUR Source: Eurostat |
37 | 110,000 | 108,000 | 108,000 | 135,000 | 132,000 | 132,000 | 131,000 | 129,000 | 134,000 | 131,000 |
Blank spaces either imply that there is no data available or that the data is negligible or is equal to zero
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1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) The Netherlands: of which 565 professionally-run museums.
3) The Netherlands: 25 museums are subsidited 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. 45 museums are dependant on state subsidies for at least 50% of their income.
4) The Netherlands: Municipal and provincial museums. The collections as well as the buildings of these museums are state, municipal or provincial property.
5) The Nertherlands: including a number of provincial museums.
6) The Netherlands: Including all museums subsidized by the central government.
7) The Netherlands: 1.725 temporary exhibitions were organized in the museums themselves; 346 in another venue in The Netherlands; 64 abroard.
8) The Netherlands: including the income from museum card.
9) The Netherlands: This is the total number of museums with or without an own website offering information on the Internet museum portals included.
10) The Netherlands: All museums with own website are connected to a museum portal.
11) The Netherlands: For FTE's of paid staff.
12) Of which 565 professionally-run museums.
13) 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.
14) Municipal and provincial museums. The collections as well as the buildings of these museums are state, municipal or provincial property
15) Including a number of provincial museums.
16) 1.725 temporary exhibitions were organized in the museums themselves; 346 in another venue in The Netherlands; 64 abroad.
17) Including the income from museum card: 4.980.000.-€
18) All 515 museums with own website are connected to a museum portal.
19) For FTE’s of paid staff.
20) 8 biggest museums attract 25% of total visits.
21) 2,24 (adults) / 1,47 (children)
22) The Netherlands: 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.
23) Netherlands: 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.
24) Netherlands: this question is no longer asked because all museums are supposed to use computers, access to internet and websites
25) The Netherlands: ICOM-definition.
26) The Netherlands: ICOM-defintion: All registered museums are included. Unregistered museums that meet a number of criteria based on the ICOM definition are also included in the population. These criteria are: - the museum has a fixed location, is permanently open and is at least 28 weeks a year and three days a week, accessible; - the museum is a non- profit organisation; - the museum has its own collection and is researching this collection; - the museum has a website or is accessible through a larger on line platform. Also some museums are included in the populatiion that do not meet these criteria, but are seen as a (major) museum by the public. They are classified as an expection to the rule. These new criteria are applied since 2015. So this means a break in the series form previous years. The number of museums counted changed from 799 (in 2013 to 6925 (in 2015)
27) Zoos are included
2) The Netherlands: of which 565 professionally-run museums.
3) The Netherlands: 25 museums are subsidited 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. 45 museums are dependant on state subsidies for at least 50% of their income.
4) The Netherlands: Municipal and provincial museums. The collections as well as the buildings of these museums are state, municipal or provincial property.
5) The Nertherlands: including a number of provincial museums.
6) The Netherlands: Including all museums subsidized by the central government.
7) The Netherlands: 1.725 temporary exhibitions were organized in the museums themselves; 346 in another venue in The Netherlands; 64 abroard.
8) The Netherlands: including the income from museum card.
9) The Netherlands: This is the total number of museums with or without an own website offering information on the Internet museum portals included.
10) The Netherlands: All museums with own website are connected to a museum portal.
11) The Netherlands: For FTE's of paid staff.
12) Of which 565 professionally-run museums.
13) 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.
14) Municipal and provincial museums. The collections as well as the buildings of these museums are state, municipal or provincial property
15) Including a number of provincial museums.
16) 1.725 temporary exhibitions were organized in the museums themselves; 346 in another venue in The Netherlands; 64 abroad.
17) Including the income from museum card: 4.980.000.-€
18) All 515 museums with own website are connected to a museum portal.
19) For FTE’s of paid staff.
20) 8 biggest museums attract 25% of total visits.
21) 2,24 (adults) / 1,47 (children)
22) The Netherlands: 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.
23) Netherlands: 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.
24) Netherlands: this question is no longer asked because all museums are supposed to use computers, access to internet and websites
25) The Netherlands: ICOM-definition.
26) The Netherlands: ICOM-defintion: All registered museums are included. Unregistered museums that meet a number of criteria based on the ICOM definition are also included in the population. These criteria are: - the museum has a fixed location, is permanently open and is at least 28 weeks a year and three days a week, accessible; - the museum is a non- profit organisation; - the museum has its own collection and is researching this collection; - the museum has a website or is accessible through a larger on line platform. Also some museums are included in the populatiion that do not meet these criteria, but are seen as a (major) museum by the public. They are classified as an expection to the rule. These new criteria are applied since 2015. So this means a break in the series form previous years. The number of museums counted changed from 799 (in 2013 to 6925 (in 2015)
27) Zoos are included