Country     Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Italy Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands
Year     2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Definition Working group definition 1a   X     X   X     X 30)    X     X       X
National criteria 1b     X X 3)    X   X X   X   X X 43)    X X    
Number of museums according to type of collection total 2a   155 231 221 4)  466 277 236 329 6.256 449 23 50)  148 36)  774 607 44)  694 170 166 1.061 810
of which 2b Art, archaeology and history museums 136 145 65 5)  68 219 70   1.086 449 22 51)  98 234 241   116 115 291 514
  2c Science and technology museums, ethnology museums 12 22 28 2 30 27     29)      28 153 154   40 29 592 271
  2d Other museums 7 64 128 5)  396   139   5.170   1 22 387 212   14 22 178 25
Ownership state-owned museums 3a Total 13 35 33 6)  31 7 83 36 480 449 16 12 59 40)  395     37 15   48) 
local-, regional-owned museums 3b Total 137 189 159 7)  331   84 210 2.523   7 23 519       86 155 89
other public-owned museums 3c Total 5 7 28 7)  47     2 441     113 67       43 112 648
private-owned museums 3d Total     1 7)  57 96 69 81 2.812       129 212       101 73
  3e Of which
ppp		               207                    
Management state-managed museums 4a Total 13   33 8)  31   83 36   448 16 12 59       45 16  
local-, regional-managed museums 4b Total 137   159 9)  331   84 210   5 7 23 519       86 272 89
other public-managed museums 4c Total 5   28 9)  47   2 2       113 67       35 69 648
private-managed museums 4d Total     1 9)  57   69 81   1     129         110 73
  4e Of which
ppp		                 1               130  
Ownership of permanent collection Public ≤ 50% 5a       1       81         645         206  
Public > 50% 5b   155 231 220       248     23 52)    129         175  
Number of visits Total 6a   4.586.306 4.372.665 2.427.703 9.659.960 10.879.816 2.229.353 5.081.924 106.820.203 32.380.144 957.182 53)  10.183.842 20.655.000 9.544.463 45)  10.169.087 2.600.882 17.449.453 12.627.700 22.037.000
Of which 6b free admissions
Total		 917.261 1.610.557   2.983.953   472.725 2.475.700   17.775.778   5.314.067 7.098.000 3.996.488 45)    1.779.795 10.781.782 2.231.807 5.265.000
  6c free admissions
%		 20,00 36,80   30,90   21,20 48,70   55,00   52,20 34,36 41,90   68,40 62,00 37,00 24,00
  6d foreigners
Total		 91.726 870.861   61.778   613.565 403.957     37.500     2.577.470 45)    260.105     3.304.000
  6e foreigners
%		 2,00 19,90   0,64   27,50 8,00           27,00   10,00     15,00
  6f temporary exhibitions
Total		 3.718.607 4.135.176                                
  6g temporary exhibitions
%		 81,00 94,60                                
Staff Paid staff 7a Number
Total		 3.517 2.432 1.589 5.651   1.782       449 3.330 37)    3.736 46)    2.041   4.068 9.165
  7b Number
Of which
specialised		 1.583 1.605 1.018 2.962   1.165       280     2.156 46)    1.189      
  7c FTES a year
Total		     1.589 10)  5.651     2.619     449 3.631         4.199 3.221.307 6.380
  7d FTES a year
Of which
specialised		     1.018,00 10)  2.962,00     1.208,00     280,00 2.002,00 38)               
Volunteers 7e Number
Total		     13 11)  745   388                 314   1.871 23.720
  7f Number
Of which
specialised		                             165      
  7g FTES a year
Total		             19                   153.026 3.559
  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,- 155   81 12)        22 26)  1.500 78 22           6 9 100
  8b 2,5 - 5,- 2   34 12)        66 1.178 98 31)    34         47 115 404
  8c > 5,-     9 12)        58 258 52 32)    99         40 73 206
Number of museums 8d with free entrance   112 36 13)      128 11 1.623 197 1 18   318 47)      42 101 100
  8e with museum card 5         21     71 33)                  373
Temporary exhibitions Total 9a   2.908 2.092 1.062 14)  3.869   1.596 1.235 9.272   214 1.139 4.897 261   1.597   643 2.143
Of which 9b Own production 2.315 1.134   2.768   1.170 701     158   3.203 41)             
  9c Joined productions 593 958   1.101   426 237     56   1.694 42)             
Expenditure (of museums) Total (In EUR) 10a     17.475.384   15)  145.883.023   27.349.137 196.189.349               49.397.001     683.000.000
Of which 10b Ordinary expenditures
Total		           26.843.340 196.189.349       426.617.207         370.355.500    
  10c Ordinary expenditures
Of which
Staff		           15.522.222 93.621.778       218.192.893       27.848.703 186.151.900   304.000.000
  10d Extraordinary expenditures
Total		   352.308       505.797                        
  10e Extraordinary expenditures
Of which
for new Collections		   149.231   4.993.322   505.797 2.850.707 27)                      24.000.000
Income (of museums) Total (in EUR) 11a     19.092.307   15)  147.034.841   32.039.996 196.189.349   97.051.940   439.532.918       46.497.560 371.357.800   710.000.000
Of which 11b Entry fees   2.596.923       2.108.062 12.052.464   97.051.940   29.621.072       4.592.454 36.205.100   94.000.000
  11c Public subsidies   13.714.871       19.774.584 151.542.538               40.191.044     436.000.000
Public expenditure (for museums) Total (in EUR) 12a     13.714.871   15)  161.883.847   19.774.584 151.542.538     6.113.935 54)  313.629.676         250.164.500    
Of which 12b Investments       43.460.019   9.447.164                        
Number of museums making use of computers Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer 13a   155 195 197 16)  301   169 157 28)      23 148       170 166   761
Of which 13b for administrative purpose 155 176       169 157     23 148       170      
  13c for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system) 2 36 20 131   102 55                      
  13d having a database for electronic inventory 125 119 170       147     8         170 161 235  
  13e having an Internet access 100 155 189 301   163 157     22 148       170 166   609
Information - Diffusion - Education Number of museums possessing a web-site 14 Total 72   160       157 28)      5         170 166 902 721
Number of museums possessing an own web-site 15a Total 21 129 70 388           5 144             664
  15b Of wich
are updating themselves their web-site		 21   70             5                
Number of museums 16a connected to a museum portal
Total		     221       157     2 148              
  16b connected to a museum portal
Of which
connected to more than one museum portal		                                    
  16c connected to (an)other portal(s) 10   46 17)                               
Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme 17a Total 155 113 125 18)  298     105 28)      5 129         162    
  17b Of which
for school children		 155 96   216     105     5 129   285     156    
  17c Of which
for ethnic minorities		   17   19     19                      
  17d for senior citizens 4 39   107     13           215          
  17e for others 151 22   48     37           148          
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on working group definition		 18   1,60 3,10 5,00 19)  4,40   17,60     0,75 1,10 3,10   5,70   8,00 2,20   4,90
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on natioinal criteria		   19   1,60 3,10 5,00 19)  4,40     6,20   0,75 1,10 3,10 2,03 3,20     2,20 13,63 4,90
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
including free entries		   20   48.447,00 57.648,00 54.801,00 19)  91.940,00   166.336,00 94.989,00   53.926,00 47.859,00 212.196,00 54.161,00 89.767,00   127.060,00 186.167,00 182,53 132.867,00
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
excluding free entries		   21   41.282,00 36.414,00       131.065,00 48.714,00   24.322,00   101.469,00 35.549,00 52.179,00     71.136,00   101.123,00
Average number of visits per museum
according to working group definition		   22   29.589,00 18.929,00 11.136,00 20)  20.730,00   9.367,00     76,55 34)    68.810,00       15.299,00     27.206,00
Average number of visits per museum
according to national criteria		   23   29.589,00 18.929,00 11.136,00 20)  20.730,00   9.446,00 15.831,00     41.616,00 68.810,00 26.686,00 27.826,00     85.958,00 17.203,00 27.206,00
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants   24   48,00 32,10 23,00 21)  53,80   133,00 49,00     22,45 80,00   41,30   115,00 45,00 79,19 38,00
Expenditure per capita (in EUR)   25     2,30   13,88   20,40 36,70       88,90       24,10 39,60   41,18
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR)   26     180.813,00   1.540.751,00   1.475.417,00 3.667.090,00       6.534.970,00         2.678.420,00    
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year   27   155 207 200 22)  362   155 177   413 23 115   338     145 150 544
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year
including free entries		   28   115 120 69 23)  234   78 192 2.187 278 35)    133   211     155 348 450
Number of museums necessary to reach 50 % of total visits (including free entries) 29a     15         35   9 35)    16   19       27 36
75 % of total visits (including free entries) 29b     37         86   31 35)    43   64       123 117
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff 30   155 231 197 249   147 157 28)      23 129 39)  774 343     149 200  
Average price paid
(in EUR)		   31   0,40   2,30     1,20 5,20   6,65 0,90 6,08         5,00   4,49
Number of museums with at least one publication   32   155 145 122 24)  167   121 88 28)      23 95              
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier   33   10 40 13 24)  25     10 28)                       
Museum participation
Source: Eurobarometer 1)		   34             59,30 55)                         
Population
Source: Eurostat		   35   9.466.600 2)  7.606.551 4.435.056 10.467.542 5.511.451 1.339.329 5.326.314 82.002.356 60.045.068 2.048.619 4.799.252 38.135.876 10.617.575 20.440.290 2.046.976 9.256.347 7.701.856 16.485.787
Density inhabitants/km²
Source: Eurostat		   36   16,00 2)  68,30 78,50 135,80 128,20 30,90 17,60 229,30 199,00 82,30 15,80 122,00 115,50 93,40 100,70 22,70 193,60 489,70
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR
Source: Eurostat		   37     0,870 62,000 25)  82,000 49)  123,000 64,000 115,000 116,000 104,000 36,000 176,000 61,000 81,000 50,000 86,000 120,000 150,000 132,000


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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provisional or estimated statistical information
1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) Belarus: data provided by Yanka Kupala State Literary Museum
3) Croatia: Croatian Museum Act defines museum activities rather than museum itself; Museum Documentation Centre set up some criteria, among which the main is the existence of museum collection. If the source of data is not particularily indicated, the source of data is the Register of Museums, galleries and collections in RH managed by the Museum Documentation Centre.
4) Croatia: The main criteria is: existence of museum holdings, i.e. collection. It includes sites (main museums, collections, galleries possessing holdings, archæological sites…).
5) Categories 2b, 2c and 2d, especially 2c in Croatia 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.
6) Croatia: in the category Ownership are included museums which founder is one of the mentioned entities in the a, b, c, d field. There are 22 institutions owned by the state with 33 sites.
7) Croatia: in the category Ownership are included museums which founder is one of the mentioned entities in the a, b, c, d field
8) Croatia: in the category Management are included museums which founder is one of the mentioned entities in the a, b, c, d field. There are 22 institutions owned by the state with 33 sites.
9) Croatia: in the category Management are included museums which founder is one of the mentioned entities in the a, b, c, d field
10) Croatia: the data refer to FTES
11) Croatia: the number refers to number of museums – no. of volunteers is estimation
12) Croatia: available data for 124 museums; the price refers to the price paid by an adult person (prices for children and students are usually 50% of regular price)
13) Croatia: the number refers to the museums that have free entrance for all visitors; all the museums have free entrance for some categories of visitors
14) Croatia: Source: MDC - Museum annual reports 2009 (include data by 133 museums i.e. sites)
15) Croatia: Museums are funded by the Ministry of Culture (which data are available) and local authorities; they are obliged to give financial reports to them. There is no institution that collects data on total income and expenditure of all museums in Croatia.
16) Croatia: the figure is equivalent of the number of museums with at least 1 professional (<20)
17) Croatia: 17 museums are connected to a regional museum association portal, 4 on tourist boards portals, 4 on Croatian Accademy of Arts and Sciences portal, 13 on local authorities portal, 8 on other portals
18) Croatia: estimation based on MDC - Museum annual reports 2009 (include data by 124 museums i.e. 133 sites)
19) Croatia: source: Central Bureau of Statistics - population est. for 2009: 4.430,000
20) Source: MDC - Museum annual reports 2009 (include data regarding visits for 116 sites – the real average is 20.298)
21) Croatia: source: Central Bureau of Statistics - population est. for 2009: 4.430,000; the figure referes to specialised staff only; the figure regarding total number of staff would be 35,9
22) Croatia: estimation
23) Source: MDC - Museum annual reports 2009 (include data for 133 sites)
24) Croatia: source: MDC – 28th exhibition of publication activitiy by Croatian museums and galleries – catalogue, 2009
25) data from 2008
26) Finland: Admission fee for the main site of a museum
27) Finland: included in the ordinary expenditures
28) Finland: Museums answer this as administrative units (157), not as museum sites
29) This category is not applicable; in Germany Science and technology museums are split from ethnology museums
30) Italy: The data, collected by the Ministry of Culture, concern only State-owned museum existing on Italian territory in 2009 (of which 423 opened)
31) Italy: 10 in 2008 and 2009 and 9 in 2010 museum cards included
32) Italy:23 in 2008 and 24 in 2009 and 26 in 2010 museum cards included
33) Italy: The value concerns the number of museums with an inclusive price (all-in). In particular, in 2009 there are 34 circuits of museums, equal to 71 museums, and all the museums belonging to the same circuit are accessible with one price. Two state-owned museums are included in non-state-owned circuits.
34) Italy: The value concerns only opened museums.
35) Italy: The number includes also the Circuits
36) Norway: 148 museums that were open to the public and had at least one full-time employee in 2009
37) Norway: Only regular staff, number of persons
38) Norway: Includes museum directors, archivists and librarians
39) Norway: Including archivist, educationalist, librarian, guides as well as staff with museum education
40) Poland: according to the Polish law, state owned museums may be managed only by state.
41) Poland: own production includes exhibitions in spot (in the museum which has organized it) and in other venues.
42) Poland: joined production includes visiting exhibitions from native and foreign museums.
43) Portugal: 343 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.
44) Portugal: Museums that had answered to the INE
45) Portugal: The number of visits is from the museums on national criteria
46) Portugal: The data on Paid Staff is from the museums on national criteria
47) Portugal: some Museums have only free entrance and other Museums have free and paid entrances.
48) 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.
49) Czech Republic: concerns year 2008
50) Macedonia: Republic of Macedonia: State Statistical Office: Museums and museum collections, 2009
51) Macedonia: The number includes the ethnology museums, too (the statistical report refers only to the type of the museums by the founder).
52) Macedonia: The permanent collections in the museums in Macedonia are 100% state-owned.
53) Macedonia: The number of visits in 2009 is nearly 6 times bigger than in 2006 and should be taken with precaution.
54) Macedonia: including the National Cinemateque
55) Estonia: Time Use Survey 2009 - 2010. Number is for 2 years