Country | Austria | ||||||||||||
Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014 | 2012 | 2008 | 2006 | 2002 | |||
Definition | Working group definition | 1a | X | X | X | X | X | X 49) | |||||
National criteria | 1b | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Number of museums according to type of collection | total | 2a | 510 96) | 472 89) | 514 82) | 549 75) | 553 62) | 562 50) | 449 39) | 493 21) | 399 | 370 | |
of which | 2b | Art, archaeology and history museums | 168 | 155 | 164 | 187 | 158 | 164 | 113 | 118 | 79 | 77 | |
2c | Science and technology museums, ethnology museums | 60 | 50 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 73 | 50 | 58 | 53 | 47 | ||
2d | Other museums | 282 | 267 | 287 | 298 | 336 | 325 | 282 | 313 | 267 | 246 | ||
Ownership | state-owned museums | 3a | Total | 31 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 30 | 28 | 17 | |
local-, regional-owned museums | 3b | Total | 225 | 200 | 212 | 219 | 252 | 231 | 234 | 249 | 185 | ||
other public-owned museums | 3c | Total | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
private-owned museums | 3d | Total | 249 | 236 | 261 | 292 | 264 | 289 | 182 | 213 | 196 | 189 | |
3e | Of which ppp |
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Management | state-managed museums | 4a | Total | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
local-, regional-managed museums | 4b | Total | 135 | 113 | 132 | 139 | 162 | 164 | 157 | 163 | 139 | ||
other public-managed museums | 4c | Total | 52 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 21 | ||
private-managed museums | 4d | Total | 322 | 308 | 322 | 347 | 332 | 343 | 240 | 275 | 236 | 235 | |
4e | Of which ppp |
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Ownership of permanent collection | Public ≤ 50% | 5a | |||||||||||
Public > 50% | 5b | ||||||||||||
Number of visits | Total | 6a | 7.896.846 | 6.160.499 | 20.603.664 | 19.003.353 | 18.172.165 | 17.287.605 | 12.047.400 | 12.097.500 | 11.579.900 | 9.328.700 2) | |
Of which | 6b | free admissions Total |
1.261.498 | 1.074.139 | 3.506.633 | 3.051.449 | 3.098.498 | 3.152.209 | 2.905.500 | 2.450.000 | 2.542.400 | 1.943.000 | |
6c | free admissions % |
18,40 63) | 19,90 63) | 27,50 63) | 18,58 63) | 19,18 63) | 20,80 51) | 28,90 11) | 24,50 22) | 27,50 11) | 25,60 | ||
6d | foreigners Total |
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6e | foreigners % |
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6f | temporary exhibitions Total |
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6g | temporary exhibitions % |
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Staff | Paid staff | 7a | Number Total |
7.259 97) | 6.472 90) | 6.711 83) | 6.351 76) | 5.845 64) | 5.631 52) | 6.281 12) | 5.015 23) | 4.662 12) | 2.906 3) |
7b | Number Of which specialised |
2.259 | 1.866 | 2.256 | 1.950 77) | 1.852 65) | 1.551 53) | 1.765 13) | 1.239 24) | 1.270 13) | |||
7c | FTES a year Total |
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7d | FTES a year Of which specialised |
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Volunteers | 7e | Number Total |
3.555 | 2.898 | 3.505 | 4.089 | 3.508 | 3.670 | 3.441 | 3.349 | 3.158 | 2.081 3) | |
7f | Number Of which specialised |
525 | 513 | 669 | 640 | 624 | 542 | ||||||
7g | FTES a year Total |
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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,- | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 77 | 84 | 90 4) |
8b | 2,5 - 5,- | 85 | 87 | 115 | 154 | 151 | 179 | 191 | 204 | 203 | 174 4) | ||
8c | > 5,- | 294 | 269 | 282 | 274 | 265 | 235 | 128 | 99 | 76 | 48 4) | ||
Number of museums | 8d | with free entrance | 98 | 88 66) | 85 66) | 100 66) | 118 66) | 111 54) | 97 40) | 113 25) | 115 14) | 54 4) | |
8e | with museum card | ||||||||||||
Temporary exhibitions | Total | 9a | 653 | 406 | 663 | 791 | 819 | 814 | |||||
Of which | 9b | Own production | |||||||||||
9c | Joined productions | ||||||||||||
Expenditure (of museums) | Total (In EUR) | 10a | 439.706.620 98) | 356.821.204 91) | 415.589.201 84) | 363.167.492 | 341.604.348 67) | 359.795.135 55) | 324.912.300 41) | 264.806.900 26) | 215.651.900 15) | 156.248.100 5) | |
Of which | 10b | Ordinary expenditures Total |
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10c | Ordinary expenditures Of which Staff |
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10d | Extraordinary expenditures Total |
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10e | Extraordinary expenditures Of which for new Collections |
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Income (of museums) | Total (in EUR) | 11a | 401.518.996 99) | 344.064.669 92) | 435.827.301 85) | 363.368.252 78) | 338.765.274 68) | 346.003.109 56) | 316.001.100 42) | 252.652.800 27) | 212.348.600 16) | 115.387.000 5) | |
Of which | 11b | Entry fees | 38.893.807 100) | 31.894.174 93) | 118.253.070 86) | 89.992.426 79) | 81.746.515 69) | 81.096.450 57) | 46.991.600 43) | 27.040.400 28) | 25.936.500 17) | 15.649.900 6) | |
11c | Public subsidies | 258.301.336 101) | 233.949.081 94) | 225.969.231 87) | 176.690.792 80) | 186.937.144 70) | 194.265.017 58) | 208.613.600 44) | 182.041.800 29) | 151.842.600 18) | 61.074.900 7) | ||
Public expenditure (for museums) | Total (in EUR) | 12a | |||||||||||
Of which | 12b | Investments | |||||||||||
Number of museums making use of computers | Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer | 13a | 381 | 339 | 372 | 399 | 406 | 393 | 312 45) | 338 30) | 318 | 278 | |
Of which | 13b | for administrative purpose | 349 | 310 | 325 | 116 | 343 | 334 | 248 | 294 | 268 | 225 | |
13c | for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system) | 229 | 187 | 212 | 246 | 216 | 197 | 173 | 172 | 169 | 145 | ||
13d | having a database for electronic inventory | 255 | 239 | 255 | 214 | 281 | 260 | 271 | 230 | 220 | 175 | ||
13e | having an Internet access | 310 | 269 | 291 | 173 | 300 | 292 | 201 | 269 | 240 | 193 | ||
Information - Diffusion - Education | Number of museums possessing a web-site | 14 | Total | 413 | 372 | 404 | 430 | 439 | 437 | 297 | |||
Number of museums possessing an own web-site | 15a | Total | 344 | 312 | 328 | 361 | 358 | 338 | 251 45) | 276 30) | 248 | 193 | |
15b | Of wich are updating themselves their web-site |
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Number of museums | 16a | connected to a museum portal Total |
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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) | ||||||||||||
Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme | 17a | Total | 413 | 353 | 448 | 486 | 482 | 486 | |||||
17b | Of which for school children |
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17c | Of which for ethnic minorities |
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17d | for senior citizens | ||||||||||||
17e | for others | ||||||||||||
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants on working group definition |
18 | 8,10 | 8,55 | 8,56 | 8,47 | 8,55 | 8,19 | ||||||
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants on natioinal criteria |
19 | 5,30 | 5,90 | 4,80 | |||||||||
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants including free entries |
20 | 88.217,93 | 69.088,33 | 232.085,00 | 216.068,17 | 207.924,12 | 202.337,81 | 142.690,70 | 145.427,30 21) | 140.092,00 | |||
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants excluding free entries |
21 | 74.125,38 71) | 57.042,15 71) | 192.585,38 71) | 181.373,18 71) | 172.471,41 71) | 165.444,00 59) | 84.615,20 11) | 90.992,60 31) | 81.093,20 11) | |||
Average number of visits per museum according to working group definition |
22 | 15.762,17 72) | 13.276,94 72) | 41.207,33 72) | 35.787,86 72) | 33.966,66 72) | 32.373,79 60) | ||||||
Average number of visits per museum according to national criteria |
23 | 26.831,60 | 25.522,20 | 29.999,60 | |||||||||
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants | 24 | 128,44 | 112,35 | 123,92 | 127,12 | 118,59 | 117,00 | 74,40 | 60,30 | 56,40 | |||
Expenditure per capita (in EUR) | 25 | 49,12 | 40,02 | 41,29 | 39,09 | 42,11 | 38,50 | 31,80 | 26,00 | ||||
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR) | 26 | ||||||||||||
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year | 27 | 236 | 203 | 233 | 244 | 248 | 229 | 232 | 237 | 234 | 243 8) | ||
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year including free entries |
28 | 170 | 144 | 224 | 224 | 223 | 220 | 206 | 216 32) | 159 | 149 9) | ||
Number of museums necessary to reach | 50 % of total visits (including free entries) | 29a | 16 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 34) | 12 | ||
75 % of total visits (including free entries) | 29b | 51 | 45 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 52 35) | 32 | |||
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff | 30 | 185 102) | 152 95) | 178 88) | 169 81) | 209 73) | 151 61) | 124 47) | 122 37) | 136 | |||
Average price paid (in EUR) |
31 | 9,30 74) | 9,03 74) | 8,36 74) | 8,10 74) | 7,30 74) | 7,20 | 7,60 46) | 4,80 36) | 5,30 19) | |||
Number of museums with at least one publication | 32 | 180 | 149 | 173 | 413 | 206 | 198 | 200 47) | 225 37) | 223 | |||
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier | 33 | ||||||||||||
Museum participation Source: Eurobarometer 1) |
34 | 60,30 48) | 62,20 38) | 39,00 20) | 30,20 | ||||||||
Population Source: Eurostat |
35 | 8.772.865 | 8.700.471 | 8.506.889 | 8.443.018 | 8.318.592 | 8.254.298 | 8.063.640 | |||||
Density inhabitants/km² Source: Eurostat |
36 | 106,80 | 106,00 | 103,60 | 100,70 | 101,10 | 100,30 | 98,00 | |||||
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR Source: Eurostat |
37 | 127,000 | 128,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 124,000 | 126,000 | 127,000 |
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) out of 333 museums
3) Austria: Out of 332 museums
4) Austria: Out of 455 museums and museum-like institutions
5) Austria: Out of 184 museums
6) Austria: Out of 166 museums
7) Austria: Out of 127 museums
8) Austria: Out of 447 museums and museum-like institutions
9) Austria: Out of 333
10) Estimation based on Museum Annual Reports 2005
11) Austria: Visits with unknown payment-status not taken into account
12) Austria: Employees and freelancers
13) Austria: Employees only
14) Austria: Inclusive museums expecting a donation
15) Austria: n = 203
16) Austria: n = 212
17) Austria: n = 214
18) Austria: n = 213
19) Austria: Calculated for those museums which delivered data on the payment-status as well as entry fees (n = 187). The suggested calculation method would result in an average price of 2,9.-€.
20) Austria: Reference period 2nd quarter 2006 - 1st quarter 2007
21) Austria: in contrast to previous years the figures on the number of museums represent museum sites (local units) instead of institutions (organisational units)
22) Austria: visits with unknown payment-status not taken into account
23) Austria: employees and freelancers
24) Austria: employees only
25) Austria: inclusive museums expecting a donation
26) Austria: n = 209
27) Austria: n = 251
28) Austria: n = 264
29) Austria: n = 266
30) Austria: out of 415 museums
31) Austria: visits with unkonwn payment-status not taken in account
32) Austria: figure refers to sites instead of institutions
33) Austria: reflects sites instead of institutions
34) Austria: reflects sites instead of institutions
35) Austria: reflects sites instead of institutions
36) Austria: calculated for the museums which delivered data on both the payment-status and admission fees (n = 182)
37) Austria: out of 391 responding institutions
38) Austria: according to the Adult Education Survey 2007: population of age 25 to 64 that visited during the last 12 months museums, exhibitions or monuments
39) Austria: Number of museums participating in the non-compulsory survey
40) Austria: Inclusive museums expecting only a donation
41) Austria: n=199
42) Austria: n=215
43) Austria: n=198
44) Austria: n=173
45) Austria: Out of 372 institutions
46) Austria: Calculated for the museums which delivered data on both the payment-status and admission fees (n=189)
47) Austria: Out of 364 responding institutions
48) According to the Adult Education Survey 2011/12: population of age 25 to 64 that visited during the last 12 months museums, exhibitions or monuments.
49) Break in time series
50) The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2014 is 700. However, 138 units did not participate in the survey.
51) Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator
52) plus 695 freelancers
53) plus 293 freelancers
54) incuding museums which ask for a voluntary contribution
55) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 265 out of 496
56) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 296 out of 496
57) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 318 out of 496
58) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 314 out of 496
59) Inclusive visits with unknown admission status
60) not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator
61) out of 479 organisational units (comprising partly more than one museum) which reported staff figures
62) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2016 is 747. However, 194 units did not participate in the survey.
63) Austria: Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator.
64) Austria: plus 779 freelancers.
65) Austria: plus 415 freelancers.
66) Austria: Incuding museums which ask for a voluntary contribution.
67) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 263 out of 483.
68) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 315 out of 483.
69) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 287 out of 483.
70) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 288 out of 483.
71) Austria: Inclusive visits with unknown admission status.
72) Austria: Not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator.
73) Austria: Out of 468 organisational units (comprising partly more than one museum) which reported staff figures.
74) Austria: The ratio is based only on units, for which both 'income from entries' and 'payment status of visitors' is known.
75) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2017 is 745. However, 193 units did not participate in the survey.
76) Austria: plus 740 freelancers.
77) Austria: plus 357 freelancers.
78) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 243 out of 273.
79) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 223 out of 273.
80) Austria: units (which may comprise more than one museum): 190 out of 273.
81) Austria: Out of 427 units which reported on specialised staff.
82) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2019 is 760. However, 246 units did not participate in the survey.
83) Austria: plus 785 freelancers.
84) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 215 out of 252.
85) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 238 out of 252.
86) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 214out of 252.
87) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 180 out of 252.
88) Austria: Out of 348 units which reported on specialised staff.
89) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2020 is 762. However, 290 units did not participate in the survey.
90) Austria: plus 468 freelancers.
91) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 217 out of 238.
92) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 229 out of 238.
93) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 205 out of 238.
94) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 181 out of 238.
95) Austria: Out of 298 units which reported on specialised staff.
96) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2021 is 728. However, 218 units did not participate in the survey.
97) Austria: plus 683 freelancers.
98) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 213 out of 234.
99) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 222 out of 234.
100) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 197 out of 234.
101) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 192 out of 234.
102) Austria: Out of 249 units which reported on specialised staff.
103) Answers by museum sites (326)
2) out of 333 museums
3) Austria: Out of 332 museums
4) Austria: Out of 455 museums and museum-like institutions
5) Austria: Out of 184 museums
6) Austria: Out of 166 museums
7) Austria: Out of 127 museums
8) Austria: Out of 447 museums and museum-like institutions
9) Austria: Out of 333
10) Estimation based on Museum Annual Reports 2005
11) Austria: Visits with unknown payment-status not taken into account
12) Austria: Employees and freelancers
13) Austria: Employees only
14) Austria: Inclusive museums expecting a donation
15) Austria: n = 203
16) Austria: n = 212
17) Austria: n = 214
18) Austria: n = 213
19) Austria: Calculated for those museums which delivered data on the payment-status as well as entry fees (n = 187). The suggested calculation method would result in an average price of 2,9.-€.
20) Austria: Reference period 2nd quarter 2006 - 1st quarter 2007
21) Austria: in contrast to previous years the figures on the number of museums represent museum sites (local units) instead of institutions (organisational units)
22) Austria: visits with unknown payment-status not taken into account
23) Austria: employees and freelancers
24) Austria: employees only
25) Austria: inclusive museums expecting a donation
26) Austria: n = 209
27) Austria: n = 251
28) Austria: n = 264
29) Austria: n = 266
30) Austria: out of 415 museums
31) Austria: visits with unkonwn payment-status not taken in account
32) Austria: figure refers to sites instead of institutions
33) Austria: reflects sites instead of institutions
34) Austria: reflects sites instead of institutions
35) Austria: reflects sites instead of institutions
36) Austria: calculated for the museums which delivered data on both the payment-status and admission fees (n = 182)
37) Austria: out of 391 responding institutions
38) Austria: according to the Adult Education Survey 2007: population of age 25 to 64 that visited during the last 12 months museums, exhibitions or monuments
39) Austria: Number of museums participating in the non-compulsory survey
40) Austria: Inclusive museums expecting only a donation
41) Austria: n=199
42) Austria: n=215
43) Austria: n=198
44) Austria: n=173
45) Austria: Out of 372 institutions
46) Austria: Calculated for the museums which delivered data on both the payment-status and admission fees (n=189)
47) Austria: Out of 364 responding institutions
48) According to the Adult Education Survey 2011/12: population of age 25 to 64 that visited during the last 12 months museums, exhibitions or monuments.
49) Break in time series
50) The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2014 is 700. However, 138 units did not participate in the survey.
51) Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator
52) plus 695 freelancers
53) plus 293 freelancers
54) incuding museums which ask for a voluntary contribution
55) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 265 out of 496
56) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 296 out of 496
57) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 318 out of 496
58) units (which may comprise more than one museum): 314 out of 496
59) Inclusive visits with unknown admission status
60) not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator
61) out of 479 organisational units (comprising partly more than one museum) which reported staff figures
62) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2016 is 747. However, 194 units did not participate in the survey.
63) Austria: Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator.
64) Austria: plus 779 freelancers.
65) Austria: plus 415 freelancers.
66) Austria: Incuding museums which ask for a voluntary contribution.
67) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 263 out of 483.
68) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 315 out of 483.
69) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 287 out of 483.
70) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 288 out of 483.
71) Austria: Inclusive visits with unknown admission status.
72) Austria: Not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator.
73) Austria: Out of 468 organisational units (comprising partly more than one museum) which reported staff figures.
74) Austria: The ratio is based only on units, for which both 'income from entries' and 'payment status of visitors' is known.
75) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2017 is 745. However, 193 units did not participate in the survey.
76) Austria: plus 740 freelancers.
77) Austria: plus 357 freelancers.
78) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 243 out of 273.
79) Austria: Number of reporting units (which may comprise more than one museum): 223 out of 273.
80) Austria: units (which may comprise more than one museum): 190 out of 273.
81) Austria: Out of 427 units which reported on specialised staff.
82) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2019 is 760. However, 246 units did not participate in the survey.
83) Austria: plus 785 freelancers.
84) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 215 out of 252.
85) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 238 out of 252.
86) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 214out of 252.
87) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 180 out of 252.
88) Austria: Out of 348 units which reported on specialised staff.
89) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2020 is 762. However, 290 units did not participate in the survey.
90) Austria: plus 468 freelancers.
91) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 217 out of 238.
92) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 229 out of 238.
93) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 205 out of 238.
94) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 181 out of 238.
95) Austria: Out of 298 units which reported on specialised staff.
96) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2021 is 728. However, 218 units did not participate in the survey.
97) Austria: plus 683 freelancers.
98) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 213 out of 234.
99) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 222 out of 234.
100) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 197 out of 234.
101) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 192 out of 234.
102) Austria: Out of 249 units which reported on specialised staff.
103) Answers by museum sites (326)