Museums; public access, collection, visits, costs and revenues 1993-2009

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Description topics

Museums

A museum is a permanent institution for the benefit of society and its
development, accessible to public, non-profit, that acquires, conserves,
scientifically researches and exhibits the material witnesses of mankind
and his environment and informs on this for purposes of study, education
and pleasure.

Number of museums

Temporary closed museums excluded from 1997 on.

Visits by entrance fee type

Number of visits per year by entrance fee type. Access to the
museum can be granted by paying the full entrance fee, with a discount
rate, with a museum card or for free.

Total number of visits

Paid visits (full rate)

Paid visits with discounts

Group discount, CJP Voucher, NS Daytrips.

Visits with museum cards

Inclusive NS-pass and/or Rabo-Europass.

Free visits

Average entrance fees museums

The entrance fee is the entrance rate which has to be paid in order to
access the collection. The average admission fee has been calculated for
the non-free museums.

Adults

Children

Costs & revenues museums

Overview of the total costs and revenues.

Costs

Overview of the museums' expenditures to the staff, accommodation,
purchase of goods, purchase of catering, depreciation, interests,
exhibitions, insurance premiums and maintenance collections.

Revenues

Overview of the museums' revenue. These consist of amongst others: grants
and financial support from the government and sponsors, wage subsidies,
entrance fees, membership fees, museum cards, NS-pass, goods sales,
revenue from catering and from interests.

Revenue total

Total costs

Financial balance

The difference between the total costs and revenues.

Sales and purchase collection

The sale and purchase of the collection are not recorded
in the financial balance overview.

Sales from the collection

Purchase for the collection