Museums; public access, collection, visits, costs and revenues 1993-2009
| Periods | Museums Nature of the collection Arts museums (number) | Museums Nature of the collection History museums (number) | Museums Nature of the collection Natural history museums (number) | Museums Nature of the collection Ethnology museums (number) | Museums Nature of the collection Science and engineering museums (number) | Museums Nature of the collection Museums with a miscellaneous collection (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009* | 126 | 388 | 55 | 21 | 195 | 25 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
Table explanation
Museums; public access, collection, visits, exhibitions, costs & revenu
Museums; visits, costs & revenu
1993-2009
Changed on March 18 2014.
Frequency: Discontinued.
Museums; visits, costs & revenu
1993-2009
Changed on March 18 2014.
Frequency: Discontinued.
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.- Nature of the collection
- A museum collection is a collection of objects by which the museum is
justified.
The collection is (partly) made accessible in exhibition spaces. It
is possible that a part of the collection has been stored in a depot
or elsewhere because of a lack of exhibition space, vulnerability,
restoration, policy or for other reasons.- Arts museums
- In 1999 a certain number of museums with a miscellaneous collection have
been moved to the category plastic arts museums.
- History museums
- Natural history museums
- Ethnology museums
- Science and engineering museums
- Museums with a miscellaneous collection
- In 1999 a certain number of museums with a miscellaneous collection have
been moved to the category plastic arts museums.