Museums; size, visits and personnel, per region and province 1995-2009

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Regions Museums by number of visits Up to 2 500 visits (in % of all the museums) Museums by number of visits Between 2 500 and 10 000 visits (in % of all the museums) Museums by number of visits Between 10 000 and 25 000 visits (in % of all the museums) Museums by number of visits Between 25 000 and 50 000 visits (in % of all the museums) Museums by number of visits Between 50 000 and 100 000 visits (in % of all the museums) Museums by number of visits 100 000 and more visits (in % of all the museums) Visits to museums Average number of visits per museum (x 1 000) Visits to museums Foreign visits (x 1000) Visits to museums Visits Total visits (x 1000) Visits to museums Visits Paid visits (x 1000) Visits to museums Visits Museum card and free visits (x 1000)
The Netherlands 31 32 17 9 5 6 27 3,304 22,037 13,439 8,598
Northern Netherlands 35 34 16 9 3 3 15 43 2,157 1,495 661
Eastern Netherlands 29 34 21 11 3 3 20 239 3,734 2,344 1,390
Western Netherlands 29 29 17 8 8 9 40 2,958 14,138 8,434 5,704
Southern Netherlands 35 33 13 9 6 3 16 64 2,009 1,166 843
Groningen 41 33 14 8 2 2 14 28 665 388 278
Friesland 38 30 17 13 2 2 14 11 867 639 229
Drenthe 21 45 17 3 7 7 22 4 624 469 155
Overijssel and Flevoland 31 38 16 14 1 0 11 25 840 507 332
Gelderland 27 31 25 9 4 5 25 214 2,894 1,837 1,057
Utrecht 30 39 11 4 7 9 35 18 1,617 528 1,089
North-Holland 32 23 13 11 9 12 58 2,708 8,714 5,836 2,878
South-Holland 26 30 22 6 8 9 28 221 3,463 1,834 1,629
Zeeland 28 41 19 9 3 0 11 11 345 236 108
North-Brabant 37 37 9 9 7 2 14 39 1,216 647 569
Limburg 31 26 23 10 5 5 20 25 792 518 274
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


The statistics on museums provide information on companies and
institutions in the Netherlands which acquire, conserve and exhibit the
material witnesses of mankind and his environment.
This includes not only the companies and institutions for which
exploiting a museum is the main activity but also the museums which
are a sideline of the company or institution (for example being part of
a municipality, university or hospital).

This table presents figures on
- the number of museums;
- the number of museums by size according to number of visits;
- the total number of visits broken down by paid visits and free visits;
- the average number of visits per museum and the number of visits of
foreigners;
- employees (in number of persons as well as full-time equivalents) on the
payroll, other employees and volunteers.

These figures are further specified by type of museum, the composition of
the staff and size category according to full-time equivalents of
employees.

Data available from: 1995-2009

Status of the figures: all figures are definite.

Changes as of 14 March 2014:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Region
- Northern Netherlands: Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe;
- Eastern Netherlands: Overijssel en Flevoland, Gelderland;
- Western Netherlands: Utrecht, North-Holland, South-Holland, Zeeland;
- Southern Netherlands: North-Brabant, Limburg.

Description topics

Museums by number of visits
The breakdown of the total number of museums by size according to the
number of visits.
Up to 2 500 visits
Between 2 500 and 10 000 visits
Between 10 000 and 25 000 visits
Between 25 000 and 50 000 visits
Between 50 000 and 100 000 visits
100 000 and more visits
Visits to museums
The number of visits to museums in the Netherlands.
Visits
The number of visits to museums, including visits of foreigners.
The total number of visits is broken down by paid visits and free visits.
Total visits
Paid visits
The number of visits to museums for which an entrance fee has been paid
(possibly with discount).
Museum card and free visits
The number of visits to museums without paying an entrance fee or with
entrance by showing the Museum card, or 'NS-pas'.
Average number of visits per museum
Foreign visits
The number of visits (paid and free) to museums by persons residing in a
foreign country.