A 2019 study focused on the costs and value of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) in Canada. Alongside calculating operating costs and benefits of these institutions, the study also estimated the non-use value, namely the potential revenue coming from people that value such organizations, regardless of if they visit them. As of 2019, this industry's total benefits amounted to about 11.7 billion Canadian dollars, while total costs added up to roughly three billion Canadian dollars. Overall, net benefits reached 8.65 billion Canadian dollars. According to the source, this industry reported a benefit-cost ratio of 3.9, meaning that for every dollar invested in GLAMs, the society would get almost four dollars back.
Costs and benefits breakdown of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in Canada in 2019, by type (in million Canadian dollars)
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Canadian Museums Association. (May 31, 2020). Costs and benefits breakdown of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in Canada in 2019, by type (in million Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203404/costs-and-benefits-of-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums-canada/
Canadian Museums Association. "Costs and benefits breakdown of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in Canada in 2019, by type (in million Canadian dollars)." Chart. May 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203404/costs-and-benefits-of-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums-canada/
Canadian Museums Association. (2020). Costs and benefits breakdown of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in Canada in 2019, by type (in million Canadian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203404/costs-and-benefits-of-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums-canada/
Canadian Museums Association. "Costs and Benefits Breakdown of Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Canada in 2019, by Type (in Million Canadian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203404/costs-and-benefits-of-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums-canada/
Canadian Museums Association, Costs and benefits breakdown of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in Canada in 2019, by type (in million Canadian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203404/costs-and-benefits-of-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums-canada/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Costs and benefits breakdown of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in Canada in 2019, by type (in million Canadian dollars) [Graph], Canadian Museums Association, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203404/costs-and-benefits-of-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums-canada/