number of museums in Italy in 2020.
In 2020, museums and similar institutions in Italy welcomed roughly 36 million visitors. Overall, public organizations reported the highest attendance, recording around 24.4 million visitors that year. Public museums are those institutions managed by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) and local governmental authorities. They accounted for the highest Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020, by type (in 1,000s)
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Overview
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Income
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- Premium Statistic Total income of State museums and similar cultural institutions in Italy 1996-2021
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Attendance
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- Premium Statistic Number of visitors to museums in Italy 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Total number of State museum visitors in Italy 1996-2021
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Types of museums
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- Premium Statistic Modern and contemporary art museums in Italy 2020, by region
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Digitalization
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- Premium Statistic Leading technologies and digital tools offered by museums in Italy 2023
- Premium Statistic Share of museums that digitalized the collection in Italy 2023
- Premium Statistic Distribution of museum ticket sales in Italy 2023, by booking channel
- Premium Statistic Share of museums collecting visitor data in Italy 2023
- Premium Statistic Share of museums with a strategic plan for digital investment in Italy 2023
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Istat. (February 17, 2022). Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/
Istat. "Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/
Istat. (2022). Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/
Istat. "Total Number of Visitors to Museums and Similar Institutions in Italy in 2020, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/
Istat, Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Total number of visitors to museums and similar institutions in Italy in 2020, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Istat, February 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139267/attendance-to-nonpublic-museums-in-italy-by-type/