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Share of art museums with admission fees in North America 2017
Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017
by S. Lock,
last edited
Sep 5, 2019
This statistic shows the share of art museums which charge admission, have free admission or have suggested donations in the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2017. Of the 212 museums surveyed, 61 percent charged admission in 2017.
Art museums by type of admission/donation fee in North America in 2017
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by S. Lock,
last edited
Sep 5, 2019
This statistic shows the share of art museums which charge admission, have free admission or have suggested donations in the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2017. Of the 212 museums surveyed, 61 percent charged admission in 2017.
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- September 2018
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- Canada, Mexico, United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- 212 respondents
- Special properties
- members of the Association of Art Museum Directors
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The data was collected in 2017 and reflects AAMD members’ Fiscal Year 2016 or Fiscal Year 2017 data, depending on their fiscal calendar.
Percentage point less than 100 percent are likely due to rounding.
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- September 2018
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- Region
- Canada, Mexico, United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- 212 respondents
- Special properties
- members of the Association of Art Museum Directors
- Supplementary notes
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The data was collected in 2017 and reflects AAMD members’ Fiscal Year 2016 or Fiscal Year 2017 data, depending on their fiscal calendar.
Percentage point less than 100 percent are likely due to rounding.
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