Italy : 7. Public institutions in cultural infrastructure : 7.2 Basic data about selected public institutions in the cultural sector

Italy/ 7. Public institutions in cultural infrastructure

7.2 Basic data about selected public institutions in the cultural sector

Table 8: Cultural institutions, by domain

Domain	Cultural institutions (subdomains)	Number (2010)
Cultural heritage	Immovable assets (registered))	46 025 architectural goods, 5 668 archaeological goods
	Museums, monuments and sites (organisations)	4 740 (of which 3 616 museums)
	Archives (of public authorities)	8 328
Visual arts	Public art galleries / exhibition venues	n.a.
	Art academies (or universities)	20
Performing arts	Symphonic orchestras*	14 (of which 1 of national relevance)
	Music schools	n.a.
	Music / theatre academies (or universities)	58 music conservatories, 1 dance and 1 theatre academy
	Dramatic theatre*	68 "Teatri stabili" (resident), 207 theatre touring companies
	Music theatres, opera houses*	40 (of which 14 of national relevance)
	Dance and ballet companies*	69
Books and Libraries	Libraries	12 421 (of which 46 national scientific libraries)
Audiovisual	Broadcasting organisations	Television: 7 national networks, 1 pay TV, 593 local. Radio: 19 national, 1 820 local
Interdisciplinary	Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses	n.a

Source(s): MiBAC, Ufficio Studi, Culture in Italy. Basic figures, 2010; Istat, Special surveys on Italian museums 1996 and 2006.
* MiBAC,Osservatorio dello Spettacolo, Relazione sulla utilizzazione del Fondo Unico per lo Spettacolo 2008 (data concern only the main state funded institutions and organisations).

As shown in Tab. 8, if recent data about cultural and performing arts infrastructures are being made available from official ministerial sources, as well as by Istat – the national statistical office, for the time being data on exhibition halls, music schools and cultural houses do not exist.

Comparable statistical data allowing examination of trends for all the above mentioned infrastructures, besides the national ones, are also not to be easily found. The only exception is the one referring to museums and sites, whose overall number has increased by 15% in a decade: from 4 120 in 1996 to 4 740 in 2006 (the years for which the most recent special Istat surveys on Italian local museums have been carried out). Yearly statistics on museums, in fact, are made available by MiBAC only for the 424 national museums and sites.

Chapter published: 09-08-2012

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