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

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7.2 Basic data about selected public institutions in the cultural sector

Table 9: Cultural institutions financed by public authorities, by domain

Domain	Cultural institutions (subdomains)	Number (2009)	Number (2010)
Cultural heritage	Cultural heritage sites (recognised)	8 532	NA
	Museums (organisations)	127	120
	Archives (of public authorities)	15	15
Visual arts	public art galleries / exhibition halls	NA	NA
	Art academies (or universities)	1	1
Performing arts	Symphonic orchestras	2	2
	Music schools	69+ 48 music and art	60+52 music and art schools
	Dance schools		2
	Music / theatre academies (or universities)	2	2
	Dramatic theatre	8	8
	Music theatres, opera houses	1	1
	Dance and ballet companies	-	-
Books and Libraries	Libraries	841	827
Audiovisual	Broadcasting organisations
	TV broadcasting organisations	25	19
	Radio broadcasting organisations	43	42
Interdisciplinary	Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses	535	538
Other (please explain)	Art schools	42	35

Sources: LR Ministry of Culture, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, the National Archives of Latvia.

More detailed information on governance of culture in Latvia see in the following table.

Table 10: Governance of culture in Latvia: state, municipal and private cultural institutions in Riga and outside Riga, 2011

Source: Ministry of Culture of Latvia, Education, Culture and Sports Department of Riga City Council, State Archives of Latvia, municipalities, kulturaskarte.lv

See the study "Business Models and Value Chains in Audiovisual Media " about film, TV, animation studios and services rendered in the Baltic States, and "Baltic Films: Facts and Figures 2011" about film industries in Baltic states.

Chapter published: 31-05-2012

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