Monaco : 8.2 Cultural consumption and participation : 8.2.1 Trends and figures

Monaco/ 8.2 Cultural consumption and participation

8.2.1 Trends and figures

For the last ten years, the Ministry of Finance and the Economy has assigned the Business Development Agency and its Statistics Division to publish key indicators on the life of the state. The Monegasque Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (IMSEE), created in January 2011, is now in charge of this publication.

This annual publication provides insight into the cultural habits of the people of Monaco.

Computer ownership and internet access: According to Census figures 2008, 64.4% of residents had a computer and 57.2% had Internet access.

Audiovisual equipment in homes

Table 7: Number of Households with at least one Radio, Television Set or VCR in Monaco in 1990, 2000 and 2008

	Radio sets			Television sets			VCRs
	1990	2000	Dev. in %	2000	2008	Dev. in %	2000	2008	Dev. in %
TOTAL	9 957	12 737	28	14 135	13 852	-2	10 031	10 854	8.20
% in relation to number of households	73.30	86.10		95.55	95.34		67.81	74.71

Source: Census 2000 and 2008.

Book library, sound library and video library

The Principality has a municipal library, a children's library (Caroline), a sound library and a video library run by the city.

A – Municipal library registered users, 2003-2011

Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Number registered	9 039	9 148	9 244	9 340	9 421	9 508	9 623	9 746	9 870

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

B- Caroline library users, (for children only) 2004-2011

Year	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Reading room attendance	1 734	1 918	1 938	1 946	2 010	2 269	2 303	2 333

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

C – Sound / video library users, 2003-2011

Number registered	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Sound library	4 382	4 511	4 598	4 651	4 708	4 763	4 801	4 883	8 521
Video library	2 644	2 833	2 983	3 105	3 230	3 352	3 456	3 536	8 521

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

Cultural facilities and events

The number of users of cultural facilities has remained fairly stable over the last five years.

A – Princess Grace Theatre, 1993-2011

Seasons	Tickets sold	Events	Performances
1993-1994	21 480	21	72
1994-1995	20 033	21	76
1995-1996	17 901	20	64
1996-1997	14 172	18	63
1997-1998	13 520	20	56
1998-1999	15 704	23	60
1999-2000	15 857	27	61
2000-2001	19 059	27	64
2001-2002	18 679	26	70
2002-2003	17 494	25	71
2003-2004	18 173	27	66
2004-2005	17 016	27	68
2005-2006	17 232	25	67
2006-2007	12 039	16	49
2007-2008	16 227	24	66
2008-2009	12 855	20	54
2009-2010	12 337	23	63
2010-2011	13 522	23	62

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

B – Théâtre des Variétés, number of spectators 2003-2011

Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Conferences	4 964	4 939	4 787	4 565	4 397	2 349	2 301	1 927	1 223
Concerts	5 354	3 647	3 515	4 674	5 713	4 946	4 292	4 852	3 959
Dance	350	1 362	875	2 021	1 338	1 684	2 701	944	660
Conferences and reunions	1 570	1 340	1 019	701	475	898	1 677	94	1 345
Films / cinema and screenings	1 705	1 066	1 636	1 985	3 477	2 311	2 269	2 574	2 369
Shows	4 468	3 756	1 724	1 898	1 314	1 079	2 365	2 722	1 916
Drama	3 223	3 407	3 110	3 363	4 830	3 885	3 234	1 874	3 343
TOTAL	21 634	19 517	16 666	19 214	21 544	17 152	18 839	14 987	14 815

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

C – Monte Carlo Opera, 2003-2011

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Tickets sold	6 071	8 794	7 270	6 307	6 307	12 121	8 339	10 471	13 646
Number of performances	8	13	12	10	10	22	19	21	31

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

D – International Circus Festival, 2003-2011

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Number of spectators	29 596	29 786	33 586	34 842	40 816	42 000	43 000	44 000	44 000
Number of days	8	8	9	9	11	12	13	13	13

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

E – Fort-Antoine Theatre (street theatre), 2001-2012

Year	Number of shows	Number of spectators
2001	8	3 990
2002	7	4 340
2003	7	3 820
2004	7	4 200
2005	7	2 958
2006	6	2 560
2007	18	2 700
2008	11	2 000
2009	14	2 500
2010	23	2 632
2011	10	2 480
2012	6	2 164

Source: Department of Cultural Affairs.

F – European Heritage Day, 2001-2011

Year	Number of sites	Number of admissions
2001	28	20 001
2002	24	29 195
2003	30	32 621
2004	35	30 633
2005	37	31 030
2006	36	30 851
2007	33	30 072
2008	34	27 000
2009	36	24 800
2010	37	27 282
2011	36	30 184

Source: Department of Cultural Affairs.

G – Museums, number of admissions 2004-2011

Years	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Oceanography Museum	572 634	588 583	607 148	589 026	588 482	573 319	654 895	671 327
Exotic Gardens/ Anthropological Museum	174 598	155 592	152 796	150 661	148 821	131 910	128 788	136 424
National Museum	20 921	14 342	14 496	13 343	12 957	16 378	8 688	17 352
Stamps and Coins Museum	4 142	4 158	4 657	3 751	6 685	4 971	3 190	5 381

Source: "Monaco en chiffres" edited by the IMSEE, 2012.

Chapter published: 28-02-2013

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