Italy 1.3.2

Table 1: Cultural institutions, by sector and domain

Domain	Cultural institutions (subdomains)	Public sector		Private sector		Unspecified
		Number (2019)	Trend last 5 years (In %)	Number (2019)	Trend last 5 years (In %)	Number (2019)	Trend last 5 years (In %)
Cultural heritage	Cultural heritage sites (recognised) *	3.074	-3.64%	1.689	-4.79%
	Archaeological sites *	292	12.31%	28	55.56%
Museums	Museum institutions *	2.386	-7.34%	1.446	-8.42%
Archives	Archive institutions *	101	0%	NA
Visual arts	Public art galleries / exhibition halls ^					761 °°°	NA
Performing arts	Scenic and stable spaces for theatre ^					8.211 °°°	-47.61%
	Concert houses ^					4.853 °°°	-53.06%
	Theatre companies	NA		NA
	Dance and ballet companies	NA		NA
	Symphonic orchestras					14 °	7.69%
Libraries	Libraries *	6.066 °°°	3.13%	1.393 °°°	NA
Audiovisual	Cinemas ^					5.325 °°°	5.38%
	Broadcasting organisations *					1463	-5.43%
Interdisciplinary	Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses	NA		NA
Other (please explain)	Monuments *	396	11.55%	215	21.47%

° Data relating to 2017; comparison with 2014

°°° Data relating to 2020; comparison with 2015

“NA”: no data available

The columns labeled “Unspecified” refer to domains for which it was not possible to distinguish between public and private sectors.

The percentage trend is calculated using the year 2014 as a reference.

As regards the data entered, it should be noted that:

• The item Cultural heritage – Cultural heritage sites includes the underlying items Archeological sites and Museums and also the item included in Other, i.e. “monuments and complexes”.
• The item Cultural heritage – Archeological sites includes “archaeological areas and parks”.
• The item Museums includes “museums and galleries”.
• The Archives are the “state archives”.
• The Visual arts item includes “exhibition spaces”. Data on Broadcasting organizations relates to companies that carry out “programming and broadcasting activities”, which is made up of the items “radio broadcasts” and “programming and television broadcasting activities”.
• The Concert houses item includes “spaces for concert activity”.