Table 1: Cultural institutions, by sector and domain (oftentimes no clear distinction between the amount of public and private institutions could be made, so the number is given in the sector that is prevalent).
| Domain | Cultural institutions (subdomains) | Public sector | Private sector | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (year) | Trend last 5 years (In %) | Number (year) | Trend last 5 years (In %) | ||
| Cultural heritage (1) | Cultural heritage sites (recognised) (1*) | 454 (2012) 482 (2017) | +6,2% | ||
| Archaeological sites | 1433 (2012) 1457 (2017) | +1,7% | |||
| Museums (2) | Museum institutions | 799 (2013) 697 (2017) | (2*) | ||
| Archives (3) | Archive institutions | 155 (2012) 140 (2017) | -9,7% | ||
| Visual arts (4) | Public art galleries / exhibition halls | 75 (2014) 85 (2018) | +13,3% | ||
| Performing arts | Scenic and stable spaces for theatre (5) | 530 (2012) 546 (2017*) | +3% | ||
| Concert houses | (5*) | ||||
| Total number organisations in performing arts (5) | 345 (2012) 333 (2017*) | -3,5% | |||
| Theatre companies | (5*) | ||||
| Dance and ballet companies | (5*) | ||||
| Symphonic orchestras | 10 (6) | ||||
| Libraries (3) | Public Libraries | 175 (2012) 170 (2017) | -2,9% | ||
| Audiovisual | Cinemas/movie theatres (7) | 139 (2012) 152 (2017) | +9,4% | ||
| Broadcasting organisations (8) | 6 (2018) | 12 (2018) | |||
| Interdisciplinary | Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses (9) | 154 (2012) 121 (2017) | -21,4% | ||
| Other (please explain) | Obviously, these numbers do not represent all the available institutions and venues. In a more informal infrastructure, cultural capacity is much broader (10) | ||||
Sources:
(1) Heritage Monitor, (1*) UNESCO world heritage sites plus designated conservation areas;
(2) Statistics Netherlands, (2*) the museum definition that was used, changed in 2015, which had an effect on the population used for these figures;
(3) Statistics Netherlands;
(4) De Zaak Nu, this is an approximation;
(5) Statistic Netherlands, (5*) no differentiation can be made in the background of companies and organisations within the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, etc.), this is only possible in the amount of performances;
(6) these are the major symphonic orchestras which applied for funding in the BIS in 2016, so it’s an approximation
(7) NVBF;
(8) for public: these are the broadcasting associations that are acknowledged for public broadcasting: Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; for commercial: the number of organisations behind the different television stations, Stichting Kijkonderzoek;
(9) SCP;
(10) see for instance Lelieveldt and Boele (2018).
Notes: NA: not available
* provisional data
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