Finnish museums experience all-time record…

According to preliminary data collected by the Finnish Heritage Agency, museums in Finland had a total of 8,734,198 visits in 2023. Compared to 2022, museum visits increased by 1.9 million, with up to 76.5 percent of museums…

 
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Action-oriented community to push the…

The Danish Museums Association (MA) has launched a charter to help its members and Danish museums at large in the green transition and move towards a CO2-neutral future.

 
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Dutch museums are more popular than ever

With 9.5 million visits with the Museum Card in 2023, the Dutch Museums Association reports that museums are more popular than ever among Dutch audiences. However, despite the increase museums still struggle financially and…

 
Visitor numbers in the United Kingdom continue to increase

Data on monthly visitor numbers collected by the UK Government shows that museums are gradually regaining pre-pandemic levels.

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UNESCO plans a virtual museum of stolen…

UNESCO hopes that the virtual museum will help put the subject of illicit trafficking of cultural property at the heart of the international agenda and strengthen advocacy for the return of looted objects.

 

     
    Museum visits in Sweden increases compared to 2022 figures

    A report by the Swedish Museums Association on museum visits over the summer months shows that visits went up by 8% compared to…

    Danish museum visitor number recovers to…

    Statistics shows that the Danish museums welcomed the same number of visitors in 2022 as in 2019. In total, 17.9 million people visited museums and their cafés, gardens and parks last year.

     
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    Trust in Swedish museums at record high

    According to a study by the SOM institute at Gothenburg University in Sweden, the public’s trust in museums remains high. The 2023 trust survey shows an increase from +59 to +72 in trust balance compared to last year's figures.

     
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    New public funding demand requires museums in…

    Museums and galleries in Scotland must pay all of their workers at least the real Living Wage (£10.90 per hour) to apply for grants, following changes to funding criteria introduced by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS).