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National Overview 1.1-1-3 - Sweden

1. National Overview
Section 1 of the survey is intended to provide the EMII officers with valuable background information. This information will assist the EMII Officers in preparing for the programme of meetings with the Active Partners and also inform the preliminary work on the Business Plan and Culture 2000 application for the future development of EMII.
Contents
1.1 General
1.2 Museum Types
1.2.1 Public Museums
1.2.2 Private Museums
1.3 Additional Comments
Submission Details


1.1 General click here to edit data
i. Is there a national definition of 'Museum' in your country?
Yes
ii. Published definition:
The same definition as used in the ICOM Code of Professional Ethics is used of the museum organisations and the governmental institutions. But 'museum' is a free concept and can be used arbitrarily by anyone.
iii. Is there national or state legislation governing the activities of museums in your country?
No
iv. Details:
[No applicable]
v. Do any museums in your country subscribe to the ICOM Code of Professional Ethics?
All
vi. Your comments in relation to the ICOM Code of Professional Ethics usage in your country:
The national organisations and the govenment use 'museum' for an institution following the ICOM Code and have at least one full time, payed and educated museum curator.
vii. Is there a body or organisation responsible for co-ordinating national museum documentation and information?
No
viii. Details:
[No applicable]


1.2 Museum Typesclick here to edit data
i. By your own definition of museum how many are there in your country?
Total No of
Museums:		 Total No of
Objects:		 Figures are:
197 12,867,000 Estimated


ii. Of the total number of museums given above, how many are public collections and how many are private collections?
Public Private Figures are:
176 21 Actual


iii. Your definition of public museum:
The museum has public insight into the museum activities. And is finaced by the state, the county council or the municipality. The definition is based on the law about types of organizations.
iv. Your definition of private museum:
Institutions without public insight...


1.2.1 Public Museumsclick here to edit data
i. The table below represents the types of museum within your category public collections.
Total No of
Museums:		 Total No of
Objects:		 Figures are:
National 53 6,370,000 Estimated
State 0 n/a n/a
Regional 24 4,000,000 Estimated
Local Authority 75 2,000,000 Estimated
University 5 30,000 Estimated
Military 4 135,000 Estimated
Special 15 150,000 Estimated


1.2.2 Private Museumsclick here to edit data
i. The table below represents the types of museum within your category private collections.
Total No of
Museums:		 Total No of
Objects:		 Figures are:
Independent 0 n/a n/a
Company 7 150,000 Estimated
Charitable Institutions 0 n/a n/a
Charitable Trusts 0 n/a n/a
Church 1 5,000 Estimated
Private Associations 10 20,000 Estimated
Private Foundations 1 5,000 Estimated
Private Individuals 2 2,000 Estimated
iii. Information sources:
Published statistics from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska Centralbyrån), The Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs (Kulturrådet): Museums and Art Galleries 1998 (ISBN 91-85603-19-8) and Swedish Agency for Administrative Development (Statskontoret): SESAM Öppnde museisamlingarna (ISBN 91-7220-361-7). And unpublished, from Kulturrådet: Samlingarnas långsiktiga bevarande - Long-term aspects of Museum Collections (1999).


1.3 Additional Commentsclick here to edit data
i. Your additional comments:
There have been several studies and investigations to, among other tasks, count the number of the museum objects. To speed up the work with collections management and conservation the Government initiated the project SESAM. The project ended in 1998 and used 235 million SEK, about 15,900,000 EURO.


Submission Details
i. Submitted by: Bengt Wittgren
ii. Job title: Antikvarie (Museum Curator)
iii. Organisation: Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs (Kulturrådet)
iv. E-mail: bengt.wittgren@kur.se or bengt@ylm.se
v. Date Submitted: 31/01/2000

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