MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 27-10-2009 18:07 Pagina 1 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 27-10-2009 18:07 Pagina 2 SUMMARY Presentation 3 Museums, monuments , archaeological sites 4 Archives 6 Libraries 7 Cultural Heritage 8 Landscape and environment 10 UNESCO World Heritage 11 Contemporary art 12 Exhibitions 13 Conservation research and advanced training 14 Cultural tourism 15 Performing arts 16 Cinema 17 Training of artists 18 Recording industry 19 Copyright and royalties 20 Radio and television 21 Publishing 22 Cultural partecipation 24 Internet 25 The best of Made in Italy 26 Resources for culture 27 Cultural employment 29 Sources 31 2 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 29-10-2009 17:41 Pagina 3 PRESENTATION This booklet presents synthetic data concerning production, protection and promotion of culture in Italy. The figures refer to 2008 (unless otherwise specified) and have been provided by the National Statistical System, the General Directions and Central Institutes of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC) as well as other reliable and sound sources. Despite all efforts to ensure a systematic and balanced presentation of the data, some imbalances persist due to differences in survey methods and the lack of permanent informative exchanges between institutions. However, we hope that, although very concise, this publication will provide basic first-hand information to observers and researchers and allow the public at large to assess Italy’s extensive cultural heritage as well as other social and economic aspects that accompany the growth and dissemination of culture. 3 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 29-10-2009 17:41 Pagina 4 MUSEUMS|MONUMENTS|ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES 4,739 museums and similar institutions, public and private, open to the public (an average of 1.4 per 100 sq.km, 7 per 100,000 inhabitants), in particular: – 399 institutions under Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC) government: 198 museums, 201 monuments and archaeological sites – 4,340 institutions (802 monuments, 129 archaeological sites, 3,409 museums) managed by other public boards, local authorities and private owners, 45.5% by Municipalities (2006) 62,701,994 visitors in institutions other than those under MiBAC CULTURE IN ITALY BASIC FIGURES government, 35,068,423 fee-paying visitors (2006) 33,105,821 visitors in MiBAC institutions (63% in the provinces of Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples), of which 15,609,313 fee- paying visitors, for an overall revenue of 104,004,721 Euros MiBAC Institutions and visitors by region 14,000 Institutes Visitors (thousands) 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Visitors to MiBAC institutions 1996 – 2008 (thousands) 25,030 26,062 27,729 27,296 30,176 29,543 30,268 30,451 32,227 33,048 34,575 34,443 33,106 4 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 27-10-2009 18:07 Pagina 5 MUSEUMS |MONUMENTS |ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES S E R U Monthly trends of visitors to MiBAC institutions G I by charging status F C I S full fee, A reduced-fare (18-25 aged), B Y non-fee paying (under 18, over 65) L A 2,500 free admission T I 2,000 N I 1,500 E R 1,000 U T L 500 U C 0 jan feb mar apr may june july aug sept oct nov dec MiBAC institutions by attendance SIZE INSTITUTES VISITORS 1,000,000 + VISITORS 8 14,775,691 500,000 - 1,000,000 6 3,915,720 250,000 - 500,000 10 3,143,044 100,000 - 250,000 30 5,115,480 60,000 - 100,000 30 2,232,834 20,000 - 60,000 60 2,098,342 10,000 - 20,000 80 1,151,720 5,000 - 10,000 61 439,536 UP TO 5,000 114 233,454 TOTAL 399 33,105,821 Most visited MiBAC institutions (entrance fee ) Colosseo, Palatino , Foro romano – Rome (4,777,969) Scavi di Pompei – Naples (2,233,496) Galleria degli Uffizi – Florence (1,554,256) Galleria dell’Accademia – Florence (1,234,435) Castel Sant’Angelo – Rome (734,583) Boboli, Musei Argenti , Porcellane, Costume – Florence (654,600) Villa d’Este – Tivoli, Rome (513,973) Reggia – Caserta (494,135) Galleria Borghese – Rome (486,885) Galleria Palatina e Galleria d’Arte Moderna – Florence (409,974) 5 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 27-10-2009 18:07 Pagina 6 ARCHIVES S E R U G 104 State archives , one National Central Archive , 34 State I F archives sections C I S 8, 224 archives of local authorities, 8,100 of which municipal A B 50,000 (approximately) archives other public bodies (universities , Y cultural institutions , chambers of commerce, etc.) L A T 3,800 private archives of historical interest (individuals and I N institution , families , enterprises , political parties, etc.) I E R U Holding and users of the State Archives (2007) T L 1,600,000 linear metres of shelving U C 1 million parchment papers and 8 million folders, volumes, registers, etc. South North 272,004 readers, 13,339 foreigners 104,354 researches, 71, 766 in situ and 32,588 by correspondence Centre 910,478 archival unit consulted Users by geographical area Holding by region Most attended State Archives ITALIANS FOREIGNERS TOTAL VENICE 10,750 2,450 13,200 NATIONAL CENTRAL ARCHIVE 11,730 814 12,544 ROME 11,373 103 11,476 FLORENCE 9,325 1,592 10,917 TURIN 9,360 182 9,542 NAPLES 8,022 1,300 9,322 MILAN 7,858 485 8,343 6 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 27-10-2009 18:07 Pagina 7 LIBRARIES S E R U 12,388 libraries of which : G I F – 6,372 belonging to regional public agencies C I – 2,056 to universities S A – 1,258 to ecclesiastical institutions B Y L A Libraries by region T I N I E R U T L U C 46 public State libraries of which 2 national central libraries in Rome and Florence that house all Italian editorial production as a “legal deposit” Collections and readers of Public State Libraries 205,653 manuscripts 24,444,468 printed volumes , of which 35, 147 incunabula and 351,800 “ cinquecentine ” South 55,620 current periodicals North 7,666,556 printed pamphlets 1,608,565 readers (121,261 foreigners) Centre 2,407,649 documents consulted 275,551 loans to private individuals Readers by geographical area National Library Service (2009) The Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale (SBN ) is a network of Italian libraries working together to publish online a public access catalogue for users 3,803 libraries 10,511,636 titles (87% modern , published after 1830, 7% ancient and 6% musical documents); a total of 45,343,534 index cards at these libraries over 21 million online bibliographical searches 7 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 27-10-2009 18:07 Pagina 8 CULTURAL HERITAGE S E R U G Identification and Protection I F Archaeological Heritage C I S 5,668 monuments and sites protected (1909-2004) A B 317 identified and documented underwater archaeological sites, Y 30 of these in 2008 L A T 210 authorisations to private and public institutions for research I N and excavations I E Architectural Heritage R U 46,025 buildings and monuments protected (1909-2004) T L 7,690 statements of cultural interest since the Code of Cultural U C Heritage and the Landscape came into force (2004-2008), of which 1,050 refer to private properties and 6,640 to public owners or private non-profit bodies (including ecclesiastical institutions ) Archaeological and architectural properties classified by region (1909-2004) 130,297 ministerial acts concerning 51,693 immovable properties Historical, artistic and ethnographic Heritage 4,728 certificates of free circulation issued by MiBac Export Offices and 67 refusals Archival Heritage 3,800 private archives declared of notable historical interest Works of art recovered by Carabinieri (Comando Carabinieri Patrimonio Culturale) 1,031 thefts of cultural artefacts reported in 2008, of which 43% in churches and religious institutions ( 10% more than 2007) 11,942 historical, artistic, archival and book items recovered by the Corps ; 3,971 by other units and police forces 44,211 archaeological integral artefacts and coins recovered by C.C.P.C. ; 2,796 by other Carabinieri units and police forces 8 MINICIFRE2009inglese:Layout 1 27-10-2009 18:07 Pagina 9 CULTURAL HERITAGE S E R U Cataloguing G I F 1,172,966 catalogue cards entred in the General Information C I System of the catalogue (SIGEC) run by the Central Institute for S A Cataloguing and Documentation (ICCD) B 2,368,893 catalogue cards of ecclesiastical moveable assets Y L A catalogued by the Italian Episcopal Conference (inventory project T I of the artistic and historical assets of dioceses ) N I 2,576,347 catalogue cards updated and computerised between E R 2002-2007, on the basis of the catalographic data of the archives U T of Superintendencies , of which 1,840, 339 relative to historical L U artistic and ethno-anthropological artefacts (Artpast project ) C 69,032 catalogue cards relative to archaeological artefacts updated and computerised between 2005-2008 280,056 new catalogue cards produced by Superintendencies from 2002 to 2007 during ordinary administration , 58,082 in 2007 Recovery of illegally exported artefacts Following the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (renewed in 2006) between Italian and USA Governments for the limitation of illegal trade, agreements were signed with American Art Museums (Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Fine Art in Boston, Princeton University Art Museum, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art) that have returned important artefacts. Some of these, already in Italy, have been exhibited in exposition “Nostoi, recovered masterpieces” Digitalisation Projects and European Cooperation Cultural Internet Italian Digital Library portal and cultural tourist network, provides access to: OPAC SBN; special catalogues; 215 digitalised historical catalogues of italian public libraries with over 6 million images; Register of Italian libraries; digital collections with 75 ,000 documents, 2,500,000 images; 689, 884 new digital objects acquired in 2008 Michael multilingual european portal, provides access to 10,000 digital collections in museums, archives, libraries and other institutions, involving over 4,000 cultural organisations in 19 european countries ; 3,564 Italian collections in 1 ,72 4 institutions CulturaItalia portal of Italian culture, has over 2 million records in the index of the resources, 3,400 editorial contributions and over 100 videos.