Austria 1.3.2
Nov 15

Austria 1.3.2

  • November 15, 2019

Table 1: Cultural institutions, by sector and domain

Domain Cultural institutions (subdomains) Public sector Private sector
    Number (year) Trend last 5 years Number (year) Trend last 5 years
Cultural heritage Cultural heritage sites (recognised)*1  

37 280 (2013)
38 367 (2018)
Kulturstatistik table BK1

   +2.92%   na   na
  Archaeological sites*   866 (2013)
942 (2018)
Kulturstatistik BK1		   +8.8%   na   na
Museums Museum institutions*   368 (2013)
769 (2018)*2
249 (2018)
Kulturstatistik M01		     361 (2013)
na
274 (2018)		    
Archives Archive institutions*   117 (2013)
119 (2018)
Kulturstatistik Ar1		   +1.7%   na   na
Visual arts Public art galleries / exhibition halls3 13 (2013)
Kulturstatistik M2		   12 (2013) Kulturstatistik M2  
Performing arts Scenic and stable spaces for theatre 16 (2013)4
16 (2018)4
Kulturstatistik T1, T2		     62 (2013)5
44 (2018)5 Kulturstatistik T12		   na
  Concert houses na   na  
  Theatre companies* na   650 (2018)6  
  Dance and ballet companies na   na  
  Symphonic orchestras 21 (2019)*7      
Libraries Libraries*8 1 372 (2013)
1 221 (2018)
Kulturstatistik B6		   -11% 78 (2013)
77 (2018) Kulturstatistik B1		   -1.2%
Audiovisual Cinemas     136 (2013)
141 (2018) Kulturstatistik K1		   +3.6%
  Broadcasting organisations9   1 (ORF) with: 12 Radio channels (2012/2016) 3 TV-channels (2012/2016)   Radio: 68 (2019)
TV: 149 (2019)

na
na
Inter-disciplinary Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses – – 364 (2015)
823 (2020)10		     +126%

Sources:   
Statistik Austria, Kulturstatistik 2013 and 2018, and as stated above.

Notes:      
na: not available / * no distinction between public and private

1 immovable objects under protection 2 Kulturstatistik 2018 accounts 523 museums (249 public, 274 private) – these are the institutions which participated in the annual survey of STATISTIK AUSTRIA; 769 are all registered museums including public art galleries and exhibition halls; the internet portal museen-in-oesterreich by ICOM counts 775 museums 3 available up to 2013, since then included in the statistics on museums 4 federal theatres, regional and municipal theatres including Vereinigte Bühnen Wien 5 Wiener Privattheater and other theatres, only the institutions which participated in the annual survey 6 independent ensembles; source: Eder, Thomas Fabian. 2018. Independent Performing Arts in Europe: Eight European Performing Arts Structures at a Glance. Berlin 7 own research (via mica Austria and Wildner Kulturmanagement) 8 public libraries vs. academic and special libraries 9 RTR https://www.rtr.at/de/m/Verzeichnisse 10 members of IG Kultur Österreich