MSIC 9121—Museum and collection activities

Where 9121 sits

1. S Arts, Sports and Recreation
2. 91 Library, archives, museum and other cultural activities
3. 912 Museum, collection, historical site and monument activities
4. 9121 Museum and collection activities

Contains 1 narrower code

• 91210 Museum and collection activities

What 9121 includes

• Operation, management, care, preservation, appraisal and exhibition of collections of museums of all kinds
• Museums or art museums, applied art crafts and design museums (e.g. for jewellery, furniture, costumes, ceramics, silverware)
• Natural history, science and technological museums, historical museums, including military museums
• Other specialised museums
• Open-air museums, eco museums as well as digital and virtual museums
• Collections in historic houses and national galleries, interpretation centres for ethnographic, religious and folk art at local or regional level
• In-house services such as restoration of works of art and museum collection objects

What 9121 excludes

• Retail sale of paintings and sculptures (activities of commercial art galleries) , see 4765
• Library activities, see 91110
• Archive activities, see 91120
• Restoration of works of art and museum collection objects if not conducted by units classified in 91210, see 91300
• Preventive conservation of artworks if not done by units classified in group 912, see 91300
• Restoring of furniture (except museum type restoration) , see 9524

9121 in other systems