Almost all indicators of museum activity in Switzerland increased last year compared with 2020: the number of admissions (10.3 million) rose by 26%, the number of guided tours (70,000) by 44%, and the number of events (23) by 77%, the Federal Statistical Office said on TuesdayExternal link.
However, the number of admissions remained far below the 14.2 million admissions of pre-pandemic 2019.
Admissions rose particularly sharply in Italian-speaking Switzerland in 2021, which even recorded a better result than in 2019.
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An official information brochure has listed the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Swiss culture sector last year.
Figures on museum staff, included for the first time in the survey, reveal the importance of volunteers, who were used by almost two-thirds of museums.
Larger proportion of women
Some 40% of the staff in Swiss museums worked on a voluntary basis, when the survey was carried out in June 2021. In total, there were around 11,400 employees and 7,500 volunteers, the latter mainly in small museums, the statistical office said. Overall, 64% of Swiss museums employ volunteer staff.
The 11,400 employees correspond to 6,000 full-time positions, indicating a high proportion of part-time employees in this area.
Women make up 62% of employees in museums, with 6% of women and 10% of men holding a management position.
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An overview of the latest Covid-related information in the Alpine nation.
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Michael Schumacher’s watches fetch CHF4 million at Swiss auction
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Watches belonging to Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher sold for around CHF4 million ($4.41 million) at auction house Christie's in Geneva on Tuesday.
Macron will attend Swiss summit on Ukraine, says Zelensky
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Culture sector to receive more Covid funds
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The Swiss government has agreed to extend financial aid to artists hard hit by Covid restrictions for the past 12 months.
Curtains go up in Swiss cinemas but profits remain down
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The public seems keen to return to theatres, but attendance is four to six times lower than usual because of the 50-person audience limit.
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