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Chapter 11The size of the Italian historical andartistic heritageThe size and quality of the Italianheritage is proverbial, even thoughthere are no complete official data.The only updated statistics on thesubject, provided by Sistan (MiBAC),only refer to state-run museums,monuments and archaeological areas:i.e. 402 museums, monuments andarchaeological areas which in 2006attracted around 34.6 million visitorsand generated gross revenues of justover 104 million euros.These figures, however, only refer to asmall part of the national historical andartistic heritage whose real size isreliably estimated in the followingtable.Table 11.1 – Cultural institutions in ItalySource-Year Type NumberA – 1999 Archives (historic, local bodies, company) 11,000B – 1994 Libraries (public and private) 9,900C – 2007 Museums 3.969D – 1991 Zoological, Botanical and Natural Gardens and aquariums 102E – 1995 Archaeological and monumental sites 2,100Church heritage: churches built before 1880 55,263F – 1999Church heritage: monasteries and convents 1,500Church heritage: sanctuaries, sacred mounts, bishop’spalaces, viae crucis3,000Church heritage: libraries 3,100Church heritage: historic archives 29,000G – 2004 Private historic stately homes 12,000H – 2005 Historic centres in cities and towns 22,000Legend of sources: A: Direzione Beni archivistici MIBAC 1999; B: AIE on ICCU data 1994 (excluding3,100 church libraries and 8,000 school libraries); C: ISTAT, Indagine sugli istituti di antichità e d’arte e iluoghi della cultura non statali. 2008; D: D. Primicerio, L’Italia dei Musei, Electa, 1991; E: D. Primicerio,Dossier Archeologia, no.3/4, 1995; F: G. Guerzoni and W. Santagata, “Economia della Cultura”,Enciclopedia Treccani, 1999; G: Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane 2004; H: ICCD 2005.The cultural heritage not only includesmuseums and monuments, but alsolibraries – over 9,000 (including 46state-run) and archives. These arethoroughgoing cultural facilities at theservice of the resident community.In addition to this, we have theimmense assets and property of thestate land agency (Agenzia delDemanio: 20,000 managed buildings,10,000 landed properties, 2,500 goodswith considerable developmentWHITE PAPER ON CREATIVITY 258