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Chapter 11potential in 153 communaladministrations), xliv the Church heritageand all the “temporary” part of supplyin the form of exhibitions.In Italy over 1,600 exhibitions of acultural nature are held annually(obviously excluding those incommercial galleries and spaces), towhich we should add trade fairs andshows (dedicated to books, cuisine,visual arts, antiquities, etc) festivals,courses, prizes, competitions andconferences.Even when we focus only on themuseum sector, we see there is a greatdispersion in terms of ownership andgeographical distribution, whereasquality and visitors are highlyconcentrated. This generates seriousproblems in co-ordinating policy forthe system (Fig. 11.1).Fig. 11.1 – Ownership of Italian museumsChurch12%Provinces3%Regions2%State13%Communal Admin.48%Private22%Source: Corte dei Conti, 2005WHITE PAPER ON CREATIVITY 259