SCIAN 71211—Museums

Where 71211 sits

1. 71 Cultural and sporting leisure services, and other recreational services
2. 712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and the like
3. 7121 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and the like
4. 71211 Museums

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 712111 Private sector museums
• 712112 Public sector museums

Description

Economic units primarily dedicated to exhibiting collections of artistic, scientific, historical and, in general, cultural value.

What 71211 includes

• Art galleries, interactive museums, halls of fame, planetariums, herbaria and insectariums.

Cross-references for 71211

• Establishments primarily engaged in exhibiting live wild plants and animals (71213, Botanical gardens and zoos); to make public access to natural areas and other sites of the nation's cultural heritage (71219, Caves, natural parks and other sites of the nation's cultural heritage); galleries that are primarily engaged in the specialized retail trade of works of art (46631, Retail trade of items for interior decoration), and historic sites that have a museum (71212, Historic sites).

71211 in other systems