NACE 91.21: Museum and collection activities

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 91.02. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 9102.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 91.21 is "Museum and collection activities". It sits in section S (ARTS, SPORTS AND RECREATION), then division 91 (Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities), then group 91.2 (Museum, collection, historical site and monument activities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 91.02 (Museums activities).

What the class includes

This class includes: - operation, management, care, preservation, assessment and exhibition of collections of museums of all kinds: • museums or art museums; applied art, crafts and design museums (e.g. jewellery, furniture, costumes, ceramics, silverware) • natural history, science and technology museums, historical museums (including military museums) • other specialised museums - open-air museums, ecomuseums, digital and virtual museums - collections in historic houses and national galleries; interpretation centres for ethnographic, religious and folk art (at local or regional level) - activities of art galleries, exhibiting art (not for sale)

What it excludes

This class excludes: - retail sale of paintings and sculptures (activities of commercial art galleries), see 47.69 - library activities, see 91.11 - archive activities, see 91.12 - conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, see 91.30 - repair of furniture not considered cultural heritage and non-historical, see 95.24

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
91.02	Museums activities	-

The label in 24 languages

bgДейности, свързани с музеите и колекционирането
csČinnosti muzeí a galerií
daMuseumsaktiviteter og aktiviteter i forbindelse med samlinger
deMuseen und Sammlungen
elΔραστηριότητες μουσείων και συλλογών
enMuseum and collection activities
esActividades de museos y de colecciones
etMuuseumide ja kogudega seotud tegevus
fiMuseoihin ja kokoelmiin liittyvä toiminta
frActivités des musées et collections
gaGníomhaíochtaí músaeim agus bailiúcháin
hrDjelatnosti muzeja i zbirki
huMúzeumi, gyűjteményi tevékenység
itAttività di musei e collezioni
ltMuziejų ir kolekcijų veikla
lvMuzeju un mākslas kolekciju darbība
mtAttivitajiet ta’ mużewijiet u kollezzjonijiet
nlActiviteiten van musea en collecties
plDziałalność muzeów oraz działalność związana z opieką nad zbiorami muzealnymi
ptAtividades de museus e coleções
roActivități legate de muzee și colecții
skČinnosti múzeí a zbierok
slDejavnost muzejev in dejavnosti v zvezi z zbirkami
svMuseiverksamhet och museisamlingar

Neighbouring classes

91.22 Historical site and monument activities

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.