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Innovations in the governance of State-owned museums and management of cultural heritage: some evidence from a survey of the Bank of Italy

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  • Luigi Leva

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Vanessa Menicucci

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giacomo Roma

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Daniele Ruggeri

    (Bank of Italy)

Abstract

In the economic literature it has been increasingly studied how the governance and ownership of museums affect their ability to achieve their goals of preservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. The paper examines the effects of 2014 reform which recognized wider margins of autonomy to a group of Italian state-owned museums. It is based on a survey by the Bank of Italy regarding the initiatives aimed at improving the offer of services in the museums granted with autonomy and in other museums with similar characteristics. Four areas of museum services are covered: the conservation of artistic heritage, the accessibility of the museum’s premises, visitor orientation, and relations with stakeholders. Our estimates show that, after the reform, the services offered by autonomous museums expanded more markedly in the areas more related to client satisfaction (accessibility and visitor orientation). Moreover, we find that those museums experienced also a higher increase in the number of visitors.

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  • Luigi Leva & Vanessa Menicucci & Giacomo Roma & Daniele Ruggeri, 2019. "Innovations in the governance of State-owned museums and management of cultural heritage: some evidence from a survey of the Bank of Italy," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 525, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdi:opques:qef_525_19
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    Keywords

    cultural economics; governance; autonomous museums;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law

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