712110 Museums
Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of objects of historical, cultural, and/or educational value.
Illustrative Examples:
Art galleries (except retail)
Planetariums
Art museums
Science or technology museums
Halls of fame
Wax museums
Top Organizations
Cross-References
- Establishments primarily engaged as independent museum exhibit designers are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers;
- Establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of historical sites are classified in Industry 712120, Historical Sites; and
- Commercial art galleries primarily engaged in selling art objects are classified in Industry 459920, Art Dealers.
Index Entries
| Art galleries (except retail) |
| Art museums |
| Community museums |
| Contemporary art museums |
| Decorative art museums |
| Fine arts museums |
| Galleries, art (except retail) |
| Halls of fame |
| Herbariums |
| Historical museums |
| Human history museums |
| Interactive museums |
| Marine museums |
| Military museums |
| Mobile museums |
| Multidisciplinary museums |
| Museums |
| Natural history museums |
| Natural science museums |
| Observatories (except research institutions) |
| Planetariums |
| Science and technology museums |
| Sports halls of fame |
| Traveling museum exhibits |
| War museums |
| Wax museums |