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1. Main facts and figures
- in 2018 to 2019, 50.2% of people aged 16 and over had visited a museum or gallery at least once in the past year
- 51.1% of White people had visited a museum or gallery, compared with 33.5% of Black people and 43.7% of Asian people
2. Things you need to know
What the data measures
The data measures the percentage of people aged 16 and over who had visited a museum or gallery in the year before being surveyed, by ethnicity.
The data covers people living in private households in England.
Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place.
Not included in the data
The data does not include:
- people who live in institutional settings (such as hospitals or prisons)
- people who live in temporary housing (such as hostels or bed and breakfasts)
- homeless people
The ethnic groups used in the data
Data is shown for 5 aggregated ethnic groups:
- Asian
- Black
- Mixed
- White
- Other
This means estimates are shown for these groups as a whole. This is because the number of people surveyed was too small to make any reliable conclusions about any of the 18 ethnic groups used in the 2011 Census.
Methodology
Read the detailed methodology document (PDF opens in a new window or tab) for the data on this page.
The figures on this page are based on survey data. Find out more about:
- interpreting survey data, including how reliability is affected by the number of people surveyed
- how weighting is used to make survey data more representative of the whole group being studied
Between April and December 2017, the survey question about museums and galleries was in a different section and worded differently to previous years.
To make sure estimates over time are comparable, figures from that period are not included in the data.
In the data file
See Download the data for confidence intervals for each ethnic group. Find out more about how confidence intervals are used to determine how reliable estimates are.
3. By ethnicity
| Ethnicity | % | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|
| All | 50.2 | 8,161 |
| Asian | 43.7 | 487 |
| Black | 33.5 | 226 |
| Mixed | 60.3 | 121 |
| White | 51.1 | 7,239 |
| Other | 51.4 | 46 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV)
Summary of Visits to museums and galleries By ethnicity Summary
This data shows that:
- in 2018 to 2019, 50.2% of people aged 16 years and over had visited a museum or gallery in the past year
- 51.1% of White people had visited a museum or gallery, compared with 33.5% of Black people and 43.7% of Asian people
- although it appears that people with Mixed ethnicity were the most likely to have visited a museum or gallery, this estimate is less reliable because of the small number of respondents
4. By ethnicity over time
| All | Asian | Black | Mixed | White | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | All % | All Number of respondents | Asian % | Asian Number of respondents | Black % | Black Number of respondents | Mixed % | Mixed Number of respondents | White % | White Number of respondents | Other % | Other Number of respondents |
| 2012/13 | 52.8 | 9,838 | 45.7 | 394 | 39.9 | 188 | 48.4 | 171 | 53.7 | 9,054 | withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable | 22 |
| 2013/14 | 53.1 | 10,355 | 47.3 | 404 | 49.0 | 203 | 49.7 | 142 | 53.6 | 9,546 | 67.7 | 49 |
| 2014/15 | 52.0 | 9,817 | 39.9 | 367 | 40.7 | 239 | 57.8 | 99 | 53.2 | 9,050 | 51.6 | 52 |
| 2015/16 | 52.5 | 10,171 | 49.9 | 434 | 41.3 | 242 | 53.3 | 119 | 53.1 | 9,312 | 52.3 | 55 |
| 2016/17 | 52.3 | 9,352 | 47.3 | 423 | 31.9 | 242 | 52.3 | 170 | 53.6 | 8,473 | withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable | 27 |
| 2017/18 | 49.7 | 2,088 | 37.9 | 118 | 28.6 | 55 | 48.4 | 38 | 51.4 | 1,849 | withheld because a small sample size makes it unreliable | 21 |
| 2018/19 | 50.2 | 8,161 | 43.7 | 487 | 33.5 | 226 | 60.3 | 121 | 51.1 | 7,239 | 51.4 | 46 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity over time’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity over time’ (CSV)
Summary of Visits to museums and galleries By ethnicity over time Summary
This data shows that:
- in each ethnic group, the percentage of people who had visited a museum or gallery remained broadly consistent
5. Data sources
Source
Type of data
Survey data
Type of statistic
National Statistics
Publisher
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Publication frequency
Twice a year
Purpose of data source
The Taking Part Survey measures people's involvement in cultural activities in England.
The data is widely used by policy officials, practitioners, academics and charities.
6. Download the data
The file contains: Measure, Time, Ethnicity, Geography, Value, Upper bound, Lower bound, Number of respondents