In the United States amounted to "portrait Museum in figures

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As follows from the annual report published by the American Association of Directors of art museums/Association of Art Museum Directors - AAMD, the average cost per visitor at the American Museum $53,17 a year, while he leaves the Museum $7,93.

According to this report, designed to create a "portrait of the art Museum in figures, as of 2014, the main source of support for American museums remains private charity, in the form of membership programs, and individual or family donations, accounting for 33% of revenues art museums in the United States, Mexico and Canada, followed by income from the endowment is 21%, state support is 18% of income, but at the expense of the tickets is only 7% of the funding.

Expense of American museums have acquired 12197 objects, while in the gift they have received 69516, and wills 4207 objects. Among the Museum costs 33% of costs related to the Museum's main activities (exhibitions, mentoring, library and educational activities and so on), 24% is spent on income-generating activities (shop, restaurant, marketing and PR, membership programs, etc.,), 21% is allocated to support the infrastructure (building repairs, security, utility costs), 16% - administrative activities.