Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

91.21 Museum and collection activities

active

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)

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

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
91.02	Museums activities	NACE Rev. 2 class 91.02 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 class 91.21	1:1

Code	91.21
Level	Class
Parent	91.2
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20