91 – Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities

This class includes: - documentation and information activities of libraries of all kinds (including digital libraries), reading, listening and viewing rooms: • organisation of a collection, whether specialised or not • cataloguing collections • lending and storage of books, maps, periodicals, films, records, tapes, works of art, etc. • retrieval activities in order to comply with information requests, etc. · This class excludes: - conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, see 91.30

Archive activities include the activities carried out by archival services of all types, with a view to building, storing, classifying, physical or digital archive collections and communicating them to the general public or to a particular category of users. · This class includes: - activities of public archives providing a service to the general public or to a special clientele (e.g. students, scientists, staff members) as well as the operation of government archives - activities related to the acquisition or collection of archives - activities related to the identification, stocktaking, description and classification of archives - activities related to the safety and maintenance of archive items (monitoring of the sanitary status and of climatic conditions, safety and security, rehabilitation) - activities related to the communication of archives to the public on site or remotely - digitisation of archival documents for digital archive collections · This class also includes: - archiving of all kinds of documents (in paper or electronic form) · This class excludes: - retail sale of manuscripts, see 47.69 - storage of data files, see 63.10 - digitisation of files (linked to further processing of data), see 63.10 - digitisation of files (without any other related activity), see 82.10 - conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, see 91.30

This class 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) · This class excludes: - 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

This class includes the operation and preservation of cultural heritage places as a result of human intervention in its surroundings, from landscapes to gardens and from buildings to sites (natural and built heritage). · This class includes: - operation and preservation of historical sites and buildings - operation and preservation of archaeological sites open to visitors · This class excludes: - renovation, renewal, reconstruction and retrofitting of historical and archaeological sites and buildings, see 43.99 - conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, see 91.30 - architectural activities to support the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage properties, see 71.11 - archaeological excavations, see 72.20

This class includes: - conservation and restoration of historical and archaeological assets of all types of materials, whether the assets are movable or stationary · This class also includes: - consulting regarding the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage - activities necessary for the digitisation of cultural heritage, e.g.: • gathering the information and data needed for the creation of virtual replicas · This class excludes: - renovation, renewal, reconstruction and retrofitting of historical and archaeological sites and buildings, see 43.99 - architectural activities to support the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage properties, see 71.11 - conservation science (research and development activities devoted to cultural heritage), see division 72 - archaeological excavations, see 72.20 - repair of furniture not considered cultural heritage and non-historical, see 95.24 - repair of musical instruments not considered cultural heritage and non-historical, see 95.29

This class includes: - operation of botanical and zoological gardens, including children’s zoos - operation of aquariums · This class excludes: - landscape and gardening activities, see 81.30 - operation of sport fishing and hunting preserves, see 93.19