Section: 2017 Cultural Consumption Barometer

The Cultural Material Heritage. Protection, Capitalization and Usage

Section: 2017 Cultural Consumption Barometer

The Cultural Material Heritage. Protection, Capitalization and Usage

Distribution of visits to heritage sites (at least once a year) at the level of development regions level

[In the last 12 months, how many times…? Have you visited a historical monument or archaeological site (e.g. palace, castle, church, monastery, old buildings, gardens etc.)]

 

Translation:
Nord-Est – North-East
Sud-Est – South-East
Sud – South
Sud-Vest – South-West
Vest – West
Nord-Vest – North-West
Centru – Centre
București-Ilfov – Bucharest-Ilfov

8% 13% 13% 14% 13% 17% 15% 7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Perception of TCH

[Do you consider that the following can be deemed benefits brought by the protection of the tangible cultural heritage?]

  • National sample
  • Bucharest
  • 93%
  • 95%

It helps people to be proud of the locality / area in which they were born or are living

  • 92%
  • 95%

Preservation of old urban or rural landscapes

  • 92%
  • 93%

Knowing the national history

  • 91%
  • 92%

Support in education, regardless of age

  • 91%
  • 91%

A heritage for future generations

  • 91%
  • 90%

Development of tourism

  • 89%
  • 90%

It brings joy to people

  • 88%
  • 89%

Economic benefits

  • 88%
  • 87%

Preservation of identity and traditions of communities / groups of people

  • 85%
  • 84%

Improvement of life quality

  • 14%
  • 17%

Something else

Perception of TCH – something else (national sample)

[Do you consider that the following can be deemed benefits brought by the protection of the tangible cultural heritage? Something else]

Memory / Identity

  • 34%

Non-answer

  • 30%

Economic development

  • 13%

Harmony

  • 11%

Education

  • 4%

Culture

  • 4%

Optimism

  • 2%

Others

  • 1%

Aesthetical

  • 0%

Awareness on the protection and valorisation of the TCH

[Please tell me to what extent you agree with the following statements.]

  • National sample
  • Bucharest
  • 96%
  • 99%

I wish that the tangible cultural heritage in my locality be protected

  • 96%
  • 98%

The tangible cultural heritage must be protected

  • 95%
  • 94%

The tangible cultural heritage should be valorised for tourism

  • 93%
  • 94%

People should suffer legal consequences for destroying the tangible cultural heritage

  • 93%
  • 90%

More education should be done in school for the protection of the tangible cultural heritage

  • 92%
  • 87%

The protection of the tangible cultural heritage is everyone's responsibility

  • 90%
  • 83%

I am proud of the tangible cultural heritage of Romania

  • 88%
  • 81%

The authorities should offer benefits to those who protect the tangible cultural heritage

  • 79%
  • 79%

Public money should be used for the protection of the tangible cultural heritage

  • 76%
  • 79%

I need more information on this topic

Identification of the type of TCH (national sample)

[What type of tangible cultural heritage site is / are the following?]

Church / monastery / hermitage

  • 41%

Non-answer

  • 37%

Museum

  • 32%

Others

  • 21%

Historical monument

  • 18%

Palaces and castles

  • 16%

Monument of the heroes

  • 10%

Cultural institution

  • 7%

Memorial house

  • 5%

Multiple enumeration

  • 4%

Natural monument

  • 3%

Archaeological monument

  • 3%

Monument of a personality

  • 2%

Type of site

  • 2%

Identification of the type of TCH (Bucharest sample)

[What type of tangible cultural heritage site is / are the following?]

Museum

  • 54%

Non-answer

  • 33%

Historical monument

  • 26%

Others

  • 20%

Church

  • 17%

Cultural institution

  • 15%

Palaces and castles

  • 13%

Memorial house

  • 9%

Natural monument

  • 6%

Monument of the heroes

  • 3%

Multiple enumeration

  • 3%

Archaeological monument

  • 1%

Awareness on the state of the TCH

[How do you assess the state of this / these site(s)?]

  • Good
  • Very good
  • Bad
  • Very bad
  • Don't know
  • Won't answer
59,23,11,4,2,0.01
  • Good
  • Very good
  • Bad
  • Very bad
  • Don't know
  • Won't answer
  • 59%
  • 23%
  • 11%
  • 4%
  • 2%
  • 0%

National sample

74,10,10,2,3,1
  • Good
  • Very good
  • Bad
  • Very bad
  • Don't know
  • Won't answer
  • 74%
  • 10%
  • 10%
  • 2%
  • 3%
  • 1%

Bucharest

Level of visiting TCH sites in the last year (national sample)

[How many times have you visited tangible cultural heritage sites in Romania (not including your locality) in the last 12 months?]

  • 6%

Never

  • 6%

1

  • 3%

2

  • 2%

3

  • 2%

4

  • 17%

More than 4 times

  • 7%

Don't know

Types of visited TCH sites in the last year

[What were these sites?]

  • National sample
  • Bucharest
  • 15%
  • 20%

Church

  • 10%
  • 34%

Palaces and fortresses

  • 8%
  • 7%

Museum

  • 6%
  • 8%

Others

  • 3%
  • 2%

Natural monument

  • 3%
  • 6%

Historical monument

  • 2%
  • 1%

Multiple enumeration

  • 1%
  • 2%

Memorial house

  • 1%

Cultural institution

  • 1%

Monument of the heroes

  • 1%

Archaeological monument

Fields of public budget allocation (national sample)

[If the authorities in your locality (town/village hall and local council) benefited from more money in the budget, to what extent would you like this money to be spent for the following fields?]

Repair / upgrade of the schools or high schools in the locality

  • 93%

Repair / upgrade of dispensaries or hospitals in the locality

  • 92%

Professional training programmes for the unemployed

  • 88%

Protection, preservation or rehabilitation of the historical buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, fortresses etc.

  • 61%

Something else

  • 44%

Level of attendance depending on the type of museums (national sample)

[In the last 12 months, in Romania, have you visited the following types of museums?]

  • National sample
  • Bucharest
  • 12%
  • 44%

History

  • 5%
  • 46%

Art

  • 5%
  • 30%

Ethnography

  • 5%
  • 24%

Natural sciences

  • 4%
  • 33%

Archaeology

  • 4%
  • 17%

Memorial

  • 3%
  • 14%

Religious art

  • 3%
  • 18%

Military history

  • 2%
  • 13%

Old books

  • 2%
  • 17%

Science and technology

  • 1%
  • 5%

Numismatics