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Introduction

The purpose of this page is to give an overview of the typology of heritage institutions within Wikidata and to provide a space where its further development can be coordinated.

To Do List

The following tasks still need to be done (please chime in!):

• Complement the list of existing thesauri in various languages.
• Add missing institution types from relevant thesauri (especially GND and Library of Congress Authorities) to Wikidata (also check out the Getty Arts and Architecture Thesaurus).
• Systematically map existing thesauri in various languages to the institution types in Wikidata; if thesauri contain further institution types, consider adding them to Wikidata by creating an new item.
• Add proper definitions from authoritative sources, in order to be able to make appropriate type hierarchy and delineation decisions, especially because the type granularity varies between sources.
  • Eg consider AAT 300312306 philatelic museum defined as "Museums specializing in the history of postage stamps, revenue stamps, stamped envelopes, postmarks, post cards, covers, and similar materials relating to postal or fiscal history". Without such, it's hard to ascertain the relations between postal museum (Q2106220), philatelic museum (Q21550879) and bank museum (Q52987303)
• Complement the list of similar institutions that may be referenced in databases generally containing heritage institutions.

Types of heritage institutions within Wikidata

• Sub-classes of "museum" (Wikidata generic tree)
• Sub-classes of "library" (Wikidata generic tree)
• Sub-classes of "archive" (Wikidata generic tree)

Types of museums, by number of instances

SELECT DISTINCT ?type 
 (COUNT(DISTINCT ?instance) AS ?count)
 ?Label_en
 (group_concat(distinct ?Alias_en;separator="; ") as ?Aliases_en) #Concatenate the values in order not to get several rows per type.
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType1_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes1_en) 
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType2_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes2_en)
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType3_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes3_en)
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType4_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes4_en)
WHERE {
 ?type wdt:P279* wd:Q33506 .
 OPTIONAL { ?instance wdt:P31 ?type }  
 OPTIONAL { ?type rdfs:label ?Label_en . FILTER (lang(?Label_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type skos:altLabel ?Alias_en . FILTER (lang(?Alias_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
}
GROUP BY ?type 						#List all the variables for which the values are not concatenated!
  ?count
  ?Label_en 
ORDER BY DESC(?count)

Try it!

Types of libraries, by number of instances

SELECT DISTINCT ?type 
 (COUNT(DISTINCT ?instance) AS ?count)
 ?Label_en
 (group_concat(distinct ?Alias_en;separator="; ") as ?Aliases_en) #Concatenate the values in order not to get several rows per type.
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType1_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes1_en) 
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType2_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes2_en)
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType3_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes3_en)
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType4_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes4_en)
WHERE {
 ?type wdt:P279* wd:Q7075 .
 OPTIONAL { ?instance wdt:P31 ?type }  
 OPTIONAL { ?type rdfs:label ?Label_en . FILTER (lang(?Label_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type skos:altLabel ?Alias_en . FILTER (lang(?Alias_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
}
GROUP BY ?type 						#List all the variables for which the values are not concatenated!
  ?count
  ?Label_en 
ORDER BY DESC(?count)

Try it!

Types of archives, by number of instances

SELECT DISTINCT ?type 
 (COUNT(DISTINCT ?instance) AS ?count)
 ?Label_en
 (group_concat(distinct ?Alias_en;separator="; ") as ?Aliases_en) #Concatenate the values in order not to get several rows per type.
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType1_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes1_en) 
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType2_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes2_en)
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType3_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes3_en)
 (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType4_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes4_en)
WHERE {
 ?type wdt:P279* wd:Q166118 .
 OPTIONAL { ?instance wdt:P31 ?type }  
 OPTIONAL { ?type rdfs:label ?Label_en . FILTER (lang(?Label_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type skos:altLabel ?Alias_en . FILTER (lang(?Alias_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
 OPTIONAL { ?type wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
}
GROUP BY ?type 						#List all the variables for which the values are not concatenated!
  ?count
  ?Label_en 
ORDER BY DESC(?count)

Try it!

You may also use the following query to generate a list of all existing types of museums, libraries, and archives in Wikidata: http://tinyurl.com/jvfn4tz

Use the Wikidata Query Service. In case of performance problems, try running the query in the Chrome Browser.

SELECT ?item
       (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType1_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes1_en)       
       (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType2_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes2_en)
       (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType3_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes3_en)
       (group_concat(distinct ?institutionType4_en;separator="; ") as ?institutionTypes4_en)
       ?Label_en
       (group_concat(distinct ?Alias_en;separator="; ") as ?Aliases_en)    #Concatenate the values in order not to get several rows per item.
       ?Label_de
       (group_concat(distinct ?Alias_de;separator="; ") as ?Aliases_de)
WHERE {
  {?item wdt:P279+ wd:Q33506} UNION {?item wdt:P279+ wd:Q166118} UNION {?item wdt:P279+ wd:Q7075}.
  OPTIONAL { ?item rdfs:label ?Label_en . FILTER (lang(?Label_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item rdfs:label ?Label_de . FILTER (lang(?Label_de) = "de") } 
  OPTIONAL { ?item skos:altLabel ?Alias_en . FILTER (lang(?Alias_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item skos:altLabel ?Alias_de . FILTER (lang(?Alias_de) = "de") } 
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType1 . ?institutionType1 wdt:P279/^wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType1 rdfs:label ?institutionType1_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType1_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType2 . ?institutionType2 wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType2 rdfs:label ?institutionType2_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType2_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType3 . ?institutionType3 wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType3 rdfs:label ?institutionType3_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType3_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q33506 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q166118 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
  OPTIONAL { ?item wdt:P279+ ?institutionType4 . ?institutionType4 wdt:P279/wdt:P279/wdt:P279 wd:Q7075 . ?institutionType4 rdfs:label ?institutionType4_en . FILTER (lang(?institutionType4_en) = "en") }
}
group by ?item  						#List all the variables for which the values are not concatenated!
         ?Label_en 
         ?Label_de 

The code above outputs the labels of the institution types in English and German. The code can be adapted accordingly to output labels in other languages.

Existing thesauri (types of heritage institutions)

Museums

• GND (German National Library)
• Library of Congress (Authorities)
• RAMEAU (French National Library)
• AAT (Art and Architecture Thesaurus)

Libraries

• GND (German National Library)
• Library of Congress (Authorities)
• RAMEAU (French National Library)

Archives

• GND (German National Library)
• Library of Congress (Authorities)
• RAMEAU (French National Library)

Proposed thesaurus for museums

WDitem	institutionType1	institutionType2	institutionType3	institutionType4	Typology	Remarks
museum (Q33506)	museum				basic type	Removed sub-class of "architectural structure". Added sub-class of "Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums".
commercial museum (Q26945139)	museum	commercial museum			business orientation	created based on LoC
international museum (Q26945151)	museum	international museum			geographical scope	created based on LoC
local museum (Q1595639)	museum	local museum			geographical scope	created based on GND
regional museum (Q26944924)	museum	regional museum			geographical scope	created based on GND
dime museum (Q26945159)	museum	dime museum			historical type	created based on LoC
interpretation centre (Q1549731)	museum	interpretation centre			methodology
living museum (Q6659501)	museum	living museum			methodology
working life museum (Q10416961)	museum	working life museum			methodology
heritage railway (Q420962)	museum	heritage railway			object
museum road (Q3445465)	museum	museum road			object
ship replica (Q3456301)	museum	museum ship	ship replica		object	Correct English label (not capitalized).
museum ship (Q575727)	museum	museum ship			object
museum-reserve (Q4306036)	museum	open-air museum	museum-reserve		premises / object	Correct English label (not capitalized).
city museum (Q2327632)	museum	city museum			ownership
(LoC)	museum	college museum			ownership	The term "college" can have several meanings in different countries (university, part of a university, or a vocational training school). There is no need for this type. Corresponding museums can be listed either as "school museum (museum belonging to a school)" or as "university museum".
state museum (Q18233199)	museum	Landesmuseum			ownership	Add English label.
national museum (Q17431399)	museum	national museum			ownership
private museum (Q614316)	museum	private museum			ownership
classroom museum (Q26944928)	museum	school museum (museum belonging to a school)			ownership	Clearly distinguish it from "school museum" where the school is the museum's theme.
education museum (Q26945037)	museum	school museum (on the topics of school)			theme
university museum (Q866133)	museum	museum of a higher education institution			ownership	"museum of a higher education institution" instead of "university museum". Define "university museum" and "college museum" as aliases.
district museum (Q26944960)	museum	Bezirksmuseum			ownership / geographical scope	created based on GND
county museum (Q10571947)	museum	county museum			ownership / geographical scope
(LoC)	museum	art museum; college museum	college art museum		ownership / theme	There is no need for this type as it can be obtained by a combination of "school museum" / "university museum" and "art museum".
(LoC)	museum	college museum	college science museum		ownership / theme	There is no need for this type as it can be obtained by a combination of "school museum" / "university museum" and "science museum".
corporate museum (Q26945082)	museum	company museum			ownership / theme	created based on GND
green museum (Q5603559)	museum	green museum			philosophy
15635761	museum	art museum	black cube art museum		premises / theme
traveling museum (Q6887172)	museum	mobile museum			premises	Correct the label (not capitalized, no plural).
archaeological open-air museum (Q636819)	museum	open-air museum	archaeological open-air museum		premises / theme	Correct the label (not capitalized)
open-air museum (Q756102)	museum	open-air museum			premises	Remove the statement sub-class of "art collection".
schloss country house museum (Q39518369)	museum	castle museum			premises
virtual museum (Q1225034)	museum	virtual museum			premises
museum farm (Q5435556)	museum	open-air museum	farm museum		premises / theme
children's museum (Q842478)	museum	children's museum			target group
youth museum (Q26944966)	museum	youth museum			target group	created based on GND
musical instrument museum (Q17438516)	museum	music museum	musical instrument museum		theme	Sub-class of "music museum" instead of "museum".
agricultural museum (Q19890860)	museum	agricultural museum			theme
fishery museum (Q67638959)	museum	fishery museum			theme	AAT
antiquarium (Q3618768)	museum	antiquarium			theme
archaeological museum (Q3329412)	museum	archaeological museum			theme
architectural museum (Q26945165)	museum	architectural museum			theme	created based on LoC
artist museum (Q1747681)	museum	art museum	artist museum		theme
Kunstgewerbemuseum (Q1792387)	museum	art museum	arts and crafts museum		theme	Add English label.
ceramics museum (Q25964553)	museum	art museum	ceramics museum		theme
design museum (Q1200701)	museum	art museum	design museum		theme
diocesan museum (Q17132744)	museum	art museum	diocesan museum		theme
Fonds régional d'art contemporain (Q3075898)	museum	art museum	fonds régional d'art contemporain		theme	Correct the label (not capitalized).
plaster cast gallery (Q3768550)	museum	art museum	glyptotheque	plaster cast gallery	theme
glyptotheque (Q957433)	museum	art museum	glyptotheque		theme
hair museum (Q5639512)	museum	art museum	hair museum		theme
photography museum (Q26944969)	museum	art museum	photography museum		theme	created based on GND
picture gallery (Q740437)	museum	art museum	pinacotheca		theme
wax museum (Q667018)	museum	art museum	wax museum		theme
art museum (Q207694)	museum	art museum			theme
film museum (Q26944980)	museum	art museum	film museum		theme	created based on GND
bell museum (Q26944983)	museum	bell museum			theme	created based on GND
biographical museum (Q10624527)	museum	biographical museum			theme
cabinet of curiosities (Q1146002)	museum	cabinet of curiosities			theme
fashion museum (Q26945169)	museum	costume museum			theme	created based on LoC
customs museum (Q218735)	museum	customs museum			theme
dance museum (Q26945172)	museum	dance museum			theme	created based on LoC
ecomuseum (Q1798450)	museum	ecomuseum			theme
economy museum (Q26944985)	museum	economy museum			theme	created based on GND
ethnographic museum (Q26944892)	museum	ethnological museum			theme	created based on GND
fashion museum (Q5436782)	museum	fashion museum			theme
chocolate museum (Q14928320)	museum	food museum	chocolate museum		theme
food museum (Q5465500)	museum	food museum			theme
forestry museum (Q26944989)	museum	forestry museum			theme	created based on GND
geographical museum (Q26945175)	museum	geographical museum			theme	created based on LoC
hall of fame (Q1046088)	museum	hall of fame			theme
harbor museum (Q1602776)	museum	harbour museum			theme	Correct English label (not capitalized).
heritage centre (Q5739135)	museum	heritage centre			theme
cultural history museum (Q17105874)	museum	history museum	cultural historical museum		theme	Add English label. Sub-class of "history museum" instead of "museum".
historic house museum (Q2087181)	museum	history museum	historic house museum		theme
historical society museum (Q67639546)	museum	history museum, local museum	historical society museum		theme	AAT
history museum (Q16735822)	museum	history museum			theme
Jewish museum (Q1307560)	museum	Jewish museum			theme
literary museum (Q1865249)	museum	literary museum			theme
maritime museum (Q1863818)	museum	maritime museum			theme
migration museum (Q962734)	museum	migration museum			theme
artillery museum (Q4801148)	museum	military museum	artillery museum		theme
Museum of Military Glory (Q16287889)	museum	military museum	battle glory museum		theme	Add English label.
naval museum (Q26958661)	museum	military museum	naval museum		theme	created based on LoC
pioneer museum (Q1465881)	museum	military museum	pioneer museum		theme	Add English label.
regimental museum (Q7308408)	museum	military museum	regimental museum		theme
museum of fortifications (Q1014837)	museum	military museum	museum of fortifications		theme
military museum (Q2772772)	museum	military museum			theme
mill museum (Q2066674)	museum	mill museum			theme
mining museum (Q819426)	museum	mining museum			theme
music museum (Q26958688)	museum	music museum			theme	created based on LoC
numismatic collection (Q1232974)	museum	numismatic museum			theme	Set label "numismatic museum" instead of "numismatic collection". Keep "numismatic collection" as alias.
paper museum (Q26944999)	museum	paper museum			theme	created based on GND
peace museum (Q7157526)	museum	peace museum			theme
police museum (Q7209480)	museum	police museum			theme
postal museum (Q2106220)	museum	postal museum			theme
philatelic museum (Q21550879)	museum	postal museum	philatelic museum		theme	AAT
safety museum (Q26958695)	museum	safety museum			theme	created based on LoC
anatomical museum (Q26958703)	museum	science museum	anatomical museum		theme	created based on LoC
astronomical museum (Q26958712)	museum	science museum	astronomical museum		theme	created based on LoC
geological museum (Q26958733)	museum	science museum	geological museum	mineralogical museum	theme	created based on LoC
geological museum (Q26958726)	museum	science museum	geological museum		theme	created based on LoC
pathological museum (Q26959029)	museum	science museum	medical museum	pathological museum	theme	created based on LoC
pharmaceutical museum (Q26959023)	museum	science museum	medical museum	pharmaceutical museum	theme	created based on LoC
medical museum (Q26958986)	museum	science museum	medical museum		theme	created based on LoC
botanical museum (Q26959050)	museum	science museum	natural history museum	botanical museum	theme	created based on LoC
zoological museum (Q26959059)	museum	science museum	natural history museum	zoological museum	theme	created based on LoC
natural history museum (Q1970365)	museum	science museum	natural history museum		theme	Sub-class of "science museum" instead of "history museum".
science museum (Q588140)	museum	science museum			theme
Q1191610	museum	sex museum			theme
sports museum (Q17000324)	museum	sports museum			theme
computer museum (Q1093436)	museum	technology museum	computer museum		theme
technology museum (Q2398990)	museum	technology museum			theme
industry museum (Q1662089)	museum	industry museum			theme	AAT. Different from technology museum (Q2398990)
textile museum (Q26959064)	museum	textile museum			theme	created based on LoC
theatre museum (Q17000320)	museum	theatre museum			theme	Add English label.
torture museum (Q11197854)	museum	torture museum			theme
toy museum (Q2310465)	museum	toy museum			theme
automobile museum (Q787934)	museum	transport museum	automobile museum		theme	Remove sub-class of "museum".
astronautical museum (Q26959070)	museum	transport museum	astronautical museum		theme	The LoC defines the astronautical museum as a sub-class of "science museum". Defining it as a sub-class of "transport museum" seems more appropriate.
aviation museum (Q4828724)	museum	transport museum	aviation museum		theme
railway museum (Q18704634)	museum	transport museum	railway museum		theme
tramway museum (Q1614140)	museum	transport museum	tramways museum		theme
transport museum (Q2516357)	museum	transport museum			theme
wine museum (Q20948671)	museum	viticulture museum			theme	Add English label.
women's museum (Q26945002)	museum	women's museum			theme
local heritage institution in Sweden (Q10520688)	museum	open-air museum	homestead museum		theme; methodology	Add English label.
science center (Q3499307)	museum	science museum	science center		theme; methodology
online art gallery (Q7094057)	museum	art museum; virtual museum	online art gallery		theme; premises

Proposed thesaurus for libraries

WDitem	institutionType1	institutionType2	institutionType3	institutionType4	Typology	Remarks
library (Q7075)	library				basic type	Remove sub-classes of "facility" and "library building". Add sub-class of "Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums".
bookless library (Q17020721)	library	bookless library			format of holdings
digital library (Q212805)	library	digital library			format of holdings
hybrid library (Q17148392)	library	hybrid library			format of holdings
media library (Q671735)	library	multimedia library			format of holdings
slide library (Q8470763)	library	slide library			format of holdings
regional library (Q20820011)	library	regional library			geographical scope
circulating library (Q3639678)	library	circulating library			historical type
ghetto library (Q20203715)	library	ghetto library			historical type
libraries in the ancient world (Q576029)	library	library in the ancient world			historical type
medieval library (Q17478798)	library	medieval library			historical type
To be created (GND)	library	archival library			institution
association library (Q19864292)	library	association library			institution
Boat Library (Q20898002)	library	boat library			institution
capitular library (Q3639561)	library	church library	capitular library		institution	Define as sub-class of "church library". Merge with "cathedral library".
To be created (GND)	library	castle library			institution
cathedral library (Q1236923)	library	church library	cathedral library		institution	Define as sub-class of "church library"
church library (Q27030553)	library	church library			institution	created based on GND
university library (Q1622062)	library	college library			institution	The difference between "college library" and "university library" should be clearer. "college" can mean both "university" and an institution offering vocational education. Merge with "university library" to form "higher education library"
university of applied sciences and arts library (Q1391175)	library	higher education library	Libraries at Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts		institution	See comment regarding "college library". Define as sub-class of "higher education library" instead of "college library".
company library (Q2498389)	library	company library			institution
court library (Q1522344)	library	court library			institution
authorities library (Q2660042)	library	government library			institution
hospital library (Q1786555)	library	hospital library			institution
To be created (GND)	library	military library			institution
monastic library (Q1776381)	library	monastery library			institution
parliamentary library (Q2052886)	library	parliamentary library			institution
Presidential libraries system (Q1546583)	library	presidential library			institution
prison library (Q3318834)	library	prison library			institution
school library (Q1076099)	library	school library			institution
To be created (GND)	library	trade union library			institution
academic library (Q856234)	library	higher education library			institution	Merge with "college library". Label "higher education library" instead of "academic library". Define "academic library", "college library", and "university library" as aliases.
collegiate library (Q2348725)	library				institution	merge with "monastery library"
To be created (LoC / GND)	library	branch library			organization
To be created (GND)	library	central library			organization
anti-systemic library (Q4774477)	library	anti-systemic library			organization of holdings
personal library (Q2657113)	library	author's library			ownership
cantonal library (Q678405)	library	state library	cantonal library (Switzerland)		particular type
To be created	library	state library			ownership / mission
nobility library (Q355375)	library	nobility library			ownership
private library (Q380829)	library	private library			ownership
national library (Q22806)	library	national library			ownership / mission
state public library (Q11834910)	library	state public library (Italy)			particular type	Remove sub-class of "national library".
Brown University Library (Q22341583)	library	university library	Brown University Library		particular type	See comment regarding college library.
Biblioteca Pública del Estado (Q5727891)	library	biblioteca pública del estado (Spain)			particular type	Not capitalized.
Carnegie library (Q1043939)	library	Carnegie library			particular type
central specialist library (Q190304)	library	central specialist library (Germany)			particular type
municipal library with regional vocation (Q2901462)	library	municipal library	bibliothèque municipale à vocation régionale (France)		particular type
listed municipal library (Q2901446)	library	municipal library	bibliothèque municipale classée (France)		particular type
bookmobile (Q720920)	library	bookmobile			premises
library park (Q6063256)	library	library park			premises
reference library (Q1769139)	library	reference library			purpose
research library (Q1438040)	library	research library			purpose
one-person library (Q169793)	library	one-person library			staff
children's library (Q735032)	library	children's library			target group
Christian library (Q5110337)	library	Christian library			target group
To be created (LoC)	library	gay library			target group
library for the blind (Q884233)	library	library for the blind			target group
public library (Q28564)	library	public library			target group
To be created (GND)	library	student library			target group
workers' library (Q627127)	library	workers' library			target group
To be created (GND)	library	youth library			target group
municipal library (Q2326815)	library	public library	municipal library		target group / ownership
art library (Q18628369)	library	art library			thematic scope
law library (Q6503358)	library	law library			thematic scope
medical library (Q6150991)	library	medical library			thematic scope
music library (Q2061246)	library	music library			thematic scope
Science fiction libraries and museums (Q7433679)	library	science fiction library			thematic scope
scientific library (Q2586205)	library	scientific library			thematic scope
special library (Q385994)	library	special library			thematic scope
Torah library (Q12410165)	library	Torah library			thematic scope
universal library (Q2495568)	library	universal library			thematic scope
women library (Q1451610)	library	women's library			thematic scope
lending library (Q779419)	library	(Ausleihbibliothek) match with lending library			type of service
To be created (GND)	library	(Freihandbibliothek)			type of service
remote library (Q1406910)	library	(Magazinbibliothek)	(Fernbibliothek)		type of service
closed stack library (Q1468779)	library	(Magazinbibliothek)			type of service
To be created (GND)	library	(Speicherbibliothek, Depotbibliothek)			type of service	Check the difference with (Magazinbibliothek)
lending library (Q1815075)	library	lending library (match Leihbibliothek with circulating library)			type of service
self-service library (Q22116012)	library	self-service library			type of service
subscription library (Q7631964)	library	subscription library			type of service

Proposed thesaurus for archives

WDitem	institutionType1	institutionType2	institutionType3	institutionType4	Typology	Remarks
archive (Q166118)	archive				basic type
To be created (GND)	archive	audio-visual archive	video archive		format of holdings
audio-visual archive (Q27030766)	archive	audio-visual archive			format of holdings	created based on LoC
cinematheque (Q1352795)	archive	cinemateque			format of holdings
photo archive (Q27032363)	archive	photo archive			format of holdings	created based on GND
sound archive (Q27032406)	archive	sound archive			format of holdings	created based on GND
web archive (Q30047053)	archive	web archive			format of holdings
regional archive (Q27032392)	archive	regional archive			geographical scope	created based on GND
academic archive (Q27032435)	archive	academic archive			institution	created based on GND
association archive (Q27030820)	archive	association archive			institution	created based on GND
notarial archive (Q8203685)	archive	company archive (alias: business records office)	(Notariatsarchiv)		institution
To be created (GND)	archive	company archive (alias: business records office)	(Verlagsarchiv)		institution
bank archive (Q52718263)	archive	company archive (alias: business records office)	bank archive		institution
company archives (Q27030778)	archive	company archive (alias: business records office)			institution	created based on GND
church archive (Q27030746)	archive	church archive			institution	created based on GND
family archive (Q27032283)	archive	family archive			institution	created based on GND and LoC
foundation archive (Q27030827)	archive	foundation archive			institution	created based on GND
hospital archive (Q27030837)	archive	hospital archive			institution	created based on GND
To be created (LoC)	archive	media archive	newspaper archive		institution
monastery archive (Q27030561)	archive	monastery archive			institution	created based on GND
museum archive (Q53566456)	archive	museum archive			institution
party archive (Q53252161)	archive	party archives			institution
To be created (GND)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	county archive		institution
court records (Q11906844)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	court records		institution
To be created (GND)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	Kreisarchiv (Germany)		institution
military archive (Q1934883)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	military archives		institution
parliamentary archive (Q53251146)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	parliamentary archives		institution
public archive (Q27031009)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)			institution	created based on GND
school archive (Q27030883)	archive	school archive			institution	created based on GND
archive of an international organization (Q27031014)	archive	archive of an international organization			institution	newly created
nobility archive (Q355358)	archive	nobility archive			ownership
personal archive (Q27032347)	archive	personal archive			ownership	created based on LoC
private archive (Q3621670)	archive	private archive			ownership
municipal archive (Q604177)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	municipal archives		ownership
national archives (Q15303967)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	national archives		ownership
cantonal archive (Q2860410)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	cantonal archive (Switzerland)		particular type
departmental archives (Q2860456)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	departmental archive (France)		particular type
regional state archives (Q8727648)	archive	public archive (alias: public records office)	regional state archives (Sweden)		particular type
local history archive (Q27032320)	archive	local history archive (de: Heimatarchiv)			thematic scope	created based on GND
literary archive (Q28607652)	archive	literature archive (de: Literaturarchiv)			thematic scope
regional economic archive (Q2138319)	archive	economic history archive (de: Wirtschaftsarchiv)	regional economic history archive (de: regionales Wirtschaftsarchiv)		thematic scope	Sub-class of (Wirtschaftsarchiv) instead of "archive".
economic archive (Q27032167)	archive	economic history archive (de: Wirtschaftsarchiv)			thematic scope	created based on GND
To be created (LoC)	archive	anthropological archive			thematic scope
art archive (Q27032254)	archive	art archive			thematic scope	created based on LoC
To be created (LoC)	archive	folklore archive			thematic scope
To be created (LoC)	archive	Jewish archive			thematic scope
To be created (LoC)	archive	media archive	broadcasting archive		thematic scope
To be created (GND)	archive	media archive			thematic scope
To be created (LoC)	archive	medical archive			thematic scope
music archive (Q53759838)	archive	musical archive			thematic scope
To be created (LoC)	archive	performing arts archive	dance archive		thematic scope	Sub-class of "performing arts archive" instead of "archive".
performing arts archive (Q27030945)	archive	performing arts archive			thematic scope	created based on LoC
political archive (Q27030921)	archive	political archive			thematic scope	created based on GND
scientific archive (Q27032095)	archive	scientific archive			thematic scope	created based on LoC
specialized archive (Q27030941)	archive	special archive			thematic scope	created based on GND

other types of heritage institutions

• office for the preservation of historical monuments (Q1188075)   
• archaeological service (Q27031016)   

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