2022 NAICS national industry in sector 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
712110 Museums
NAICS 712110 is the US industry code for museums. It covers establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of objects of historical, cultural, and/or educational value.
- Code
- 712110 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Museums
- Part of
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $34 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 91020 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of objects of historical, cultural, and/or educational value.
Examples Census gives
- Art galleries (except retail)
- Planetariums
- Art museums
- Science or technology museums
- Halls of fame
- Wax museums
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged as independent museum exhibit designers are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.
- Establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of historical sites are classified in Industry 712120, Historical Sites.
- Commercial art galleries primarily engaged in selling art objects are classified in Industry 459920, Art Dealers.
Activities listed under 712110
The Census index assigns these 26 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Art galleries (except retail)
- Art museums
- Community museums
- Contemporary art museums
- Decorative art museums
- Fine arts museums
- Galleries, art (except retail)
- Halls of fame
- Herbariums
- Historical museums
- Human history museums
- Interactive museums
- Marine museums
- Military museums
- Mobile museums
- Multidisciplinary museums
- Museums
- Natural history museums
- Natural science museums
- Observatories (except research institutions)
- Planetariums
- Science and technology museums
- Sports halls of fame
- Traveling museum exhibits
- War museums
- Wax museums
SBA size standard for 712110
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 712110, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $34 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 9102), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.