本文件规定了一套评估博物馆质量的关键指标: -用于博物馆的战略规划和内部管理； -向资助机构、政策制定者或公众等利益相关者报告； -促进博物馆在学习和研究、教育和文化、社会和经济生活中的作用和价值； -用于比较时间和博物馆之间的结果。 本文件旨在提供适用于各种博物馆的关键指标。人们认识到，并非所有指标都与每个博物馆类别或每个博物馆相关。各指标说明的范围条款中列出了对各指标适用性的限制（见附件A）。 本文件不排除使用本文件未规定的其他指标。

This document specifies a set of key indicators for assessing the quality of museums: — for the purpose of strategic planning and internal management of museums; — for reporting to stakeholders such as funding institutions, policy makers, or the public; — to promote the museums' role and value for learning and research, education and culture, social and economic life; — for comparing results over time and between museums. The aim of this document is to provide a selection of key indicators applicable to a wide range of museums. It is recognized that not all indicators are pertinent for each individual museum category or each individual museum. Limitations on the applicability of individual indicators are listed in the scope clause of the description of each indicator (see Annex A). This document is not intended to exclude the use of other indicators not specified in it.