Culture monitor
The Culture Monitor is an instrument by and for the cultural sector. The monitor brings together data on developments in cultural life and thus aims to contribute to a strong cultural sector in the Netherlands.
Domains
Domains within the Culture Monitor can be compared to cultural 'disciplines' or 'subsectors'. The various domain pages provide key figures and show the important trends and developments per domain.
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Audiovisual
On the Audiovisual domain page we present information about the distribution and consumption of feature films in particular via cinemas and streaming services. Attention is also paid to audiovisual production.
Heritage
The Heritage domain page provides figures on, among other things, the supply of movable and immovable heritage, and discusses issues surrounding the cultural significance of heritage and who determines what heritage is.
Games
On the Games domain page we discuss developments in the production, distribution and consumption of digital games, as well as the infrastructure surrounding them. Because the gaming industry is inherently international, both Dutch and international data and insights are used.
Literature
The Literature domain page contains figures and information about the makers and readers of so-called general books, as well as about organizations such as publishers, bookstores and libraries that form the links between them.
Visual arts
The Visual Arts domain page discusses developments surrounding the (labor) market position of visual artists and the associated challenges. In addition, museums, art consumption and digitization are examined.
Architecture
The Architecture domain page mainly contains figures about the labor market and discusses developments such as the changing role of the architect in times of transition and fragmentation of the profession.
Design
The Design domain page discusses, among other things, the labor market, the problem-solving capacity of designers and trends such as inclusive design. Other themes that are discussed are social design and sustainability.
Theatre
On the Theatre domain page we consider the position of workers in the sector and the number of performances and visits. Attention is also paid to inclusion, digitization and financing.
Themes
The theme pages of the Culture Monitor describe policy themes and topics that are important for the entire cultural sector.
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Professional practice
The Professional Practice theme page contains information about the composition of the cultural labor market. The consequences of corona are examined for this group as a whole and differences are also examined per domain.
Culture and participation
This theme page shows developments in visits and practice and is an invitation to explore more culture figures in the Culture Monitor dashboard.
Culture in the region
Where are the most stages, libraries, cinemas or museums? To what extent is culture visited? The theme page describes (developments in) the cultural offering, participation and financial flows at provincial level.
Digital transformation
The Digital Transformation page provides a quantitative inventory of data that is already available to gain insight into how digital transformation is changing the cultural sector and the different domains within it.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
On this theme page we explore research into Diversity, Inclusion and Equality (DIG) in the Dutch cultural sector: what issues exist and what makes monitoring complex?
Durability 2023
The climate crisis and sustainability are increasingly important themes. This data story describes how the cultural sector is working on sustainability, what role the climate crisis plays in the work of makers, and what the consequences of climate change may be for the sector.
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