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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Architecture
The Architecture domain page addresses developments within the field of spatial designers in the Netherlands. Architecture as a domain encompasses the four disciplines of architecture, urban planning, interior architecture, and garden and landscape architecture. Together with the Design domain, Architecture falls under the broader design sector.
Audiovisual
The Audiovisual domain page focuses on developments within the audiovisual sector in the Netherlands. It offers figures and explanations about the production, distribution and consumption of feature films and series in particular via cinemas, movie theaters and streaming services.
Visual arts
The Visual Arts domain page discusses developments around the (labour) market position of visual artists and the associated challenges. It also looks at museums, art consumption and digitisation, among other things.
Design
On the Design domain page, topics covered include the labour market, designers' problem-solving capacity, and trends such as bio-design and AI design. Other hot topics include social design and sustainability.
Heritage
The Heritage domain page addresses developments within the heritage sector in the Netherlands. It provides figures and analysis regarding movable, immovable, intangible, and digital heritage, and considers issues surrounding the cultural and societal significance of heritage.
Games
On the Games domain page, we discuss developments in the production, distribution and consumption of digital games, as well as the infrastructure supporting them. As the games industry is inherently international, both Dutch and international data and insights are used.
Literature
The Literature domain page contains figures and information about the creators and readers of so-called general books, as well as about organisations such as publishers, bookstores and libraries that form the links between them.
Music
On the Music domain page, we present recent figures on the production, distribution, and consumption of live and recorded music. We also cover developments regarding the resilience of the music sector in various thematic areas, for example concerning talent development and education, fair pay…
Theatre
On the Theater domain page, we reflect on the position of workers in the sector and on the number of performances and visits. Attention is also paid to inclusion, artistic freedom, and the subsidy system.
Themes
Theme pages describe policy themes and topics of interest to the entire cultural sector.
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Professional practice
On the Professional Practice theme page, data can be found regarding the composition of the cultural labor market and experiences of the cultural professional practice. We also examine access routes to cultural work and highlight initiatives aimed at improving…
Culture and money flows
The Culture and Financial Flows theme page examines the sources of funding for the cultural sector in the Netherlands. It provides figures and explanations about financial flows from governments, private contributions and the sector's own income.
Culture and participation
This theme page shows the developments in visits, practice, consumption and support and is an invitation to explore more cultural figures in the Culture Monitor Dashboard.
Culture across the regions
Where are the most venues, libraries, cinemas or museums located? To what extent is culture visited? The theme page describes (developments in) cultural offer, participation and money flows at the provincial level.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
On this theme page, we explore research on Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the Dutch cultural sector: what issues are there and what makes monitoring complex?
Digital transformation
On this page, the digital transformation in the cultural and creative sector is described along three lines: digital technologies as a driving force, digital culture as a standalone domain, and digitization as a process taking place within various cultural domains.
Sustainability
The climate crisis and sustainability are increasingly important themes. On this theme page, you can read 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 could be for the sector.