What are themes?
The Culture Monitor's theme pages cover topics that are not only relevant to one cultural domain but are important for the entire cultural sector. Theme pages put developments into perspective and facilitate the discovery of cross-domain links.
In contrast to domain pages, theme pages have a freer form. Depending on the theme in question, the pages take the form of, for example, a data story, analysis or literature review. In the future, new themes will be added to the Culture Monitor and existing theme pages will be updated.
Themes
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.
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.
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?
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.