• Sustainability,
• Arts & Culture

Public Perceptions of Dutch Cultural Institutions

Exploring Perceptions of Values and Responsibilities of Cultural Institutions with a Focus on Sustainability

This report was commissioned by the Boekmanstichting and written in collaboration with the Psychology
Department at the University of Groningen. Bjorn Schrijen (Boekmanstichting) provided feedback on the
draft questionnaire, and Thomas de Hoog and Jan Jaap Knol (Boekmanstichting) commented on the
draft report.
This report provides insight into how the public perceives the Dutch cultural sector. This is particularly
relevant in light of the approaching Culture Climate Council project, which should consider public opinion
in their decision-making, as the public are an essential stakeholder in the cultural sector.
The “Cultuurberaad Klimaat” is a citizen council project initiated by various cross-sectoral parties and
umbrella organisations, representing the largest part of the Dutch arts and cultural sector. This council
aims to make policy-relevant recommendations that the sector can use to create a framework to tackle
the climate and environmental crisis.
This report does not aim to establish actions or responsibilities required by the cultural sector but to
identify how the public perceives them. The content of this report can, in combination with previously
published reports, inform the cultural sector on differences between public and industry perceptions. As
such, this report complements the “Sustainability in the Cultural Sector – edition 2022/2023”, the “Act
Green” (2022), and “Towards sustainable arts” (2022) reports.

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