AUTHOR=Sokka Sakarias , Ruokolainen Olli , Tohmo Timo 

TITLE=Value of art and culture institutions: a case study of Jyväskylä, Finland

JOURNAL=European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/european-journal-of-cultural-management-and-policy/articles/10.3389/ejcmp.2023.11618

DOI=10.3389/ejcmp.2023.11618

ISSN=2663-5771

ABSTRACT=This article presents a case study about resident perceptions on the value of publicly funded art and culture institutions (museums, city theatre and symphony orchestra) in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. We ask what kinds of value residents attribute to these local art and culture institutions and what kind of economic value their visitors’ expenditure illustrates. Our analysis is based on a survey we conducted in 2019 that was aimed at the visitors and non-visitors of these institutions. The results illustrate several values of art and culture institutions, which also point to multiple policy domains related to art, economy, social and well-being effects. According to previous research in cultural policy, it is important to be aware of various cultural dimensions of future cultural policy. Though conflicting aims exist regarding cultural values, varied value dimensions complement each other in future-oriented policies.