Value of culture – The cognitive value of culture
Goemaere, H., Spruyt, B., Siongers, J. (2026). Value of culture – The cognitive value of culture. Centre for Cultural Research.
The Centre for Culture Research studies cultural experiences and participation

What is the value of culture? How can we make that value visible – for individuals, communities and policy?
In the series “The value of culture”, we systematically and substantively map the impact of cultural participation accross the economic, social, health and cognitive domain, based on an extensive review of literature . You can read more about our approach and methodology in this introduction.

Goemaere, H., Spruyt, B., Siongers, J. (2026). Value of culture – The cognitive value of culture. Centre for Cultural Research.

Goemaere, H., Spruyt, B., & Siongers, J. (2026). Waarde van cultuur – De cognitieve waarde van cultuur. Kenniscentrum Cultuuronderzoek.



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Department of Business, Humanities and Laws, Copenhagen Business School

Department of Marketing, Department of Economics Department of Applied Economics University of València, Spain


