How do young Praguers spend time on culture? New data shows their relationship to culture

Examine the first visualizations of the quantitative part, followed by the outputs of qualitative anylysis. The full research report will be published in the second half of this year and the data will gradually be available on the portal MAPK.

Culture is “for someone else”

Compared to older age groups, young Praguers are more likely to perceive culture as something that is “not for them.” The proportion of young people who agree with this statement is higher than that of other older groups.

Between the screen and the city

At the same time, the data show that young people combine different forms of cultural consumption. Almost 40% of them say they can get by with culture at home — for example, through streaming services.

But at the same time, they actively attend cultural events outside the home. Most often they go to the cinema, museums or libraries.

Not just the audience: the young make up more than others

Young people are not only consumers of culture, but also its active participants. Compared to the general population, they are more often engaged in their own creative activity. They are more engaged in almost all the activities in demand.

Culture as a way to be together

Cultural activities have a distinctly social character for young people. She goes to cultural events more often with friends or parents. Culture thus functions not only as a form of leisure, but also as a space for meeting and sharing.

What barriers young people perceive

Similar to other age groups, the main barriers include lack of time, financial demands or fatigue. A large proportion of young people said that an inadequate offer prevented them from participating in the culture.

It is rather surprising that more than half of the young generation also see a lack of information about cultural events as an obstacle. This can be due, for example, to the large amount of information that is found on the Internet and social networks, and so it can be difficult to navigate it.

Why data is important

The results of the survey show that young Praguers are active participants in cultural life. The declared disinterest in culture is more intense in young people, however, this does not imply lower participation, but vice versa: they participate more in culture than the rest of the population. Systematic work with data makes it possible to monitor and respond better to these changes — whether in cultural policy planning, audience development or supporting cultural infrastructure.

This research is created thanks to the Department of Culture and Tourism of the City of Prague, and together with the Creative Prague team, an external sociological team and the company Data Collect participate in its preparation.

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