Basque Observatory of Culture

Knowledge in the cultural sector

ENCATC 2007: Entrepreneurship and Education in Cultural Life

This volume brings together the results of the 15th Annual Conference of ENCATC held in Göteborg from 31st of May to 3rd of June 2007, which dealt with entrepreneurship as the core issue.

Katalogazio Arauak

New tool for cataloguing documents in Basque language

Inventory of community actions in the field of culture

It is a document of the European Commission which gathers the community actions developed in the field of culture and serves as a technical complement to the Communication on a European Agenda for Culture.

Yearbook 2007: cinema, televsion and video in Europe

This report is published by the European Audiovisual Observatory and describes the situation of the audiovisual market and its industries within 36 European countries.

Cultural industries facing the defiance of gratuity

It is a document of the European Commission which gathers the community actions developed in the field of culture and serves as a technical complement to the Communication on a European Agenda for Culture.

I International conference on cultural policies

Publication of the papers and communications presented at the I International Conference on Cultural Policies held in Bilbao on 14th and 15th November 2005

Reflection on the function of culture in building citizenship

The publication analyses the effects of culture and explains the contribution made by cultural participation in building citizenship in modern democratic societies.

Access to archives

A handbook of guidelines for the implementation of Recommendation n° R (2000) 13 on a European policy on access to archives (2007)

Lifelong learning for museum professionals

The publication analyses the learning process of museum and gallery staff in Europe through case analyses and contributions by various experts.

The economic dimension of the visual arts in Spain

The publication analyses the economic aspects of the visual arts in Spain and provides an accurate contemporary view of the economic state of modern art.

Basque culture and identity

Analysis of the perceptions, opinions and attitudes of the inhabitants of the Basque Country towards Basque culture and identity.

Artistic creation professionals in the EU
Innovative measures set up in European Union countries to improve the socio-economic situation of artistic creation professionals, particularly with respect to taxes, social security and labour relations.

Local Policies for Cultural Diversity

Study that analyses the public policies that support local diversity of cultural expressions.

The economic value of culture in Spain

Statistical analysis based on the quantification of the importance culture as a source of economic development.

Europeans, culture and cultural values

Eurobarometer survey on the perceptions that Europeans have on culture in 25 countries of the European Union, Bulgaria and Rumania.

portada Cultural policies in municipalities

This tool supports reflections and decisions about the design and development of interventions in this field carried out by cultural policy makers at the local level.

The economy of culture

This study has been promoted by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission and deals with the impact and the direct and indirect contribution of the cultural and creative sector.

Creation, management of culture and media

Third on-line congress of the Observatory for Cibersociety, with a section on communication and culture

Cultural sector indicators : a look at the model of the observatory of Québec

The Observatoire de la culture et des communications du Québec has developed instruments to measure and evaluate the cultural sector as well as indicators to measure cultural interventions.

The Basque Country, today

This is an essay on Basque culture, society and history which offers a summarised and pedagogical outlook of the Basque Country.