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Free access to culture is future

An resource of research and proposals examining how culture can remain open, participatory and resilient in a changing digital and economic landscape.

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A publication entry on access, creativity and the public value of culture.

14 November 2025 · Research collection

Culture as an open resource

Free access to culture is future brings together themes that ask how people encounter, share and support cultural work. The collection connects cultural participation with the city, Europe, personal data, algorithms, intellectual property, taxation and new business models.

Read the subjects below as a connected set of questions rather than a single prescription. Together they consider the conditions that allow culture to circulate widely while recognising the rights, labour and resources behind its creation.

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  • Creative cities and culture: how cultural activity contributes to urban life and creative places.
  • Culture and the city: the relationship between cultural participation, territory and public policy.
  • Europe of culture: shared cultural questions across borders and institutions.
  • Personal data and culture: what data-driven services mean for audiences and cultural organisations.
  • Algorithms: how systems of recommendation and discovery shape cultural experience.
  • Intellectual property: the rights and responsibilities surrounding creative work.
  • Tax issues and business models: ways to think about sustainability and hybrid forms of cultural production.

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