The Centre for Cultural Value is a national research centre, based at the University of Leeds. The Centre’s mission is to enrich lives by building an equitable, confident and sustainable cultural sector. It does this by helping to ensure cultural policy and practice are underpinned by rigorous research.
The Centre was established in 2019 after receiving funding from the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council, Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Following an initial five-year period, the Centre is now supported by funding from the University of Leeds, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
The Centre works alongside cultural practitioners and organisations, academics, funders and policymakers to:
- Summarise existing evidence to make relevant research more accessible
- Support the cultural sector to develop skills in research, evaluation and reflective practice
- Convene discussions around questions of cultural value
- Shape policy development.
Visit the Centre for Cultural Value website to discover more about its work, including the COVID-19 Culture in Crisis report and the Centre’s free-to-access online evaluation course. The Centre also hosts a range of free resources, including research digests, how-to guides and case studies on its CultureHive platform.
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