THE STATE OF THE CULTURAL SECTORS. A Selective Recovery and Persistent Vulnerabilities

Regional Culture Observatory. Note 2/2026 | Edited by S. Iommi. The analysis of the SIL-RT data was conducted by D. Marinari

This report analyzes the most recent trends in the main cultural sectors in Tuscany, comparing the available indicators related to demand and employment. The picture that emerges is one of a recovery that is now well-established in some sectors but remains incomplete and varies significantly across different activities. The economic assessment remains constrained by the fragmented nature of the sources and their varying timeliness. ISTAT surveys on non-state museums and libraries have shifted from an annual to a triennial frequency: for these institutions, the latest complete data available is from 2022, while the survey for 2025 has just been completed and the results have not yet been published. To reconstruct the most recent trends, it is therefore necessary to integrate data from ISTAT, MiC, SIAE, AGCOM, and the Region of Tuscany—sources that are not always perfectly consistent in terms of scope, definitions, and reference period. (…)

Keep reading

You might also be interested in...

Regional Observatory on Culture. Note 1/2026 | Edited by S. Iommi, with the collaboration of D. Marinari

Read... CULTURAL WELFARE INTERVENTIONS IN PRISONS. The results of an initial evaluation survey

Osservatorio regionale della Cultura. Nota 4/2025 | By S. Iommi

Read... REGIONAL SPENDING ON CULTURE. CPT data from the Regions and data from the Management Control Information System for Tuscany

Regional Observatory on Culture. Note 3/2025 | Edited by S. Iommi

Read... THE ATTITUDES OF EUROPEAN CITIZENS TOWARDS CULTURE. The results of Eurobarometer survey 562/2025

Regional Observatory on Culture. Note 2/2025 | Edited by S. Iommi, statistical analysis by D. Marinari

Read... THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE CULTURAL SECTORS. Continued growth, but with a lack of data and widespread uncertainty on the horizon.