Department For Culture Media Sport
Introduction to the Culture and Heritage Capital Programme by Lord Mendoza
Introduction to the Culture and Heritage Capital Programme by Lord Mendoza
A culture and heritage capital approach to policy and decision making considers the value of culture and heritage to society.
The Culture and Heritage Capital Programme was officially launched in January 2021 with the publication of Valuing culture and heritage capital: a framework towards informing decision making. The framework sets out DCMSs ambition for a transformational and cultural change to assessing value for money through robust appraisal and evaluation.
DCMS will publish research, data, guidance and tools to help organisations make a stronger case for investment in culture and heritage assets.
These aims are consistent with the HM Treasury Green Book principles.
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DCMS reports
This document sets out DCMSs approach to valuing the benefits provided by culture and heritage assets. Included within the document is a framework that will underpin the work of the Culture and Heritage Capital programme, demonstrating how culture and heritage assets create value to the public. You will also find information on the resources DCMS and partner organisations will provide over the coming years.
The report outlines the process used to collect and review the evidence, an overview of the methods used in the literature to value culture and heritage assets and an assessment of the priority areas for future research. As new evidence has become available DCMS have continued to add to the evidence base. For each study, the report has a supplementary Evidence Bank which includes the estimated monetary value, a RAG rating of its quality, and a link to the report amongst other useful information.
Using a combined approach of valuation methodologies and heritage science to estimate the cultural, economic and social impact for interventions that halt the loss or deterioration of culture and heritage assets.
Making use of choice modelling techniques to estimate the marginal change in value when improving museums, with the National Railway Museum (NRM) as the subject of analysis. The methods derived in this report will be used to develop further guidance to help organisations more effectively show the value of investment in museums and will also be applied to other types of culture and heritage.
A research study measuring the economic value of the digital offer of galleries and museums using contingent valuation (CV) techniques. This study helps close evidence gaps in the valuation of digital culture, an area of future research for DCMS.
AHRC/DCMS Culture & Heritage Capital Research Fund and Scoping Study
AHRC/DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital Research Call is inviting applications for interdisciplinary projects which will play a major role in developing and realising the DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital Programme. The research opportunity has been separated into several strands, each comprising a distinct research question. For more details on how to apply for the AHRCs fund, please see UKRIs website.
Scoping Culture and Heritage Capital report was commissioned jointly in November 2021 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The study recommendations have informed AHRC/DCMS research call.
Valuing Culture and Heritage Capital Conference
The Valuing Culture and Heritage Capital Conference was held on 11 March 2022. Attendees heard from experts and leaders in the sector who discussed the importance of valuing the benefits of culture and heritage, how the programme is being delivered and how people can use the resources made available by DCMS and partners.
Valuing Culture and Heritage Capital Conference 2022
Sector-specific guidance and research
Research and guidance on Arts Council Englands