10.06.2026 - In the first quarter of 2026, total revenues of cultural institutions increased by 9.1% compared to 2025, while total costs – by 9.9%. The financial result was 1.6% higher than a year earlier. Investment outlays increased by 6.7%. In the first quarter of 2026, total revenues of cultural...

03.06.2026 - The value of assets (liabilities) of the surveyed cultural institutions as of 31 December 2025 amounted to PLN 30,141.8 million. Total revenues were higher by 10.9% and total costs were higher by 10.7% compared to 2024. Assets (liabilities) amounted to PLN 30,141.8 million (PLN 1,723.4 million...

22.05.2026 - In 2025, there were 3,913 centres of culture, cultural centres and establishments, clubs and community centres. During the year, these entities organised 290.5 thousand events (5.0% more than in 2024), with 37.0 million participants (5.2% more than in 2024). The largest number of centres of...

20.04.2026 - In 2025, 994 museums[1] were operating, visited by 46.2 million people. Museums presented 3.0 thousand permanent exhibitions and organised 4.6 thousand temporary exhibitions in Poland. The largest number of museums were located in Mazowieckie and Małopolskie Voivodships (146 and 107 respectively)....

10.04.2026 - In 2025, the number of theatres and music institutions remained the same as in the previous year, but they organised 63.1 thousand performances and concerts (i.e. 4.3% more than in 2024), attended by 13.0 million audience (an increase of 6.7%). In 2025, 206 theatres and music institutions...

07.04.2026 - In 2025, art galleries organised 4.2 thousand exhibitions in Poland, of which 0.3 thousand open-air exhibitons. The total number of visitors amounted to 6.4 million people, including 3.0 million visitors attending open-air exhibitions. As of the end of 2025, there were 321 art galleries operating...

27.03.2026 - In 2024, there were 143.7 thousand enterprises classified as cultural and creative industries. The number of employed persons amounted to 281.0 thousand (an increase by 18.7%), and the average paid employment amounted to 96.5 thousand full-time jobs (an increase by 4.3%). The average gross monthly...

11.03.2026 - In 2025, total revenues of cultural institutions increased by 11.1% in comparison to 2024, while total costs – by 10.9%. At the same time, investment outlays decreased by 6.5%. In 2025, total revenues of cultural institutions amounted to PLN 18,378.3 million and were higher by 11.1% than in the...

25.02.2026 - The gross value added generated by the area of culture in 2021 amounted to PLN 63.2 billion, which was PLN 4.1 billion higher than in 2020. Two domains, Advertising and Audio-visual arts and multimedia, dominated most transactions within the culture satellite account. In 2021, the area of culture...

18.12.2025 - The publication “Participation in culture” has been prepared on the basis of the results of a survey that the Statistics Poland conducts every five years in randomly selected households. The survey allows tracking changes in the way the population participates in culture and an analysis of how a...

10.12.2025 - In the first three quarters of 2025, cultural institutions recorded a 12.4% increase in total revenues and a 11.5% increase in total costs, compared to the same period of the previous year. At the same time, investment outlays decreased by 10.2%. Total revenues of cultural institutions in the...

30.09.2025 - Analysis of the activities of public and private entities conducting cultural activities, including: theatres, music and entertainment institutions, cinemas, museums and institutions related to museums, public libraries and other library and information institutions, art galleries and centres of...

10.09.2025 - In the first half of 2025, cultural institutions recorded a 12.1% increase in total revenues and a 10.9% increase in total costs, compared to the same period of the previous year. At the same time, investment outlays decreased by 5.5%. In the first half of 2025, total revenues of cultural...

11.06.2025 - In the first quarter of 2025, the financial result of cultural institutions was 20.3% higher than a year earlier. Total revenues increased by 10.3% and total costs – by 9.2%. On the other hand, investment outlays were lower than a year before – by 5.9%. In the first quarter of 2025, total revenues...

04.06.2025 - Assets (liabilities) of the surveyed cultural institutions as of December 31, 2024 amounted to PLN 28,418.4 million. Total revenues were higher by 13.9%, while total costs were higher by 13.6% compared to those achieved in 2023. Assets (liabilities) amounted to PLN 28,418.4 million (PLN 2,301.4...

29.05.2025 - The folder contains basic information about Poland's social, economic, and environmental situation, featuring data for 2024 as well as selected information from previous years. This enables analysis of key trends and changes in the country. The data is presented in the form of graphs, maps,...

29.05.2025 - At the end of 2024, there were 3,911 centres of culture, cultural centres and establishments, clubs and community centres. During the year, these entities organised 276.6 thousand events attended by 35.2 million participants. The largest number of centres of culture, cultural centres and...

30.04.2025 - In 2024, 982 museums and museum branches were operating, visited by 44.4 million people. Museums presented 2.8 thousand permanent exhibitions and organised 4.6 thousand temporary exhibitions in Poland. The largest number of museums and museum branches were located in Mazowieckie and Małopolskie...

17.04.2025 - In 2024, theatres and music institutions presented 60.5 thousand performances and concerts, with 12.2 million audience. As of the end of the year, theatres and music institutions had 378 scenes and 102.9 thousand seats in permanent halls....

10.04.2025 - In 2024, art galleries organised 4.1 thousand exhibitions in Poland, which were visited by 4.5 million people. In comparison to 2023, the number of exhibitions increased by 11.0% and the number of visitors – by 12.0%....

27.03.2025 - In 2023, there were 124.1 thousand enterprises classified as cultural and creative industries, of which 99.1% were micro-enterprises. The number of employed people amounted to 236.7 thousand people, and the average paid employment amounted to 92.5 thousand full-time jobs. On average, the gross...

13.03.2025 - In 2024, the financial results of cultural institutions were higher in comparison to the previous year. Total revenues increased by 14.9% and total costs rose by 14.7%. Investment outlays were lower than in the previous year – by 9.2%. Total revenues of cultural institutions in 2024 were higher by...

27.02.2025 - Gross value added created by the area of culture amounted to PLN 60 billion. Three domains dominated in the majority of transactions that make up the culture satellite account: Advertising, Audio-visual arts and multimedia and Books and Press. In connection with the announcement of the state of...

12.12.2024 - The financial results of cultural institutions for the three quarters of 2024 were higher compared to those obtained in the same period of the previous year. Total revenues increased by 14.5% during this time, total costs increased by 14.6% and capital expenditures decreased by 5.3%....

30.09.2024 - Analysis of the activities of public and private entities conducting cultural activity, including: theaters, music and entertainment institutions, cinemas, museums and institutions related to musems, public and other library and information institutions, art galleries and centres of culture,...

12.09.2024 - In the first half of 2024, the financial results of cultural institutions increased compared to those obtained in the corresponding period of the previous year. Total revenues increased by 17.1% in this period, total costs increased by 16.8% and investment outlays decreased by 13.0% during this...

13.06.2024 - In the first quarter of 2024, the financial results of cultural institutions increased compared to those obtained in the corresponding period of the previous year. Both total revenues and total costs increased by 18.6% and investment outlays by 19.0% during this period....

06.06.2024 - Assets (liabilities) of the surveyed cultural institutions as of 31 December 2023 amounted to PLN 26,117.0 million. Total revenues were higher by 17.3%. Also total costs increased – by 17.2% in comparison to 2022....

29.05.2024 - Folder containing basic information about the social situation and the economic condition of Poland in 2023 and in previous years. The folder has also been published in an interactive version for easy browsing on mobile devices. We encourage you to use:...

29.05.2024 - As of the end of 2023, there were 3,961 centres of culture, cultural establishments, cultural centres, clubs and community centres. During the year these entities organised 258.8 thousand events, in which 33.5 million participants took part. Most centres of culture, cultural centres and...