Attendance at Cultural Events
Cultural Attendance (in thousands) by nature of cultural activity
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Across the years, attendance has increased across theatres, concert halls and historic buildings. The domain with the highest levels of attendance is Libraries, however, attendance has reduced over time.
Attendance at cultural events and visiting places of culture in the last 12 months: a comparison between Glasgow and Scotland
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The most attended cultural event was cinema: this was true both at Glasgow (61%) and national level (59%). In Glasgow, the next highest levels of attendance were for museums, which, at 46%, was significantly higher than the Scottish average; live music events (38%); libraries (34%) and theatre (30%).
Notes on data
It should be noted that many of the apparent differences in the figures between Glasgow and Scotland may not be significant due to the relatively small sample sizes of the survey data.
Additional Resources
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ResourceFriday, 25 March 2011
Monitoring Glasgow 1990
A report following Glasgow's year as European City of Culture, by John Myerscough -
ResourceFriday, 25 March 2011
Making the Most of Glasgow's Cultural Assets
A 1991 report by Comedia for the Glasgow Development agency -
ResourceMonday, 7 March 2011
The Myerscough Report
A digest of Glasgow's cultural statistics -
ResourceWednesday, 19 August 2009
A Games Legacy for Glasgow
Brochure outlining the potential legacy of Glasgow's role as Commonwealth Games host city in 2014.