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With World Theater Day approaching this Thursday, March 27, new research has named Prague as Europe’s theater capital; it has the highest number of theaters per capita out of around 50 major European cities surveyed.
The finding was part of a broader investigation into Europe’s “most creative” cities, which put Prague at an impressive fifth overall.
Insurance-company aggregator Compare the Market AU evaluated 48 cities based on eight factors related to creativity, such as the number of cities’ museums, art galleries, theatres, cultural events, and creative jobs.
The Czech capital has eight theaters per 100,000 inhabitants—beating the likes of Paris and Amsterdam (ranked second and third respectively).
europe's most creative cities
- 1.Paris
- 2.London
- 3.Amsterdam
- 4.Dublin
- 5.Prague
Prague’s theater scene is generous in its offerings, with around 40 theaters: Divadlo Na zábradlí is particularly popular for expats, given its English-language offerings. Most major institutions, such as the Estates Theater, offer English surtitles.
Divadlo Na Prádle, Cimrman English Theatre, and Eesk Comedy Theatre are also popular for non-Czech speakers in Prague.
Also strong in museums and architecture
Prague also performed well in the “museums” category, with only Paris and Amsterdam boasting more per capita. Prague also has the third-highest number of art galleries overall, with 18 per 100,000 people. The Czech capital notably beat Milan in this category.
The findings also uncovered that Prague has the second-highest amount of notable buildings with special architectural designs (19.5 per 100,000), trailing only Milan and topping London as well as Amsterdam.
Not as many creative jobs and courses
However, the city falls short in the “creative jobs” category—the number of job listings containing "creative" in their title—at 363. Out of the top 10 cities overall, only Naples, Amsterdam, Dublin, and Manchester performed worse. Universities in the Czech capital also offer the second-lowest number of creative courses (degrees with the word “creative” in them).
Lastly, Prague has an average number of cultural events and festivals compared to other top-performing cities: it is far surpassed by Paris and London, but outranks large cities such as Barcelona, Madrid, and Milan.
In the overall ranking of Europe’s most creative cities, Czechia’s capital outperforms Berlin, Barcelona, and Brussels.
