In the field of culture in the year of 1993, there has occurred one of the most significant changes in the sphere of copyright. Apart from the Ministry of Culture as the national administrative body responsible for the protection and promotion of cultural heritage, the responsible bodies at lower levels are local, municipal and regional offices. The most important professional body concerned with cultural heritage is the State Institute for the Care of Cultural Monuments in Prague. There are also local and regional centres for the same purpose. In the same year 3415 artistic workers were employed in various theatres.
Music is taught at two music academies and seven conservatories.
In addition, it is also taught in primary schools, together with other arts, for instance, visual arts, and even in kindergartens. As regards the mass media, there is a strong desire to make them absolutely independent of the executive power. The Broadcasting Council has been established, which is responsible only to the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The number of consumers of some products of cultural industries has gone up in the 1990s as regards both the type of products and the amount of time spent. The book and gramophone record business has suffered a substantial reduction in spite of the considerable improvement of supply compared to the period before 1990, mainly owing to the growing prices.