The Latvian Academy of Culture's collection of scholarly articles "Culture Crossroads Vol.23" contains 19 articles covering various current issues in culture, arts and creative industries research. The volume includes a particularly rich range of theories and empirical research on a variety of topics - e.g. cultural and artistic consumption, social participation, cultural heritage and technology, historical architectural styles, stylistic nuances of specific artists, issues of language and narrative, etc. This volume is characterised by interdisciplinarity, broad scope and originality of the authors' perspectives. All articles are freely accessible.