The author attempts to connect the category of lifestyle with that of participation in culture. In order to do this two continuums are used which correspond to the character of participation in culture (from recipient to creator) and the form of participation institutional and beyond institution). As a result of the superimposition of the two axes, four fields are obtained within which the practices of participation in culture by the individual may be placed. The model obtained in this manner allows the multidimensional description of the issues of the participation in culture and at the same time may be used as tool in the analysis of lifestyles.