The paper investigate different activities of cultural institutions operating in the territory of the region. Methodological basis of the research is cultural expertise based on systematisation of the categories of "places" of cultural space by L.V. Nikiforova. The article is a preparatory stage of cultural expertise, which aims to analyse in detail the network of cultural institutions in general and to identify potential art-spaces, for further detailed study. The article presents a detailed analysis of the network of cultural institutions in Khabarovsk and overview of the categories of cultural institutions in the administrative centers of all districts of the Khabarovsk territory. The source base of the study is data obtained from the analysis of websites of cultural institutions, social networks, as well as personal surveys of respondents. Cultural institutions representing different forms of cultural activity have been roughly divided into ten groups. The result of the research is perspective to identify institutions whose activities can be evaluated in terms of belonging to the art-space format.