2006-05-24

The Visions of the cultural policy in the Kaliningrad region

The policy recommendations developed by a local task force in the framework of the Policies for Culture project "Visions of the cultural policy in the Kaliningrad region" have been recently approved by the local cultural community and adopted by the Ministry of Culture of the Kaliningrad Oblast as a basis to the overall governmental development plan for the region. These recommendations were presented and discussed in the framework of a seminar organized on March 30 - April 1, 2006 by the Ministry of Culture, aiming at discussing the priorities of the programme of "Development of culture in the Kaliningrad region up to 2016" to be adopted this year.

"Visions of the cultural policy in the Kaliningrad region" is one of the Policies for Culture projects developed starting with 2004 outside South East Europe on the basis of the experience gathered in the region. The project has been carried in 2005 out by Tranzit - Agency for the Support of Cultural Initiatives in Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad Branch of the National Centre for Contemporary arts. The project goal was to shape new cultural policy frameworks in the Kaliningrad Oblast and increase sustainability of local cultural institutions. Following-up this initiative a large 2-year capacity development project in five municipalities of Kaliningrad has been launched in January 2006.

For more details on the project contact Julia Bardun, Director of Tranzit, at ybardoun@gazinter.net or visit http://www.policiesforculture.org/project_home.php?grup=non&id=38

Policies for Culture e-bulletin, Issue 20 (April-May 2006)