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There is no official statutory document that nominates Danish as the national language for the Kingdom of Denmark. Danish language policy is not meant to be normative but to serve as a recommendation and guide, according to the Danish Ministry of Culture. This was the purpose of the Danish language authority (Dansk Sprognævn), a scientific institution founded in 1955 which sets out guidelines and gives advice on the use of the language, but does not attempt to control the evolution of the Danish language, which has been spoken for more than a thousand years. In 2008, a report (Sprog til... read more →

The only official recognised minority in Denmark is the German minority living immediately north of the Danish-German Border. It is difficult to determine the precise size of the minority, for the control of matters relating to the minority has not been permitted since the Copenhagen-Bonn Declaration in 1955. However, it is estimated that the minority has 15-20 000 members in North Schleswig. Of a total population of 250 000 in the region, this number corresponds to a segment of 6-8% of the population. The German minority in North Schleswig runs its own private schools and a wide spectrum of social and cultural... read more →

Since 2002-2003, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Business and Economic Affairs have cooperated closely on matters concerning the Danish cultural industry. Today, this cooperation is based on a political agreement signed in 2007 by the government and the opposition parties. The "Agreement on strengthening the cultural economy in Denmark" introduces the two corner stones of the political initiatives in this field: The Centre for Culture and Experience Economy and The Four Experience-zones. The goal for the agreement and these two initiatives is: to strengthen the Danish cultural industry internationally through professional guidance and international networking; andto encourage... read more →

Danish heritage policy is being implemented and managed through the Danish National Cultural Heritage Agency which wasestablished in 2002. In this way, an integrated approach to heritage policy is being promoted. Since January 2006 (earlier for the National Museum), there has been free admission for everyone to Denmark's two biggest museums, The National Museum and The National Gallery, and for children and young people under 18 to all state and state subsidised museums. These steps have been taken to increase access, for all groups including those who are less well off and people with ethnic backgrounds other than Danish.In 2006... read more →

During the time of the governmental coalition between the Venstre (the Liberal Party) and the Konservative (the Conservative Party) parties, and supported in parliament by the nationally orientated Dansk Folkeparti (Danish People's Party), known as the VKO-government, constituted in 2001, the cultural policy agenda was focused on high artistic quality, revitalisation of the national dimension, increasing private financing of art and culture, stimulation of the creative industries and improving the relationship between art and business. These guidelines were further pursued by the new VKO coalition government reorganised in September 2008, when Carina Christensen of the Conservative Party was appointed as... read more →

Government programmes supporting intercultural dialogue and co-operation are mainly channelled via intergovernmental organisations such as the Danish Centre for Culture and Development (DCCD, Center for Kultur og Udvikling) and the Danish Agency for International Education. The co-operation between the intergovernmental organisations and specific target groups is carried out in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Udenrigsministeriet) and DANIDA (Danish International Development Assistance), the ministry's agency for international development activities. The Danish Centre for Cultural Development (Center for Kultur og Udvikling) is an independent institution related to the Ministry of Culture by a performance contract. DCCD promotes cultural co-operation between... read more →

Numerous Danish cultural and art institutions, artists' associations and regional administrations are engaged in international cultural exchange and in the presentation of Danish culture abroad. Most importantly, artists, curators and cultural institutions from all branches of the arts cultivate contacts and networks abroad, resulting in performances and exhibitions, as well as invitations to foreign artists to visit Denmark. In June 2010 a report on the government's strategy on promoting Danish arts and culture internationally was launched. The goal is to develop Danish art and culture, increase knowledge on Danish culture abroad and promote dialogue between Danish culture and other countries'... read more →

EU In recent years, as a member of the EU, Denmark worked to achieve: the current artistic and cultural exceptions, stated in Article 128 of the Maastricht-Treaty and in the articles on culture that have been added since then, to be sharpened in order to secure the cultural dimension of EU-cooperation;that the Commission, as it has in recent years, will continue to play a proactive role inside and outside Europe concerning implementing and monitoring the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;the extension and strengthening of the MEDIA 2007 programme, with special emphasis on support... read more →

Denmark's international exchange and cooperation activities are conducted on two separate fronts: Councils, Expert Committees & Art Professional Centres; andAdministrative and political bodies and agencies The work of the various bodies on these two fronts is coordinated by an International Cultural Panel presided by the Ministry of Culture. The Ministry of Culture co-operates with other ministries and authorities e.g. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Udenrigsministeriet) with regards to the cultural dimension in the Danish Embassies around the world Councils, Expert Committees & Art Professional Centres The Danish Arts Council promotes artistic development in Denmark as well as outside of Denmark.... read more →

Since 2000, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish Ministry of Culture have through a collaboration agreement been working to promote Denmark's international cultural exchange. International Coordination is an independent team at the Danish Agency for Culture (Kulturstyrelsen). It acts as the operating staff to carry out the Danish Agency for Culture's duties in connection with the collaboration agreement. Among others it is the to negotiate cultural agreements and programmes as authorised by the Danish Ministry of Culture and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to follow up on and administer cultural agreements entered into. In their... read more →