As one of the first European countries, Germany’s minister of culture Claudia Roth has actively recognised the damaging effects of the energy crisis on the cultural sector. To ensure the continuity of the sector’s work, the Bundesregierung has established a new fund of over 1 billion euros.
In the wake of the dissolution of other special funds to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, German cultural practitioners feared that national budget cuts would make the sector more vulnerable to the effects of the coming crises. Now it seems that these fears were to some extent unfounded.
Additionally, the Bundesregierung introduced new fonds such as the cultural pass for the German youth: The German Bundestag will provide 100 million euros next year for the introduction of the KulturPass. This will give young people aged 18 in 2023 a credit of 200 euros per person, which they can use to access various local cultural offerings via a specially established online platform.
Claudia Roth continues: “We want to promote sustainability, diversity and the entire breadth of our culture. To do this, we need new ways of thinking and finding solutions for the operation of our cultural institutions, which are facing immense challenges after the Corona pandemic and in the midst of the energy crisis. The Federal Government will continue to support them as a reliable partner in close exchange. For the Museum of the 20th Century, for example, we will set new standards in terms of energy efficiency and ecological sustainability compared to previous planning.”
More information can be found on the website of the Ministry for Culture of Germany (in German)
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