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Since 2000, responsibility for foreign cultural relations has been transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Culture. This concerns all major issues in bilateral cultural relations, such as the campaign for the restitution of the Parthenon Marbles. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Ministry of Education, Life Long Learning and Religious Affairs, are involved together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in running the large number of bilateral cultural agreements and programmes, providing a framework for some actions in international cultural relations (mainly scholarships and exchange of cultural professionals). Recently, however,... read more →

A complex web of relationships between different Ministries shapes the cultural policy landscape in Greece. Apart from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, responsibilities for specific areas of latu sensu cultural policy belong, among others, to the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, the State Minister responsible for media, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Significant regional cultural development funds from European Union sources are administered by the Ministry of the Economy, by the Ministry of the Interior, or by regional and local government through the regional operational programmes they administer. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and... read more →

Overall responsibility for policy in the fields of cultural heritage and the arts lies with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Sport is also under the Ministry's jurisdiction, supervised by a separate Undersecretary for Sport. A separate undersecretary is in charge of Tourism. On constitutional grounds, the Greek Parliament has a key role in cultural affairs, notably, passing legislation on issues pertaining to cultural heritage and the arts, which are introduced by the Minister of Culture. In addition, it's Standing Committee for Culture and Education has an important role in supervising the implementation of policies and programmes of the Ministry... read more →

The following diagram incorporates the current organisation chart of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as other relevant Ministries, state and third sector organisations. A White Paper recently prepared by a team of independent experts at the request of the Minister of Culture proposes significant changes to the organisation chart of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The following diagram presents the partial organisational structure in the field of contemporary culture that would ensue if draft legislation (currently in preparation) incorporating proposed changes, is adopted by the Parliament.

Central elements of contemporary Greek cultural policy and practice can be better understood in the light of its heritage, as well as its recent history. Greece emerged as a nation state in the early 19th century, endowed with a formidable Classical heritage, as well as with strong community bonds based on the Christian Orthodox tradition. After the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, the country was formally established in 1827. Under the predominant influence of the Enlightenment, the Greek state adopted educational and cultural heritage preservation policies which resulted in a national programme and stringent legislation on the protection... read more →

In addition to the cultural policy and promotion of the public sector, there is extensive and diverse cultural work and promotion carried out by public and private radio and television stations, institutions of the economy and other social groups (churches, trade unions, associations), by civic organisations (initiatives, associations) and by private institutions. This network in the intermediary sector between the state authorities and the cultural scene is indispensable as a complementary sector to the state sector for a lively culture in civil society. The diversity of cultural institutions (plurality of institutions) is a structural element of the German constitutional law... read more →

Cultural life in Germany is characterised by the activities of a large number of associations and other groups based on voluntary commitment. They range from small local or district-based cultural organisations to museum associations that run their own facilities. Especially in smaller communities, many cultural institutions are often organised in the form of associations and are based on the voluntary commitment of their members. This applies to the activities of libraries, the preservation of historical monuments, local history and culture, the sponsorship of local history rooms, history museums, cultural centres and art galleries. For all their diversity, what they have... read more →

In Germany, there are independent extracurricular institutions and offers of cultural (youth) education (e.g. music schools, youth art schools, interdisciplinary cultural workshops, media centres), which are partly publicly funded, partly privately or with mixed funding. These out-of-school cultural education and cultural pedagogy programmes are gaining in importance and increasing in quality and scope. New concepts and institutions, which increasingly combine classical cultural education with the use of new media, have been established primarily by non-governmental institutions with the support of the public sector. The promotion of cultural education for children and young people has received a significant boost since this... read more →

Higher education in Germany consists mainly of three types of institutions with the following courses of study: Art and music colleges: Study programmes in the fields of design, fine and performing arts and in film, television and media and various music fields;Study programmes for cultural management;Some teach the whole spectrum of artistic subjects, others only certain disciplines. Universities: Courses of study in theoretical disciplines (e.g. art history or cultural studies);Study courses in the arts or music education (e.g. to become a primary or secondary school teacher);Courses of study for cultural management, cultural anthropology. Universities of Applied Sciences: Courses of study... read more →

Intercultural education is not an official part of general school education. At least it plays a role in teaching practice as a cross-disciplinary principle. There is also a growing sensitivity to this issue in schools. In addition to some provisions for bilingual education, there are also many projects that use the arts as a medium to address intercultural issues that arise in schools. Intercultural education is primarily carried out by educational institutions (kindergartens, schools, further education institutions). However, the topic is also gaining importance for cultural policy. In fact, it is the cultural institutions that take the initiative on this... read more →