The vast majority of cultural institutions organise educational courses for the public and nowadays informal education in the arts is becoming a phenomenon by which various arts clubs and associations (non-state non-profit sector) and even cultural institutions (e.g. libraries, museums, culture houses) serve an educational function for the public. Museums and galleries are the furthest along in this area and have proposed adding ‘museum educator’ as a position in the National System of Occupations and this proposal has been approved by the board that oversees the museum sector. There has been a boom in education connected with cultural heritage conservation,... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchSupport for industrial design falls within the portfolio of the governmental agency CzechTrade, which since 2008 has run a project called “Design for Export”. Design for Export provides Czech businesses with discounted services from designers in the database of industrial and product designers – the CzechTrade Directory of Designers. It promotes Czech industrial design outside the country and organises professional education in the field of design management. A key part of its work involves internal projects, such as Design for Competitiveness, where companies have an opportunity to develop and innovate their products in collaboration with professional industrial and product designers.... read more →
The film industry enjoys the best social status and strategic approach in the CR (see chapters 2.4 and 7.2.2.). With the adoption of the Act on Audio-visual Works and Support for Cinematography (at the end of 2012), the Czech Film Fund was transformed and now represents a complex and very well-structured and transparent support system with clear criteria and one that is moreover not dependent solely on the state budget. The Czech Film Fund supports all stages of film production, as well as promotion, distribution, and other film-related areas. The Czech Film Fund has a wide range of financial resources... read more →
Archives in the CR fall under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior. The network of archives in the country is formed by public and private archives with accreditation. The category of public archives also includes specialised archives, as accredited institutions, and there are organisations administered by the MC that belong to this category. This particularly applies to the National Film Archive, the mission of which is to protect film heritage, help the public to learn about this heritage, and assist in the development of the Czech audio-visual industry and film culture. The archive was founded in 1943 and... read more →
The Government Council for Sustainable Development is a permanent advisory, initiating, and coordinating body of the government concerned with the area of sustainable development, strategic management, and the long-term priorities of the state. The Council receives technical and administrative backing from the Ministry of the Environment. The Council is responsible for creating key strategic materials devoted to sustainable development for the CR: the Strategic Framework of the Czech Republic 2030 (hereinafter just ‘CR 2030’) (Government of the CR, 2010) and the Implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals) in the CR. The subject of culture is... read more →
Freedom of artistic expression is guaranteed in the Charter of Rights of Freedoms as part of the Constitution order of the CR (Constitutional Act No. 2/1993 Coll. as amended in Constitutional Act No. 162/1998 Coll.). Cultural institutions create various programmes designed to make culture accessible to the public and they also participate in special programmes to improve skills in this area – such as those offered by the Arts and Theatre Institute’s Academy. However, some topics of cultural rights are only slowly opening up in the CR, as in other Central European countries. One of them is the topic of... read more →
The Monegasque school system is basically organized on the French teaching programmes. Art lessons are obligatory from kindergarten to secondary school. It is then optional in high school.
The government pays particular attention to the integration of artists and their associations into its cultural policy: Each year, the Department of Cultural Affairs allocates project grants to Monaco's artists and associations under certain conditions. Furthermore, the enactment in 2009 of a law on the support of artists enables them, under certain conditions, to access the status of Independent Professional Artist and thus benefit from social protection and various forms of support such as installation aid.The government makes available, through a call for tenders, artists' studios for a period of 6 months to 1 year.Cultural associations have the use of... read more →
The following pieces of legislation have been introduced in or signed by the Principality relating to architecture and the environment: About Architecture : Act N° 674 of 3rd November 1959 concerning town planning, building and highways, amended;Act N° 3 647 of 9th September 1966, amended with regard to the preservation of certain districts, sites and parks;Sovereign Edict N° 6 749 of 22nd January 1980 for a town planning, building and highways plan of coordination and regulation for the Fontvieille platform within the public domain of the state, modified;Sovereign Edict N° 6 166 of 14th December 1977 for a town planning, building and highways... read more →
Various texts in force in the Principality regarding the protection of its cultural heritage are: European Convention on the Protection of Audiovisual Heritage – 8th November 2001;Amendment to the European Convention on the protection of audiovisual heritage with regard to the protection of television productions – 8th November 2001;Edict N° 7 705 implementing in Monaco the amendment modifying the Convention on international exhibitions signed in Paris on 22nd November 1928 – (Paris on 30th November 1972 and 16th May 1983);European Cultural Convention – Paris, 19th December 1954;Convention on the Protection of Cultural Assets in the event of armed conflict, with the... read more →