Awards Since 2001, the Ministry of Culture has organised the annual book competition “Most Beautiful Books from Liechtenstein”. While the award serves as recognition at home, the competition is also a national elimination for Liechtenstein’s participation in the international competition “Most Beautiful Books from Around the World” in Leipzig. The Josef Gabriel von Rheinberger Award, endowed with CHF 15,000, has been awarded every two years since 1976. In memory of the Liechtenstein composer, the municipality of Vaduz thus honours cultural or scientific achievements. Vaduzer Medienhaus and Liechtensteinische Landesbank award the “Prix Kujulie”, the Young Liechtenstein Culture Prize. Since 2005, the... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchThe individual promotion of specific artists is primarily the responsibility of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Since October 2006, the country has given Liechtenstein artists the opportunity to live and work in the Liechtenstein studio in Berlin for several months. The studio is open to all artistic professions and disciplines such as visual arts, literature, music, performing arts, film, media arts, architecture or design. The Liechtenstein Cultural Foundation has been awarding work-year scholarships since 2008, focusing on the promotion of artists of all disciplines. The Foundation pays CHF 48,000 per year and recipient. The International Music Academy in Liechtenstein trains highly... read more →
It is impossible to quantify the share of the private sector in the total volume of cultural funding. A clue is provided by the study “Developments in cultural funding in Eastern Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein since 2008”, published in 2020 by Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung, Lucerne. According to the study, the share of public funding for cultural institutions is between 40 and 47 per cent and for projects between 33 and 40 per cent. With major works of European art spanning five centuries, the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein are among the most important private collections in... read more →
The Liechtenstein National Library Act (LNLA) also defines the purpose of the National Library. Thus, the National Library not only collects Liechtenstein literature and texts, it also makes specialist literature available for scientific research and provides books for education and entertainment. LGBl. 2009 No. 368 Freedom of expression is enshrined in Article 40 of the Liechtenstein Constitution. This also includes freedom of the media, which refers to print, radio, television and digital media (see 4.1.1). The Media Act guarantees the freedom of the media, the right to information and the protection of journalism. It also calls for journalistic diligence, accountability... read more →
The Culture Promotion Act (see 4.2.1) strengthens and simplifies the state’s cultural mandate. Culture at the beginning of the 21st century is interpreted in a contemporary way and includes music, visual arts, literature, architecture, theatre, dance and film, as well as folk culture, science and monument preservation, museums and exhibitions. The Liechtenstein Art Museum Foundation Act (LAMFA) defines the mission of the Art Museum: among other things, to expand, scientifically process and maintain the collections of visual arts, as well as to promote the understanding of art and culture, and to boost Liechtenstein’s reputation abroad. LGBl. 2000 No. 137 The... read more →
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has also been applicable law in the non-EU countries of the European Economic Area Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein since July 2018. Its goal is to keep pace with technical and economic developments, the flood of data and the global exchange of data. The GDPR is designed to protect individuals with regard to the processing of their data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences, the execution of criminal penalties and the free movement of such data. As a result, the processing of personal... read more →
Liechtenstein joined the Universal Copyright Convention in 1958. The Principality is a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and various special treaties such as the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT). Since May 2021, the Marrakesh Treaty on Facilitating Access to Published Works for People Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled has been in force in Liechtenstein. As is the Beijing Treaty on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances. As an EEA country, Liechtenstein has also adopted EU directives on copyright since joining the European Economic Area (1995). As a consequence of the... read more →
The labour law applicable in Liechtenstein is regulated in the General Civil Code (CC) Section 1173a Art. 1 et seqq. and in the Act on Employment in Business, Trade and Industry (EmpA) as well as ordinances. It defines the rights and obligations of the employer and the employee with regard to work performance, pay, equal treatment of the sexes, leave, free time, occupational pension schemes, insurance, protective devices, termination of employment, etc. The Gender Equality Act (GEA) of March 1999 plus updates of April 2011 and June 2021 regulates the equality of men and women in the workplace. There are... read more →
Since the licensing practice was changed in 2016 following a legal dispute over the award of a casino licence, the demand for casino operating licences in Liechtenstein has been high. Currently, there are five casinos with roulette tables and slot machines. Three others have submitted applications for a permit, and the infrastructure for gaming operations is being put in place at two sites. Ten casinos for a population of just under 40,000 are causing discontent across the country. A motion was submitted in Parliament in 2021 to stop casino developments. That gambling is part of the culture in many countries... read more →
Based on information from the Statistics Office, there were 18,526 internet connections in Liechtenstein in 2021. According to a 2020 Data Protection Agency study, 95 per cent of people use the internet. The Digital Agenda (see 1.1 and 2.1) is a strategic guideline to ensure Liechtenstein’s further development in view of the changes in education, work and personal life. Access to new technologies for the general public is considered a state and education policy mandate. Liechtenstein’s highly developed economy could not exist without the use of modern information and communication technologies. Business, science and politics are connected via the “Digital... read more →