Mutaleni Nadimi is a researcher at the Boekman Foundation. She follows the Audiovisual and Heritage domains for the Culture Monitor and tracks developments in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as well as Digital Transformation within the Dutch cultural sector. Mutaleni has a master’s degree in anthropology from Leiden University and a bachelor’s in film from Bennington College, Vermont, USA. She previously worked in research support as a project manager at Erasmus University Rotterdam and has a strong background in scholarly publishing serving as editorial and production manager at the University of Namibia Press and commissioning editor at Macmillan Education Namibia. With... read more →
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During our 6th General Assembly of the Compendium Association in Valletta, Malta, Anna Villarroya from Spain has been voted as the new Chair of the Board of the Compendium Association! Anna Villarroya is an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona and is the expert author for the cultural policy profiles for Spain. Her main current research interests include: Women and cultural policies, cultural participation, labour cultural markets. Since 2017 she has been president of the European Association of Cultural Researchers. At the same time, Adrian... read more →
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After successfully concluding our conference on the Right to Culture in collaboration with Arts Council Malta earlier this month, we have updated our website section "Our Assemblies & Conferences" with material from the event. During the first day of the conference, EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli gave enlighting opening remarks, followed by a keynote speech from Dr. Karima Bennoune framing the importance of the Right to Culture, which is linked below. The conference then continued with three panel discussions about Artistic Freedom, Cultural Diversity & Accessibility, and Cultural... read more →
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During an informal meeting in Cáceres, Spain, on September 25 and 26, the European Union's Ministers of Culture approved the Cáceres declaration. With this declaration, the EU strengthens the policy level of culture and the cultural sector as it considers it an "essential public good" as well as a "global public good". The declaration stresses the importance of culture for society, especially in times of conflict. Minister for Culture and Sport, Miquel Iceta, who hosted the meeting, stressed in addition to that the importance of culture for the European Union and for democracy. The declaration states that "culture plays an... read more →
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An new short cultural policy profile for France is now available on the Compendium website. A special thanks goes out to our French experts Thomas Perrin and Jean-Cédric Delvainquière for compiling the profile. Below, you can see a few highlights of the cultural policy developments in France: The audiovisual licence fee was abolished in 2022 The provisional budget of the Ministry of Culture for 2024 of 4.6 billion euros is an increase of 5% compared to 2023 From 2023, three laws are to be passed to simplify procedures on the return of foreign cultural objects, on the restitution of human... read more →
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An updated version of the short cultural policy profile for Germany is now available on the Compendium website. A special thanks goes out to our German expert and Head of the Compendium Coordinator Team Ulrike Blumenreich for compiling the profile. Below, you can see a few highlights of the cultural policy developments in Germany: To mitigate the effects of the energy crisis on the cultural sector, a "Kulturfonds Energie" was launched in March 2023, with a budget of up to 1 billion euros. A "Culture Pass" was launched in June 2023, offering all young people turning 18 in 2023 a... read more →
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The annual International Conference on Cultural Policy takes place next week in Malta, Valletta, on 5 October. As part of the conference, the 6th Assembly of the Compendium Association and Assembly of Compendium Experts will be held the following day, 6 October, which will also serve as a meeting point for the Compendium community itself. In conjunction with this, Arts Council Malta will be hosting the 2nd edition of the State of the Arts - Malta National Symposium on the 7th of October. We look forward to discussing the Right to Culture, the general theme of this year's conference, with... read more →
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An updated version of the short cultural policy profile for Malta is now available on the Compendium website. A special thanks goes out to our Maltese expert and Vice-Chair of the Compendium Association Adrian Debattista for compiling the profile. Below, you can see a few highlights of the cultural policy developments in Malta: Malta's House of Representatives unanimously approved an artistic freedom bill on July 12, 2023. It protects artists from prosecution and promotes broad cultural expression, with specific provisions in the Criminal Code and Electronic Communications Act. Arts Council Malta published a resource pack for cultural operators entitled “Right... read more →
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For the first time, a short cultural policy profile for Türkiye is now available on the Compendium website. A special thanks goes out to our Turkish expert Asu Aksoy for compiling the profile. Below, you can see a few highlights of the cultural policy developments in Türkiye: Financial measures during COVID 19 were ineffective in supporting small-scale, independent theatre companies and independent cinemas. Funding since then have not improved and high inflation rates, reaching almost 60 percent in January 2023, have worsened the precarious situation. Public sector support for the arts is directed increasingly towards the invention and elaboration of... read more →
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In July 2023, Vasiliki Kassianidou took over the position as Deputy Minister of Culture in Cyprus after the resignation of her predecessor Michalis Hadjiyiannis. Cultural Policy objectives of the new Deputy Minister of Culture are the introduction of a youth card and a bill to regulate the status of artists, as well as overseeing the completion of the construction of the New Cyprus Museum. Additionally the taxation of donations (that is, being able to make a donation to culture which is tax-deductible), the upgrading and support of culture through festivals and theatre, the ‘Thymeli’ scheme, as well as the promotion... read more →