Ministry of Culture (Sweden)

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The Ministry of Culture (Swedish: Kulturdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden responsible for culture policy. The ministry is headed by the Minister for Culture, currently Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (m).

The Ministry of Culture is located at Drottninggatan 16 in central Stockholm.

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[edit] Government agencies

The Ministry of Culture is principal for the following government agencies:

[edit] General cultural activities

  • Hanaholmen Cultural Centre for Sweden and Finland, or Hanaholmens kulturcentrum för Sverige och Finland.
  • Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs, or Statens kulturråd. (Official site)
  • Foundation Culture of the Future, or Stiftelsen framtidens kultur. (Official site)
  • Foundation for Swedish-Norwegian Cooperation, or Svensk-norska samarbetsfonden

[edit] Language, literature, libraries and archives

[edit] Visual arts, design and applied arts

  • Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, or Akademien för de fria konsterna.
  • Visual Art Collecting Society, or Bildkonst Upphovsrätt i Sverige (BUS).
  • Swedish National Handicraft Council, or Nämnden för hemslöjdsfrågor.
  • Swedish National Art Council, or Statens konstråd. (Official site)

[edit] Film, artists and heritage

[edit] Media

[edit] Museums and exhibitions

[edit] Theatre, dance och music

[edit] Religious communities

  • Swedish Commission for State Grants to Religious Communities, or Samarbetsnämnden för statsbidrag till trossamfund.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 59°19′47.89″N, 18°03′55.49″E

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