Cultural institutions

State cultural institutes

In accordance with the amended law of 25 June 2004 on the reorganisation of the State's cultural institutes, the cultural institutes listed below carry out, under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, tasks specific to their respective fields, as well as general tasks involving the collection, description, documentation, scientific study, enrichment, conservation, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, as well as related education and training. In accordance with the law of 21 December 2017 concerning the Institut grand-ducal, the financial contributions allocated to the Institut grand-ducal are also the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture.

Other

Established by Grand-Ducal Royal Decree of 24 October 1868, the purpose of the Institut grand-ducal is to promote the sciences, literature and the arts and to contribute to the influence of intellectual production at national and international level. It receives financial contributions from the State, charged to the budget of the Ministry of Culture.

 

Cultural organisations attached to the central state administration

The State entrusts the execution of specific cultural missions to the following public establishments and economic interest groups:

 

Cultural structures under agreement

Through agreements, the State also entrusts the following cultural structures with specific cultural missions:

Visual arts, architecture, design and craft

Audiovisual, multimedia and digital arts

Regional cultural centres

Cinema, art house cinema

Dance

International

Books and cultural press

Museums and heritage sites

Music

Heritage, history, garden arts and science transmission

Multidisciplinary

Sociocultural

Theatre, street arts and circus