Canton Thurgau strengthens cultural education
The Government Council of the Canton of Thurgau has approved the canton's cultural concept for the years 2016 to 2018. Two new development goals have been incorporated into the revised concept: the development of a museum strategy and the expansion of cultural education offerings.
The projects launched between 2013 and 2015 will be continued, according to a press release from the cantonal government. In addition, a museum strategy will strengthen the cantonal museums for future challenges and the expansion of outreach programs will improve access to culture in the canton of Thurgau: Gaps in offerings are to be closed and institutions supported in the development of outreach programs.
The cultural concept provides information on the criteria for the allocation of resources from the lottery fund. It shows how the funds from the state account and the lottery fund are used for cultural and charitable organizations.
The annual contributions from the state account will increase minimally due to the increasing share of the Canton of Thurgau in the Eastern Switzerland Cultural Burden Equalization Scheme from the previous CHF 1,866,100 to CHF 1,889,600 per year. The annually recurring contributions from the lottery fund will increase from CHF 2,548,500 to CHF 2,666,000, in particular due to the two newly set development goals.
In addition, the framework credit for one-off cultural projects will be increased from CHF 2.3 million to CHF 3 million based on past experience. Whether the framework credit is used up depends on the applications to the lottery fund and is still only a theoretical figure.
The concept can be downloaded at:
www.tg.ch/documents/Kulturkonzept_2016_2018.pdf
