Canton Glarus on the way to a cultural concept

The Culture Division of the Department of Education and Culture (DBK) is responsible for culture at cantonal level. Numerous cultural institutions with and without financial participation from the canton or the municipalities contribute to the diversity of cultural life in the canton of Glarus. However, the organizational anchoring of the topic of culture is different in the three municipalities, writes the cantonal government.

As part of an efficiency analysis of the cantonal administration, it was determined that the topic of culture is barely anchored at a strategic level and that the legislation gives the canton and the municipalities a great deal of room for maneuver, the government council continues. The development of a cultural concept has therefore been included as a departmental objective in the current legislative program.

The cultural concept is to be developed with the involvement of an external expert in a broad-based process - together with the municipalities, the political parties, those responsible for tourism and those involved in cultural life. It should clarify the socio-political and economic significance of culture in the canton, anchor the topic of culture more firmly at a strategic and legal level, clarify the roles and cooperation of the numerous players in the field of culture and highlight the operational implementation at cantonal level.