Biel's cultural delegate has left the city
After 15 years of service, Eszter Gyarmathy, the City of Biel's Delegate for Culture, has decided to take on new challenges. By agreement, she ended her position on September 1, 2017.
According to the press release from the City of Biel, the City of Biel and the cultural scene will express their gratitude to her at the Culture Award ceremony on November 28, 2017.
The Biel/Bienne Department of Culture fulfills coordination, information, administrative and cultural policy tasks and manages a budget of around 11 million francs. Around 30 cultural foundations and associations receive annual subsidies. Numerous events and the creation of works are supported on a selective basis. It looks after the city's collections of art and cultural assets. Since 1986, the Department of Culture has also been responsible for two cultural venues: the Alte Krone and the Kulturfabrik Gurzelen.
