Lucerne reallocates cultural costs
The Lucerne Cantonal Council has approved a new cost-sharing agreement between the canton and the city of Lucerne for the five major cultural institutions in Lucerne.
The city and canton of Lucerne jointly finance Lucerne's five major cultural institutions - Lucerne Theatre, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Museum of Art, Swiss Museum of Transport and Lucerne Festival - through the special-purpose association of major cultural institutions. The city currently contributes 30 percent and the canton 70 percent of the operating costs.
The Cantonal Council has now approved the gradual adjustment of the funding formula in the first consultation. In future, the canton of Lucerne will pay 60% of the operating contributions and the city of Lucerne 40%. This new arrangement will reduce the canton's operating contributions to the special-purpose association by around CHF 2.87 million per year from 2025.
In addition, the canton and city have agreed that future investments in the Lucerne Theater will be borne by the city and those in the Swiss Museum of Transport by the canton. Due to the greater co-responsibility of the city of Lucerne, the organization of the special-purpose association will also be adjusted.
