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On 24 June 2019, the steering committee (see above) met at the Federal Foreign Office. On the basis of the resolutions by the Conference of Parties, it set the timetable for the consultation procedure and the specific priorities for the Periodic Report.
From July to October 2019, the national point of contact called upon all civil society actors (see below) to communicate relevant initiatives and measures for the Third Quadrennial Periodic Report. During the same time period, the AA, BKM, Kultur-MK and the Länder with their respective departments participated by submitting relevant measures for the report. Additionally, the AA invited all relevant ministries, the Federal Statistical Office and the Association of German Cities to name relevant measures.
Back in summer of 2018, at the suggestion of civil society actors, the national point of contact had also invited all stakeholders to participate in an online consultation as part of monitoring the implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention. Additionally, the national point of contact proactively conducted in-depth research and analyses in 2018 and 2019. Altogether, over 100 relevant measures and initiatives were thus identified by 1 October 2019.
On 30 October 2019, the Sub-Committee for Culture and the Advisory Committee on the “Diversity of Cultural Expressions” of the German Commission for UNESCO addressed the requirements of the Third Quadrennial Periodic Report and the central developments and challenges during the reporting period. In keeping with the reporting structure newly agreed in 2019, 100 contributions were compiled into a first draft by 23 December 2019.
This first draft report served as the basis for three combined consultation processes:
a) The steering committee arranged for an initial quality check and solicited feedback from all relevant federal ministries and the Länder.
b) Actors and committees from both civil society and the expert community were invited to comment online on this draft report from 23 December 2019 to 19 January 2020.
c) At a special session of the Federal Coalition for Cultural Diversity held in Cologne on 21 January 2020, the draft report and all online comments were peer-reviewed chapter by chapter; keywords on core progress areas and challenges during the 2016 to 2019 reporting period from the perspective of civil society actors were identified; primary outcomes, key developments, challenges, problem-solving strategies and next steps were compiled and put forward for discussion.
Some 70 comments and the findings of the consultation on 21 January 2020 were taken into account when preparing the second draft of the report in the version dated 27 January 2020. The steering committee then reviewed this version and, from 27 to 31 January 2020, arranged for feedback from all relevant federal ministries as well as from the Länder and the Association of German Cities.
The steering committee also took into account the findings of the consultations and the remarks and proposals from civil society at its final reading of the report text, which took place on 4 February 2020 under the lead responsibility of the AA, before the Federal Cabinet took note of and approved it on 12 August 2020. On this basis, it was submitted to UNESCO in November 2020.
The protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions are the basis of the cultural policy of the Federal Government, the Länder and the local authorities in Germany. They promote a culture of participation of civil society actors at all levels. According to the 2018 Report on Cultural Funding (Kulturfinanzbericht), public spending for the protection and promotion of culture and the arts amounts to 0.34% of gross domestic product. Co productions on an equal footing and the dismantling of inequalities are important goals for international cultural cooperation.
This report presents 100 sample measures that strengthen sustainable systems of governance for culture. In this context, the strong trend of Länder and municipalities compiling longer-term cultural guidelines and cultural development concepts continues. In these efforts, they are actively responding to demographic, digital and ecological transformations. The innovative capacities of cultural infrastructures and institutions are becoming even more important. Cultural diversity is now the rule, not the exception. Artistic projects and cultural education are contributing to dialogue in society. During the reporting period, many refugees arrived in Germany from crisis and war zones. Some of the measures reported on here were in response to this development.
The plurality of media systems continues to guarantee freedom of opinion and a diversity of contents. It provides all citizens with various entry points to the media while ensuring that the populace has a presence in the media. A “media diversity monitor” has now been actively deployed across Germany.
Multi-year transformation programmes for museums, archives and libraries designed to expand their digital competencies are responding to the digital environment’s challenges and disruptions. The promotion of digital creativity as a tool of democratic popular culture and media culture must be institutionalised at some point in the future.
Model projects that stabilize and strengthen the efficacy of socio-cultural work play an important role in boosting the competencies and capacities of civil society entities.
Cultural content and forms of expression from countries in the Global South have continued to gain visibility thanks to international cooperation, co-productions, mobility, preferential treatment and artist residencies. Cooperation with cultural actors in Africa was further increased, partly in response to the debate, ongoing since 2017, on questions related to German colonial history and the handling of collections from colonial contexts. The successful programmes for publishers and for emerging cinematic talent have been further deepened and expanded. In 2019, they actively participated in the new medium-term cooperation initiative “Fair Culture” on the concept of preferential treatment in the artistic and cultural sector.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development shapes the role of culture in strategies for sustainable development. The German Sustainable Development Strategy, initially adopted in 2017 and revised in 2018, was the first to use the concept of a “culture of sustainability” as a guiding principle, whereby public programming funds for transformative cultural projects were made available. Important sectors of the creative industry, such as film and television, are developing prototypes for ecologically sound production methods.
In the framework of international and development cooperation, one focus is the structural contribution of the artistic and cultural sector towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in countries of Africa and the Near East. The Federal Government promotes the economic strength and innovative capacities of this promising sector, which creates jobs and prospects for young entrepreneurs in particular, and opens up new fields of business.
Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms is a requirement for implementing this UNESCO cultural convention.
Due to gender disparities, society misses out on quality, quantity and diversity of cultural content and forms of expression. Available talent is left untapped. Mentoring programmes to promote women, as well as other initiatives, were significantly expanded, the risk of violence was reduced and, overall, gender equality was embedded transversally in many different projects. This is also a focus of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2020.
By taking new measures, such as the Martin Roth Initiative, to protect artists and cultural professionals under threat, by intensifying its cooperation in the International Cities of Refuge Network, and by releasing general statements in response to developments, Germany has acknowledged in political terms and reinforced in practical terms the importance of protecting artistic freedom. Illiberal democracies and political systems that are increasingly re-nationalising present a challenge to artistic freedom and international cooperation.
In 2019, Germany submitted to UNESCO a 40-page implementation report on the key aspect of the social and economic status of artists and cultural professionals in the digital environment. That implementation report is included as an annex to this Periodic Report.
Organization type | Organization | Website |
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Adolf-Grimme-Institut – Research institution on media culture
| https://www.grimme-institut.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Akademie der Künste der Welt gGmbH – Arts Academy
| https://www.adkdw.org/de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| alba Kultur – International Office for Global Music
| https://www.albakultur.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung – Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
| https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Allianz Kulturstiftung – Allianz Cultural Foundation
| https://kulturstiftung.allianz.de/de_DE.html
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Arbeitskreis selbständiger Kultur-Institute e.V. – Association of Independent Cultural Institutes
| https://www.aski.org/
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Public Sector
| ARD – Public media services
| http://www.ard.de
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Public Sector
| ZDF – Public media services
| http://www.zdf.de
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut für kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung – Arnold Bergstraesser Institute for socio-cultural research
| https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Berlinale, Talent Campus – Annual summit and networking platform of the Berlin International Film Festival
| https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/page/c/main
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bertelsmann Stiftung – Bertelsmann Foundation
| https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/startseite
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesverband Darstellendes Spiel – Federal Association of Performing Arts
| https://darstellende-kuenste.de/en/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesverband der Film- und Fernsehregisseure – Federal Association of Film and TV Directors
| https://www.regieverband.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesverband der Theater und Orchester – Federal Association of Theatres and Orchestras
| http://www.buehnenverein.de/de/1.html
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit – German Association for Art House Cinemas
| https://www.kommunale-kinos.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesvereinigung der kommunalen Spitzenverbände – Association of German Cities
| https://www.staedtetag.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung e.V. – Union of Federal Associations for Cultural Youth Education
| https://www.bkj.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Büro für Kulturpolitik und Kulturwirtschaft – Office for Cultural Policies and Culture Industries
| https://kulturwirtschaft.de/
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Private Sector
| Büro für Kultur- und Medienprojekte GmbH – Office for Cultural and Media Projects, Culture Concepts
| http://www.kultur-und-medien.com/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutsche Filmakademie e.V. – The German Film Academy
| https://www.deutsche-filmakademie.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutsche Literaturkonferenz e.V. – German Literature Conference
| https://www.literaturkonferenz.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutsche Orchestervereinigung e.V. – Association of German Orchestras
| https://www.dov.org/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutscher Bundesverband Tanz e.V. – German Association of Dance
| https://www.deutscherbundesverbandtanz.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutscher Designertag e.V. – German Designerforum
| http://designtag.org
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutscher Kulturrat e.V. – German Cultural Council
| https://www.kulturrat.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutscher Museumsbund – German Museum Association
| https://www.museumsbund.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutscher Musikrat e.V. – German Music Council
| https://www.musikrat.de/
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Public Sector
| Deutsches Historisches Museum – German Historical Museum
| https://www.dhm.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Europäisches Institut für vergleichende Kulturforschung – European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research
| https://www.kulturforschung.de/institutsprofil.html
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnen-Angehöriger – Guild of the German Stage
| https://www.buehnengenossenschaft.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Goethe-Institut e.V. – Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute
| https://www.goethe.de/en/uun.html
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Hans-Bredow-Institut für Medienforschung – Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research
| https://www.hans-bredow-institut.de/de
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Haus der Kulturen der Welt – House of World Cultures
| https://www.hkw.de/de/index.php
| |
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. – ifa, institute for foreign relations
| https://www.ifa.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Institut für Kunst, Kultur und Zukunftsfähigkeit – Institute for Art, Culture and Sustainability
| https://und-institut.de/de
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste – International Society of Fine Arts
| https://www.igbk.de/index.php/de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Internationales Theaterinstitut – International Theatre Institute
| https://www.iti-worldwide.org/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. – Society for Cultural Policy
| https://kupoge.de/
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Public Sector
| Kulturstiftung der Länder – Cultural Foundation of the Länder
| https://www.kulturstiftung.de/
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Public Sector
| Kulturstiftung des Bundes – German Federal Cultural Foundation
| https://www.kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de/en
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft e.V. – Umbrella organisation of the German film industry
| https://www.spio.de/?seitid=1&tid=1
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Stiftung Kunstfonds – Art Fund Foundation
| https://www.kunstfonds.de/
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Private Sector
| Stiftung Mercator GmbH – Mercator Foundation
| https://www.stiftung-mercator.de/
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Public Sector
| UNESCO-Lehrstuhl für internationale Beziehungen TU Dresden – UNESCO Chair in International Relations at the TU Dresden
| https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/irget/unesco-portal/forschung
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Public Sector
| UNESCO-Lehrstuhl für kulturelle Bildung Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg – UNESCO Chair in Arts and Culture in Education at FAU
| https://www.paedagogik.phil.fau.de/institut/unesco-lehrstuhl-fuer-kulturelle-bildung/
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Public Sector
| UNESCO-Lehrstuhl Kulturpolitik für die Künste in Entwicklungsprozessen Universität Hildesheim – UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy for the Arts in Development at the University of Hildesheim
| https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/unescochair/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren e.V. – German Screenwriters’ Association
| https://www.drehbuchautoren.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Verband deutscher Musikschulen e.V. – Association of German Music Schools
| https://www.musikschulen.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Verband Deutscher Schriftsteller – Association of German Writers
| https://vs.verdi.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telekommunikation e.V. – German Association of Commercial Radio and Telecommunication Providers
| https://www.vau.net/
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Europäischer Musikrat – European Music Council
| https://www.emc-imc.org/
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| alba KULTUR – Büro für globale Musik – alba KULTUR – International Office for Global Music
| https://www.albakultur.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| STADTKULTUR Netzwerk Bayerischer Städte e.V. – STADTKULTUR network of Bavarian cities e.V.
| https://www.stadtkultur-bayern.de/
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Public Sector
| Goethe-Institut e.V.
| https://www.goethe.de/de/index.html
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste (IGBK) – International Society of Fine Arts
| https://www.igbk.de/index.php/de/
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Akademie Schloss Solitude (artist-in-residence programme)
| https://www.akademie-solitude.de/de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Netzwerk Junge Ohren (young music network)
| https://www.jungeohren.de/
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Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesverband Theater in Schulen – Federal Association Theatre in Schools
| http://www.lvts-berlin.de/bvts-2/
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. – Association for Cultural Policy
| https://kupoge.de/
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Martin Roth-Initiative – Martin Roth Initiative (support for artists at risk)
| https://www.martin-roth-initiative.de/de
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung e.V. – Union of Federal Associations for Cultural Youth Education
| https://www.bkj.de/
|
Civil Society Organization (CSO)
| Deutscher Bühnenverein – German Theatre and Orchestra Association
| http://www.buehnenverein.de/de/1.html
|
Public Sector
| Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e.V. – German Commission for UNESCO
| https://www.unesco.de/
|
Public Sector
| Auswärtiges Amt – Federal Foreign Office
| https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/
|
Public Sector
| Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg – Hamburg State and University Library
| https://www.sub.uni-hamburg.de/startseite.html
|
Public Sector
| Kulturamt UNESCO Creative City Heidelberg – Cultural Office Heidelberg
| https://www.heidelberg.de/hd,Lde/HD/Rathaus/Kulturamt.html
|
Public Sector
| Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim – University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim
| https://www.muho-mannheim.de/index2.html
|
Public Sector
| Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien – Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
| https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/bundesregierung/staatsministerin-fuer-kultur-und-medien/ansprechpartner-bei-der-beauftragten-der-bundesregierung-fuer-kultur-und-medien-319666
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Public Sector
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
| https://www.giz.de/de/html/index.html
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Public Sector
| Sekretariat der Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK) – Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany
| https://www.kmk.org/kmk/sekretariat.html
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Goal 1 - Support Sustainable Systems of Governance for Culture
Cultural and Creative Sectors
Kind of industry | USD in 2017 |
1. Music | 7.518.526.200 |
2. Book | 6.007.547.100 |
3. Art | 1.589.228.200 |
4. Film | 8.879.619.700 |
5. Broadcasting | 9.841.753.000 |
6. Performing Arts | 8.696.671.100 |
7. Design | 11.834.349.800 |
8. Architecture | 7.769.805.000 |
9. Press | 14.677.767.800 |
10. Advertising | 13.149.155.100 |
11. Software/Games | 34.176.121.000 |
12. Other | 1.353.378.800 |
Source: Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi), Monitoring Report Culture and Creative Industries 2018
Sector/industry | 15 – 25y | 25 – 35y | 35 - 45y | 45 - 55y | 55 - 65y | Over 65y |
Manufacture of coins, jewellery and related articles | / | / | 5.000 | 7.000 | 5.000 | / |
Retail sale of publishing products, sports equipment and toys | 11.000 | 22.000 | 23.000 | 29.000 | 26.000 | 7.000 |
Publishing of books and magazines | 31.000 | 33.000 | 35.000 | 50.000 | 49.000 | 19.000 |
Publishing Software | 23.000 | 97.000 | 78.000 | 65.000 | 30.000 | / |
Motion picture and television programme production, distribution and sales; cinemas | 9.000 | 17.000 | 17.000 | 12.000 | 7.000 | / |
Recording studios; production of radio programmes; publishing of recorded music and musical works | / | 6.000 | 6.000 | 7.000 | / | / |
Radio broadcaster | / | / | 5.000 | 6.000 | / | / |
Television broadcaster | / | 6.000 | / | 5.000 | / | / |
Data processing, web portals, hosting and related activities | / | 9.000 | 8.000 | 6.000 | / | / |
Other information service activities | / | 11.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 | 9.000 | / |
Architecture and engineering offices | 33.000 | 110.000 | 108.000 | 130.000 | 103.000 | 29.000 |
Advertising/advertising agencies | 17.000 | 39.000 | 37.000 | 30.000 | 18.000 | / |
Studios for textile, jewellery, graphic and similar design | / | 20.000 | 24.000 | 20.000 | 12.000 | / |
Photography and photo labs | / | 9.000 | 11.000 | 9.000 | 9.000 | / |
Translating and interpreting | / | / | 9.000 | 8.000 | 7.000 | / |
Creative, artistic and entertainment activities | 14.000 | 43.000 | 47.000 | 57.000 | 41.000 | 20.000 |
Libraries, archives, museums, botanical and zoological gardens | / | 11.000 | 11.000 | 13.000 | 18.000 | / |
Total | 167.000 | 446.000 | 442.000 | 466.000 | 354.000 | 103.000 |
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/ = no data, because numerical value not secure enough |
Sector/industry | total | Male | Share | female | Share |
Manufacture of coins, jewellery and related articles | 23.000 | 11.000 | 46 % | 12.000 | 54 % |
Manufacture of musical instruments | 10.000 | 7.000 | 70 % | 3.000 | 30 % |
Retail sale of publishing products, sports equipment and toys | 119.000 | 45.000 | 38 % | 74.000 | 62 % |
Publishing of books and magazines | 217.000 | 98.000 | 45 % | 119.000 | 55 % |
Publishing Software | 296.000 | 223.000 | 75 % | 73.000 | 25 % |
Motion picture and television programme production, distribution and sales; cinemas | 65.000 | 40.000 | 61 % | 25.000 | 39 % |
Recording studios; production of radio programmes; publishing of recorded music and musical works | 27.000 | 16.000 | 60 % | 11.000 | 40 % |
Radio broadcaster | 24.000 | 11.000 | 47 % | 13.000 | 53 % |
Television broadcaster | 21.000 | 12.000 | 55 % | 10.000 | 45 % |
Data processing, web portals, hosting and related activities | 32.000 | 21.000 | 67 % | 10.000 | 33 % |
Other information service activities | 47.000 | 26.000 | 55 % | 21.000 | 45 % |
Architecture and engineering offices | 513.000 | 336.000 | 65 % | 177.000 | 35 % |
Advertising/advertising agencies | 145.000 | 75.000 | 52 % | 70.000 | 48 % |
Studios for textile, jewellery, graphic and similar design | 84.000 | 41.000 | 49 % | 43.000 | 51 % |
Photography and photo labs | 42.000 | 21.000 | 50 % | 21.000 | 50 % |
Translating and interpreting | 33.000 | 11.000 | 33 % | 22.000 | 67 % |
Creative, artistic and entertainment activities | 221.000 | 131.000 | 59 % | 90.000 | 41 % |
Libraries, archives, museums, botanical and zoological gardens | 60.000 | 23.000 | 39 % | 36.000 | 61 % |
Total | 1.978.000 | 1.147.000 | 58 % | 830.000 | 42 % |
Source: Microcensus 2018, Federal Statistical Office, H204/32162100
Source on total public budget for culture in USD: Federal and State Statistical Offices, Cultural Finance Report 2018
1.73 percent of total public spending - Source: Statistical Offices of the Federal Government and the Länder - Kulturfinanzbericht 2018, p. 19.
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen: Report on Promotion of Culture (Kulturförderbericht), 2018
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Guidelines for Cultural Policy (Kulturpolitische Leitlinien), 2020
North Rhine-Westphalia: Cultural Promotion Plan (Kulturförderplan), 2016–2018; North Rhine-Westphalia Land-Level Cultural Report (Landeskulturbericht Nordrhein-Westfalen), 2017
Free State of Saxony: Amendment of 11 April 2018 to Saxony’s Cultural Areas Act (Kulturraumgesetz)
Free State of Thuringia: 2025 Museum Outlook (Museumsperspektive 2025), adopted in 2018, 2019 recommendations
increase of EU2.3 million in institutional support for museums and the museums association of Thuringia (2018 to 2019)
Chemnitz: 2018–2030 Cultural Strategy (Kulturstrategie), as part of the city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2025
Magdeburg: 2030 Cultural Strategy (Kulturstrategie), as part of the city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2025
Nuremberg: 2018 Cultural Strategy (Kulturstrategie), as part of the city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2025
Düsseldorf: 2015–2017 Cultural Development Planning (Kulturentwicklungsplanung)
Cologne: 2019 Cultural Development Plan (Kulturentwicklungsplan)
Bayreuth: 2019 Cultural Development Plan (Kulturentwicklungsplan)
Leipzig: 2016–2020 Cultural Development Plan (Kulturentwicklungsplan)
Kassel: 2030 Cultural Vision (Kulturkonzeption)
Mannheim: 2030 Mission Statement Mannheim (Leitbild Mannheim Hoch Zwei), adopted by the Municipal Council in 2019
Funding from City of Mannheim, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
DANCE PACT Local-Regional-National (TANZPAKT Stadt–Land–Bund)
Five-year federal funding of EU5.6 million (2017-2021); 50% co-financing by local authorities/Lander and, where applicable, additional funding providers, at least equal to the amount of federal funding; EU1.1 million for 2021 already approved by the German Bundestag in 2019
The model of cooperative division of labour to strengthen cultural diversity in the field of dance is achieving its objectives; positive assessment of the initial 2017-2018 project cycle led to an extension into the second project period, which begins in 2021.
healthywithart URBANCULTURE. Network of Bavarian Cities, 2019–2020
Bavarian AOK: EU250,000; total budget: EU450,000
Cultural and Creative Industries Initiative of the Federal Government, launched in 2009 and restructured in 2016
Funding total for 2016-2019: EU26.1 million (EU2.8 million in 2016 followed by EU7.8 million each year)
* According to the 2017 Monitoring Report, the value created by the cultural and creative industries in 2016 was EU98.8 billion gross; the 2019 Monitoring Report found this figure had risen to EU100.5 billion in 2018; the Monitoring Reports highlight the innovative potential of the creative industries in relation to the various focus areas.
* It remains a challenge to assess the effects of non-technological innovations in the creative industries.
Culture is Strength. Education Alliances (Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung), since 2013, evaluated in 2018
EU222 million in federal funding spent between 2016 and 2020
Stated objectives of the "Culture is Strength" programme attained: children aged from 3 to 18 from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds who would have had no or limited access to culture enabled to participate in cultural events across Germany; local actors successfully networked; the evaluation of this measure for 2013 to 2017 is available online: https://www.bmbf.de/files/BMBF027_KMS%20Evaluation%20Schlussbericht_bf.pdf.
Research Fund for Cultural Education (Forschungsfonds Kulturelle Bildung), 2018 to 2021
Foundations: EU1.3 million between 2018 and 2021
Project for a Cultural Education Platform (Projekt Plattform Kulturelle Bildung) run in Brandenburg since 2017
Land government; foundation funding: annual budget of approx. EU500,000
Evidence found of positive effect of musical education on pupils' linguistic development
Schools Meet Culture – Culture Meets Schools (Schule trifft Kultur – Kultur trifft Schule), run in Schleswig-Holstein since 2016
Mercator Foundation; Land government: approx. EU1.7 million for the reporting period
Evaluation begun in 2019 to establish the conditions for success of cultural education
Creative Practice (Kreative Praxis), run in Saarland since 2016
Land Academy for Musical and Cultural Education (Landesakademie fur musisch-kulturelle Bildung); lottery company Saarland-Sporttoto GmbH: approx. EU320,000 per school year from 2016 to 2019, including complementary resources from the Land Academy for Musical and Cultural Education and the company Arbeit und Kultur Saarland GmbH
Master’s degree programme in Arts and Cultural Management, run since 2018
The degree programme is financed from contributions; the administrative costs are covered by Leuphana University Luneburg and the Goethe-Institut to the amount of EU305,000
Research projects on cultural education (Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Digitalisation in cultural education: EU9.5 million up to 2022; cultural education in rural areas: EU12.1 million (2019-2023)
360° – Fund for New City Cultures (360° – Fonds für Kulturen der neuen Stadtgesellschaft), since 2010, calls for applications in 2018 and 2019
Funding of EU13.9 million for the 2017 and 2018 rounds of applications; total funding of EU21 million for 2016 to 2024; funding for one project-related job in the cultural institution in question plus additional project funds of up to EU100,000 per institution through the German Federal Cultural Foundation - contingent on co-financing of at least EU50,000 for each institution from its own or third-party resources
Cultural Integration Initiative (Initiative Kulturelle Integration), since 2016
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media: EU1.5 million between 2018 and 2020
Culture Opens Worlds (Kultur öffnet Welten), since 2015
EU260,000, including the Culture Opens Worlds Special Award (2016 and 2017); as part of the KIWit group from 2017 - EU150,000 (2017 and 2018); EU200,000 (2018 and 2019); EU200,000 (2019 and 2020)
Refugee Amateur Music Project (Flüchtlingsprojekt in der Laienmusik), since 2015
55 music associations under the aegis of the North Rhine-Westphalia Music Council; funded institutions and initiatives of cultural life in North Rhine-Westphalia
*foundationClass programme for artists and designers in exile, since 2014
Funding from the Quality and Innovation Initiative of the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Science: EU161,000 (2017-2019), Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, DAAD Welcome, Power of the Arts and the Deutsche Bank Endowment Fund (Stiftungsfonds Deutsche Bank)
INTRO funding programme, since 2019
Total for the first nine projects: EU210,000, of which EU1500 monthly for the artist and EU500 monthly in project funds for the institution
Culture and Inclusion Network (Netzwerk Kultur und Inklusion), since 2015
Financed from federal funds, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
German libraries implementing the Marrakesh Treaty, 2018
Financed from Land funds
Creating an accessibility provision in the Deutsche Welle Act implementing the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive, 2018
Financed from federal funds
Culture in the Kleisthaus, since 2001, indefinite term
Financed from federal funds, Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Relating to Persons with Disabilities
Media Diversity
Diversity Monitor of the Land Media Authorities (Medienvielfaltsmonitor der Landesanstalten für Medien), since 2015
Amendment of the Interstate Media Agreement (Medienstaatsvertrag) to implement the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive, 2018 to 2019
Amendment of copyright law to implement the EU Copyright Directives amended in April 2019, 2019 to 2021
Establishment of the youth service “funk” in 2016
EU45 million
Establishment of the radio station COSMO in 2017 as a counterpoint to COSMO TV, previously on air as Funkhaus Europa
Entorno digital
SmartCULTURE (SmartKULTUR), Land Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, since 2017
Up to EU100,000 per project
Centre for Digitisation and Culture (Zentrum für Digitalisierung und Kultur), Land Schleswig-Holstein, since 2018
EU500,000 annually, in total EU1.5 million; the equivalent of two full-time positions
Results of the evaluation are due to be provided in 2022
Digital Culture (Kultur Digital), 2018 to 2024
EU21,000 (2018); forecast EU485,000 (2019), total of EU18 million in funding (2018 to 2024)
Digital Pathways to the Museum (Digitale Wege ins Museum), 2017 to 2020
Total funding of EU3.9 million (2017 to 2020); approx. EU390,000 (2017); approx. EU200,000 (2018); approx. EU1.4 million (2019); approx.EU1.9 million (2020)
The first funding period from 2017 to 2018 with a budget of approx. EU600,000 received a positive evaluation (museums were making significant progress and programmes were well received; programme running from 2018 onwards was extended to 2020 with a budget increase to over EU3 million)
Museum 4.0 (museum4punkt0), since 2016
EU15 million
Totally Digital! Reading and storytelling with digital content (Total Digital! Lesen und erzählen mit digitalen Inhalten), 2018 to 2022
EU5 million (2018 to 2022), EU1 million annually
ZDF Digital Culture Room (ZDF Kulturraum Digital), since 2019
Funded from broadcasting licence fees paid by the public
First evaluation process has been running since late 2019 and is expected to be concluded in spring 2020
Aligning the value-added tax on digital publications with that levied on print media, 2019
Partnering with Civil Society
Pilot project on promoting the socio-cultural dimension in Hesse, 2016 to 2020
Approx. EU3 million (2016 to 2020)
Nationwide one-off and innovative pilot project brought a new, nationwide awareness of the socio-cultural scene and professional associations and boosted their reputation; the confidence and future prospects of many actors has been significantly increased; funding has been significantly increased (double the level of 2014); the pilot project relieved the burden on Land Hesse LAKS and participating stakeholders
TRAFO – Models for Culture in Transformation. An initiative of the German Federal Cultural Foundation, 2013 to 2023
EU24.1 million (2015 to 2023)
Initial results of evaluations are expected in summer 2020; five additional regions are being supported in the second project phase from 2020 to 2023
Freedom. Diversity. Innovation. Action points on monitoring the implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in and by Germany from 2017 to 2020
Civil society consultation 2018 to 2020 within the framework of drafting the Third German Quadrennial Periodic Report
Goal 2 - Achieve a Balanced Flow of Cultural Goods and Services and Increase the Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
Residency programmes and setting up a national working group, since 2018
Supported by federal funding: budget of EU2.6 million (2015); EU2.9 million (2016); EU3.3 million (2017); EU3.8 million (2018); approx. EU4 million (2019)
Touring Artists: information and advisory services – expanded since 2018/2019
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media: EU75,000 (2016); EU91,270 (2017); EU73,770 (2018); EU83,500 (2019); in 2018 and 2019 additional project funding from the Senate Department for Culture and Europe of Land Berlin within the framework of the project "Berlin - Open to the World" (Weltoffenes Berlin): EU24,000 (2018); EU36,000 (2019)
UNESCO City of Literature Heidelberg’s Poetry Expedition, since 2016
Municipal budgets for cooperation within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network; EU20,000 for each Expedition covering 50% of Expedition costs
NIPKOW Programme, founded in 1998, 2016 conceptual redesign to promote excellence
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg,
Eurimages: EU115,500 annually
Berlinale World Cinema Fund, greater focus on Africa, since 2016
German Federal Cultural Foundation EU1.4 million (2016 to 2019); Federal Foreign Office EU584,000 (2016 to 2019); Creative Europe Media (EU programme) approx. EU853,000 (2016 to 2019)
TURN, cooperation with Africa fund, 2012 to 2021
Approx. EU7.8 million (2016 to 2021); in total approx. EU14.2 million (2012 to 2021)
Flow of Cultural Goods and Services
Project initiative “Fair Trade for Culture – Fair Culture”, 2018 to 2020 and 2019 to 2025
Tratados y acuerdos
Meetings of the joint EU-Korea Cultural Cooperation Committee on the basis of the EU-Korea Protocol on Cultural Cooperation adopted in 2015 within the framework of the 2010 free trade agreement
For co-productions, producers are obliged to make a contribution of their own of 10% of the total budget of the production; this is often covered by national film funding
Measures are based on studies and data from the European Audiovisual Observatory which show that a larger audience was reached through co-productions; from 2016 to 2017, films produced in the EU reached a market share of 5% of Korean cinema audiences and 20% of releases; the total number of visitors to Korean cinemas has risen by 41% since 2011; Korean films achieved an EU market share of 1% of audiences and 2% of releases
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Republic of Albania on Cultural Cooperation of 8 December 2015, entered into force on 25 March 2019
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Republic of Chile on Co-productions of Films of 10 October 2018
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Portuguese Republic on Relations in the Field of Film of 29 April 1988, entered into force on 21 March 2016
Goal 3 - Integrate Culture in Sustainable Development Frameworks
National Sustainable Development Policies & Plans
German National Sustainable Development Strategy (National Sustainability Strategy), revised version of 2017
Creation of the Culture and Societal Change action area by the German Council for Sustainable Development, 2017
EU7.5 million
Green Shooting Card (Grüner Drehpass) for film production, introduced in 2012, available throughout Germany since 2016
Annual budget of EU10,000 (2016 to 2019)
Measures for environmentally sustainable film production within the context of national film funding
International Cooperation for Sustainable Development
Founding of a division for media, culture, the creative industries and sport within the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2017
EU8 million for the global project by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (2018 to 2020); EU905,000 in funds-in-trust transferred to UNESCO (2017 to 2021); studies amounting to approx. EU140,000
Global Project Culture and Creative Industries in six pilot countries in Africa and the Near East (Senegal, Kenya, South Africa; Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq), 2018 to 2020
EU8 million (2018-2020)
Ayada Lab in the five West African countries of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Côte d’Ivoire, 2017 to 2020
Aktionsbühne Irak – Spotlight Iraq, 2018 to 2019
EU124,000 (2018); EU161,000 (2019)
Goal 4 - Promote Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Gender Equality
Round table “Women in Culture and Media”, 2016 to 2017
musicHHwomen – art.business.media, since 2017
A total of EU25,000 for three years: EU10,000 (2017); EU5000 (2018); EU10,000 (2019)
“Women in Culture and Media” project office, 2017 to 2020
EU350,000 (2017 to 2020): EU60,000 (2017); EU116,000 (2018); EU116,000 (2019)
The number of mentorship pairs, consisting of one (woman) mentee and one mentor (of any gender) continually increased over the course of the programme (first cycle: 13 pairs; second cycle: 24 pairs; third cycle: 30 pairs); the number of applications for mentee positions remained steadily high; feedback was given by the participants in the mentorship programme and evaluated by the project office; a more extensive evaluation is scheduled to take place near the end of the third cycle
Themis: Trust Centre against Sexual Harassment and Violence, since 2018
Counselling work began on 1 October 2018;
* Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media: EU61,000 (2018); EU100,000 (2019);
* EU113,000 in third-party funding (2018): EU5800 from the Producers' Alliance (Produzentenallianz); EU15,000 from the Theatre Association (Buhnenverein); EU20,000 from the VFF copyright collective; EU40,000 from the ARD public broadcasting network; EU15,000 from the ZDF public broadcaster; EU15,000 from the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and Audiovisual Services in Germany (VAUNET)
* EU125,000 in third-party funding (2019): EU10,000 from the Producers' Alliance; EU25,000 from the Theatre Association; EU20,000 from VFF; EU40,000 from ARD; EU15,000 from ZDF; EU15,000 from VAUNET
Total funding: EU399,000 (2018 and 2019)
The trust centre documents cases reported to it (information, counselling, prevention) anonymously; documentation is not yet available at the time of writing (December 2019)
Fuerza latina media project, since 2019
Financed from federal funds
Gender awareness in Egypt, 2016 to 2019
EU84,000 (2016); EU119,000 (2017); EU146,000 (2018); EU130,000 (2019)
Gender Equality and EU Funding for Culture: Workshop on Gender Equality in Art and Culture in the European Union, 2019
EU25,000
Re│Shaping Cultural Policies 2020: Expert consultation on gender equality in cultural policy, 2019
EU25,000
“Burning Issues” conference, 2019
Libertad artística
Martin Roth Initiative, since 2018
EU1 million (2017 and 2018); EU2 million (2019)
Results of evaluation workshop: fellows feel greater sense of security and successful integration in the host country; fellows have more creative possibilities and have advanced artistically. They rate the cooperation with the host institutions as successful; host institutions appreciate the sustainability-oriented nature of the protective stays and the mutual artistic and professional enrichment
Berlin joins the International Cities of Refuge Network, 2018
EU50,000 (2019)
“Weltoffenes Berlin” fellowship programme, since 2018
EU450,000 (2018); EU450,000 (2019)
Joint Declaration by the Culture Ministers and Senators of Culture of the Länder on Cultural and Artistic Freedom of 13 March 2019
Measures and Initiatives reported by Civil Society Organizations
Arabic-language guided tours of Berlin museums; intercultural glass workshops, since 2016
European Agenda for Music, since 2018
Writing On (Weiter Schreiben), an initiative for authors who have sought refuge in Germany, since 2017
Everyone has the Right to Art (Jeder hat ein Recht auf Kunst), 2017
Welcome to my Library, 2016 to 2019
First report by the International Theatre Institute on the global implementation of the 2005 Convention, as a contribution to the second report by civil society organisations on the implementation of the 2005 Convention, 2019
Operndolmuş, Komische Oper Berlin, since 2012
Future Lab Tunisia, since 2017, based on the Future Lab (Zukunftslabor) project of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (DKB), since 2007
Project Office for Dialogue between Sustainability and Culture (Projektbüro für Dialog zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Kultur), since 2018
Stories of Change & Sukuma Awards, Dresden, since 2012
Future Conference for Children: “How do we want to live (together)?” (Zukunftskonferenz der Kinder "Wie wollen wir (zusammen) leben?"), Dresden, 2017 to 2018
Improved working conditions for pregnant artists at German theatres, since 2018
Arts Rights Justice Academy, UNESCO Chair at the University of Hildesheim, 2017 to 2019
Study entitled “Audiovisual Diversity? Gender Representation in German Film and Television”, 2017
Emerging Transversal Issues
European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media's cultural budget included a total of EU7.8 million (2017 and 2018) for projects of significance across Germany. Projects were eligible for funding in the period from 2017 to 2019. These financial resources complemented the commitments of the Lander and municipalities as well as those of civil society.