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17.06.2015|Ministry of Culture
Saar: The Ida-Viru County Roundtable of National Culture Societies is a good cooperation example between different communities
On 1 June, a conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Ida-Viru County Roundtable of National Culture Societies took place in the Jõhvi Concert House, with the participation of Minister of Culture Indrek Saar.
“The anniversary roundtable is a great example of how the initiative by the...
17.06.2015|Ministry of Culture
Undersecretary for cultural heritage Tarvi Sits: kept up cultural heritage sights improve the living environment, support regional development and increase the competitiveness of the state
On 30 May, the Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage to the Ministry of Culture Tarvi Sits gave a presentation to specialists and local government heritage conservation organisers at the two-day XVII Spring Conference of the Estonian Academy of Arts Department of Heritage Protection and Conservation...
17.06.2015|Ministry of Culture
Most important integration activities in 2014: Russian language TV channel, creation of conditions for support measures for insufficiently integrated permanent residents and new arrivals
Minister of Culture Indrek Saar introduced the 2014 summary of the “Integrating Estonia 2020” development plan to the Government of the Republic. The Government acknowledged the summary. The summary highlights the status of fulfilling strategic and area-specific objectives as well as the used funds...
17.06.2015|Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture Indrek Saar: the cultural policy foundation document presented to the Government has resulted in summary of activity report for its first year of 2014
During today’s meeting of the Government of the Republic, the Minister of Culture Indrek Saar introduced the principles of shaping and implementing the cultural policy as well as the first 2014 report of the document “The general principles of cultural policy until 2020” establishing area-specific...
11.06.2015|Ministry of Culture
Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture Paavo Nõgene at the Cannes film festival: Estonia is open to the world’s film industry
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture and Chairman of the Council of the Estonian Film Institute Paavo Nõgene addressed the representatives of the world film industry at the opening of the Estonian exhibition at the 68th Cannes film festival. Nõgene introduced Estonian innovation...
11.06.2015|Government Office
Integration survey shows an increase in the interaction between the different nationalities of the Estonian population
The results of the survey “Monitoring of Integration in Estonian Society in 2015” published today indicate that the interaction between the different nationalities of the Estonian population has increased compared to five years ago. The Estonian language skills of the Russian-speaking population...
26.05.2015|Ministry of Culture
The Centre of Rural Architecture of the Estonian Open Air Museum has received the highest European Union heritage conservation award
Today, the recipients of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage and Europa Nostra Awards were announced. The Estonian Open Air Museum has won a prestigious award in the category of education and training programs and raising awareness with the training program aimed at the owners of country...
19.05.2015|Ministry of Culture
Design Adviser: fifth international design award won proves the high level of Estonian design
Electrical sauna heater HUUM Drop designed by Mihkel Masso, a product design student at the Estonian Academy of Arts has won a famous international Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015. This is the fifth Red Dot Award won by Estonian designers.
“Being awarded the Red Dot Award is great news, because...
19.05.2015|Ministry of Culture
Creative industries support measure to be launched
On Friday, 9 January, the Creative Industries Support Measure Regulation will come into force which constitutes the basis for the allocation of grants for the development of support structures, joint projects and export capacity of creative industry. This marks the completion of nearly all the...
20.03.2015|Ministry of Culture
The exhibition “Hilma af Klint. A Pioneer of Abstraction” opened in Kumu Art Museum is the first exhibition in Estonia guaranteed by the state
On 13 March, the exhibition “Hilma af Klint. A Pioneer of Abstraction”, put together by Moderna Museet in Stockholm, was opened in Kumu Art Museum, which will remain open until 7 June. It is the first exhibition in Estonia to which the state guarantee is granted. It enables museums to organise high...