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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...
11.02.2015|Ministry of Culture
Discussion concerning the Tartu Art Museum’s Holocaust-themed exhibition: the exhibition is offensive
Today, on February 11, members of the Jewish community and representatives of the Ministry met at the Ministry of Culture.
The meeting took place in a sincere and open atmosphere. According to representatives of the community, the videos that are part of the exhibition have offended many people...
11.02.2015|Ministry of Culture
Statement by the Minister of Culture
The exhibition currently on view at the Tartu Art Museum has brought a very serious statement to the Minister's desk from the Estonian Jewish community. In it, representatives of the community express their deep displeasure and shock regarding the artistic interpretation of the Holocaust and its...
19.01.2015|Government Office
The agreement of wages of cultural professionals was signed
9.12.2014
Today, on 9 December, a letter of intent on the wages of cultural professionals for 2015 was signed in the Ministry of Culture, resulting in the increase in wages by 4.5%.
According to the letter of intent signed by Chairman of the Board of the Estonian Employees' Unions'...