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25.02.2021|Ministry of Culture
Estonia accedes to the Faro Convention, which values cultural heritage as a resource
Today, on February 25th, the government approved Estonia's accession to the Council of Europe Framework Convention. The Faro Convention emphasizes that cultural heritage is a valuable resource for society and an inherent part of sustainable development.
“By acceding to the Convention,...
11.02.2021|Government Office
The laureates of the achievement awards for culture and sport were announced
Today, on February 11th, the government decided that the Lifetime Achievement Awards for Culture will be awarded to Eha Komissarov, Tiit Pääsuke and Enn Säde. The Lifetime Achievement Awards for Sport will be awarded to Õnne Pollisinski and Gunnar Paal. The government’s decisions are based on the...
04.12.2020|Ministry of Culture
The most outstanding promoters of integration of the year were announced
Today, Minister of Culture Tõnis Lukas and Irene Käosaar, Director of the Integration Foundation, announced the list of most outstanding promoters of integration for the year. Recognition and a financial prize were awarded to the non-profit Estonian Union of National Minorities, Estonian Refugee...
01.12.2020|Ministry of Culture
Saaremaa was enriched by two more cultural monuments
Minister of Culture Tõnis Lukas designated a century-old landing site for fishing boats, and the watermill on Simmu Farm in the village of Möldri as cultural monuments. The landing site is still in use and the mill is unique because it has been rebuilt into a watermill.
‘There are...
14.10.2020|Ministry of Culture
The upcoming Pan-Finno-Ugric Day will highlight the importance of Finno-Ugric cultures in the European cultural space
On Saturday, October 17th, Pan-Finno-Ugric Day, which is one of the most important yearly cultural events of the Finno-Ugric peoples, will be celebrated. In a message sent to the Ministers of Culture of the kindred nations, Minister of Culture Tõnis Lukas emphasised the importance of the Finno-...
10.08.2020|Ministry of Culture
Tõnis Lukas: Estonian culture is emerging from the crisis as strong as when it entered it
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is re-emerging, is causing concern for cultural and sports organisers. The experience in the spring, when the value chains of many sectors simultaneously ceased to function overnight, is still very fresh in our minds. And the recovery has yet to be completed, even under...
28.05.2020|Ministry of Culture
Cultural cooperation between Estonia and Hungary: kinship and cooperation in supporting other Finno-Ugric people are of importance
Today, on the 28th of May, the Estonian ambassador in Hungary, Kristi Karelsohn and the state secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities, Zoltan Lörinczi (photos attached), signed an agreement on a programme of cultural cooperation between the two countries, lasting from 2020 until...
11.05.2020|Ministry of Culture
Emergency assistance in the wake of the corona crisis
The size of the crisis package in the field of culture and sport is 25 million euros. Applications are being accepted from 8th of May through online application system of Estonian Ministry of Culture.
The aim is to provide emergency assistance in the wake of the corona crisis as follows:
to...
06.05.2020|Ministry of Culture
Measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 virus outbreak in culture and audiovisual sector in Estonia
Together with cultural and creative sector, Estonian Ministry of Culture is continuing mapping the situation and possible consequences for culture, cultural heritage, audiovisual field, media sector and for sport sector. The overall aim of mitigation and support measures is to preserve the...
01.04.2020|Ministry of Culture
Taaniel Raudsepp will start work as the Undersecretary of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture
Taaniel Raudsepp will start work as the Undersecretary of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture. The competition for finding the undersecretary was conducted by the Civil Service Committee for Selection of Top Managers, which operates within the Government Office and according to the proposal of...