A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common
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position in
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...
s. The culture minister is typically responsible for
cultural policy
Cultural policy is the government actions, laws and programs that regulate, protect, encourage and financially (or otherwise) support activities related to the arts and creative sectors, such as painting, sculpture, music, dance, literature, and ...
, which often includes
arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizations) and measures to protect the national heritage of a country and cultural expression of a country or subnational region. This responsibility usually manifests in the accompanying ministry (also called a "department"), governing the following:
* an official registry of protected historic sites and other sites of cultural importance
* maintaining national archives of cultural work, including public
museums,
galleries and
libraries
* creating a department or ministry of culture or arts
* creating
arts councils, which disburse funding to artists and
arts organization
* providing funding to artists and arts institutions
In some countries or subnational jurisdictions (e.g., provinces or regions), the minister of culture may also be responsible for sport, youth issues, or tourism (e.g., in Turkey). In a few cases, the minister of culture is also responsible for foreign affairs (e.g., in Scotland), education (e.g., Hungary, Iceland and Indonesia), science and technology policy (e.g., Japan), communications/media (Singapore and UK), or a geographical area associated with national heritage (e.g., Ireland).
Terminology
A culture minister may also be called a cultural minister, minister of culture, minister for culture, minister of cultural affairs, minister of arts, minister of heritage, secretary of culture or secretary of state of culture.
See also
*
Ministry of Education and Culture
*
Minister (government)
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Culture
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...