Ministry of Culture (Sweden)

The Ministry of Culture (Swedish: Kulturdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden responsible for culture policy. The ministry is headed by the Minister for Culture, currently Parisa Liljestrand (m).

Ministry of Culture

Kulturdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	2007 (2007)
Employees	about 85
Minister responsible	Parisa Liljestrand, Head of the Ministry Minister for Culture
Website	www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-of-culture/

The Ministry of Culture is located at Drottninggatan 16 in central Stockholm.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Culture holds ministerial responsibility for the following government agencies:

• Election Authority (Valmyndigheten)
• Sámi Parliament (Sametinget)
• Swedish Arts Council (Statens kulturråd)
• Swedish Media Council (Statens medieråd)
• Public Art Agency (Statens konstråd)
• National Archives (Riksarkivet)
• National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet)
• Agency for Support to Faith Communities (Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund)
• Agency for Youth and Civil Society (Myndigheten för ungdoms- och civilsamhällesfrågor)
• Press and Broadcasting Authority (Myndigheten för press, radio och tv)
• Agency for Accessible Media (Myndigheten för tillgängliga medier)
• Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis (Myndigheten för kulturanalys)
• Handicraft Council (Nämnden för hemslöjdsfrågor)
• Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden)
• Forum for Living History (Forum för levande historia)

Academies and institutes

• Royal Academy (Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna)
• Royal Swedish Academy of Music (Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien)
• Royal Academy of Letters (Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien)
• Institute for Language and Folklore (Institutet för språk och folkminnen)
• Swedish Film Institute (Svenska filminstitutet)

Public museums

• National Historical Museums (Statens historiska museer)
• Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts (Nationalmuseum)
• Moderna Museet
• Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet)
• Nordic Museum (Nordiska museet)
• Skansen
• National Swedish Museums of Military History (Statens försvarshistoriska museer)
• Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (Statens centrum för arkitektur och design)
• Museum of Science and Technology (Tekniska museet)
• Museum of Work (Arbetets museum).

Performing arts

• Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten)
• Royal Swedish Opera (Kungliga Operan)
• National Swedish Touring Theatre
• Performing Arts Agency (Statens musikverk)

Areas of responsibility

The Ministry of Culture is responsible for issues concerning culture, democracy, media, the national minorities, and the language and culture of the Sami people. The Ministry is also responsible for sport, youth policy and issues concerning civil society, faith communities, and burial and cremation services.

External links

• Ministry of Culture, official website (in English)