The action of the Ministry of Culture revolves around three central themes: the acknowledgement of cultural diversity, the strengthening of co-operation and the consideration of culture as a tool for economic development and social cohesion.
Below are listed the objectives that inspire the work of the Ministry, focused on a number of lines of action. More information about each of these action is available on the website of the Ministry.
Electronic Administration and Information Society
- Tools for Electronic Administration
- Access on the Net to the Administrative Procedures
- Computer systems:
Archives
- Conservation and promotion of the Spanish Documentary Heritage
- National and international promotion of the documentary heritage and the Archives
- Training and technical assistance
- National and international archival co-operation:
Stage Arts and Music
- Direct project management
- Collaboration with other public and private institutions
- Subsidies:
Libraries
- Library co-operation and co-ordination
- Development and modernisation of the library services
- Bibliographic Heritage preservation and promotion
- Creation and development of digital libraries:
Film and Audiovisuals
- Promotion and organisation of Spanish film and audio-visual activities in their three aspects of production, distribution and screening
- Promotion of Spanish film making abroad
- Retrieval, restoration, conservation and promotion of the film heritage
- National and international co-operation
Cultural co-operation
- International co-operation
- Promotion of Spanish culture
- Training of culture professionals
- Co-operation and communication with the Autonomous Communities
- Information and advice
Statistics
- Preparation, use and dissemination:
Preparing the statistics operations for which the department is responsible, making use of the relevant statistics operations specifically for the cultural field and disseminating the most significant statistic results in the area if culture, in order to provide indicators of the social and economic importance of the sector.
Foundations
- Setting of quality measures
- Information.
- Promotion
Books
- Promoting Books
- Promoting Reading
- Promoting Spanish Literature
Museums
- Promotion and consolidation of the Network of State Museums
- Acquisition, conservation, exhibition, research and communication of the Museum collections
- Promotion of Museums
- Infrastructure
- Co-operation
Historical heritage
- Protection of the Historical Heritage
- Enrichment of national collections
- Investment in Historical Heritage
- Co-ordination and communication between the Autonomous Communities
- International co-operation
- Conservation and restoration
Art promotion
- Promotion of culture and Cultural Heritage
- Promotion of artistic creation
- Training in exhibition management
- Cooperation with other public and private institutions
- Information for citizens
Intellectual Property
- Legislative action
- Communication
- Co-operation
- Defence and protection of Intellectual Property:
