Consultation on the City of Berne's cultural message
The City of Bern's Cultural Dispatch 2028-2031 goes out for consultation. Cultural funding is to be increased by 3.6 percent.
Funding for cultural promotion is to be increased by 3.6 percent compared to the previous period in order to help compensate for inflation in the institutions receiving funding. According to the city's press release, the cultural message will focus on the areas of sustainability and digitalization. In the area of project and program funding, the municipal council intends to focus on consolidating and further developing current measures. The cultural offerings in the school, socio-cultural and youth cultural context are now to be included in the cultural message. The consultation period will last until August 30, 2026.
The package includes 34 multi-year performance contracts with cultural institutions totaling CHF 35.4 million. This also includes orchestra funding, which is to be put out to tender for the second time and is budgeted at CHF 310,500. The remaining funds are spread across 13 promotional loans with a total endowment of CHF 4.8 million. The globally active music network Norient is to receive municipal performance contracts.
