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Cultural Creativity
- Cultural Creativity
  
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  Culture is as diverse as the forms in which it is expressed: art, design, film, literature, dance, theatre and music make up a large part of our country's creative landscape. Each branch of culture has its own distinctive features and challenges.
  The Federal Office of Culture is committed to promoting a multifaceted, high-quality cultural offering and works to create the conditions under which culture practitioners and cultural organisations can flourish.
  The Swiss Confederation presents prizes and awards to recognise the achievements of Switzerland's cultural scene and enhance its status and profile both nationally and internationally.
  
  Details of other institutions that encourage and support cultural creativity can be found at culturalpromotion.ch. The database contains a directory of grant-making institutions from the private and public sectors.
  
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Languages and society
- Languages and society
  
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Cultural heritage
- Cultural heritage
  
  The sense of community and belonging is founded on a shared cultural heritage. The Federal Office of Culture has set itself the goal of protecting, preserving, mediating and providing access to Switzerland's cultural heritage. It works to protect built heritage and open up intangible cultural heritage, acts to combat the illegal transfer of cultural assets, and administers valuable collections belonging to the Confederation.
  
  UNESCO World Heritage
  
  Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Switzerland
  
  Transfer of cultural property
  
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Baukulturcurrent page
- Building is culture and creates space for culture
  
  The Federal Office of Culture (FOC) is the Confederation’s expert body in Baukultur. It is committed to the sustainable promotion of high-quality Baukultur in Switzerland, protects built heritage and coordinates the Confederation’s Baukultur-related activities. To that end, it advocates open dialogue among all involved parties.
  
  Baukultur concept
  
  Baukultur is expressed through people operating within space and shaping the space in its full diversity.
  
  Dialogue
  
  Everyone can help determine how we live together when Baukultur is debated and negotiated.
  
  Quality
  
  High-quality Baukultur results from a quality-oriented approach to space.
  
  Archeology and heritage conservation
  
  Built heritage is a core component of Baukultur. It is worth maintaining and protecting.
  
  ISOS and protection of heritage sites
  
  ISOS demonstrates how heritage sites worthy of protection can be maintained and carefully developed.
  
  Building, planning, developing
  
  Sustainable approaches and quality-oriented processes promote high-quality Baukultur.
  
  Financial aid
  
  The FOC promotes high-quality Baukultur by providing financial assistance to sites, projects and organisations.
  
  Services
  
  Information, contact points and persons at the Baukultur section, Federal Office of Culture.
  
  Federal Commission for Monument Preservation (EKD)
  
  Die EKD is the advisory commission for archaeology, heritage conservation and the protection of heritage sites.
Documentation
- This section contains documents from the Federal Office of Culture (FOC), a list of FOC publications, legal texts and various forms.
  
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