Strengthening Cultural Education: New Collaborations Between Schools and Cultural Institutions

More+More+ ♦ Published: February 18, 2025; 19:58 ♦ (Vindobona)

Cultural education plays a crucial role in shaping young minds, fostering creativity, and encouraging new ways of thinking. In Austria, the "culture connected" initiative is helping to bridge the gap between schools and the arts by supporting innovative collaborations between educational institutions and cultural organizations.

A new Project between Schools and cultural institutions have been launched by the Ministry of Education and the OeAD. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Harald Ulver / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

During the current school year in Austria, nearly 200 new partnerships between schools and cultural institutions are being launched through the "culture connected" initiative. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research and implemented by the Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD),, the program provides financial support of up to €1,800 per…