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Cultural development plan Detmold

Culture in Detmold connects

Living diversity, shaping the future.

»Culture is the foundation of a diverse and open society, where people are connected across borders and generations. It inspires creativity and fosters innovation by creating space for new perspectives and ideas. Culture strengthens social cohesion and imparts values such as respect, responsibility, and empathy. Together, we aim to promote a vibrant and inclusive culture that unlocks individual potential and strengthens collective well-being. This is how we shape a fair and future-oriented society for all. «

Vision Statement

Summary

To secure the future significance of culture in Detmold, politics, administration, and cultural actors have jointly created a cultural development plan. This plan defines sustainable development goals and measures to be pursued in the coming years. Transparency, traceability, and democratic participation are central values of the process. The cultural development plan is structured around five key areas: support, networking, cultural spaces, education, and diversity and participation.

Who is responsible for the cultural development plan?

The responsibility for cultural development in Detmold is shared collectively. The cultural development plan relies on the commitment of politics, administration, cultural institutions, as well as both paid and volunteer actors in the cultural sector, to promote and strengthen culture in Detmold. It is aimed at all those who want to actively participatein shaping culture and cultural life, and also involves citizens who care about culture. The goal is to address the diversityand breadth of culture in all disciplines and at various levels of professionalization, and to jointly create the conditions fora vibrant culture in Detmold.

Main topics

Support for Culture

Together we are creating an attractive cultural landscape.
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Networking & Cooperation

Networking strengthens Detmold's culture.
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Places of cultural experience

Culture needs inviting and functional places.
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Cultural Education

Cultural education strengthens expression and creativity.
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Diversity, openness and participation

Culture should invite and reach all people.
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Looking back

Procedure for drawing up the cultural development plan

Five steps to the final report
March 2023

Start of the project to create a cultural development plan for the city of Detmold.

March to May 2023

Conducting a status quo analysis: Includes around 20 interviews, trend analyses, data analyses.

May to June 2023

Identification of key topics for the cultural development plan.

August 2023

Future conference: Working on the key topics together with over 100 participants.

August to November 2023

Processing of the results and preparation of a final report