Cultural public services

1. Provision of public library services;
2. support to cinemas and performing arts organizations,
3. local protection of cultural heritage;
4. support for local community cultural activities;

 

Local public issues and local government tasks to be taken care of as locally manageable public tasks, especially:

 

Cultural services, especially the provision of public library services; support of film, theatrical and performing arts organizations, local protection of cultural heritage; support for local community cultural activities. [1]

The state and local governments are tasked with operating the public library service.

The national library is the National Széchényi Library. The rights and obligation of control are exercised by the minister.

Provision of the local library service is a compulsory task of local governments. [2]

The state and local governments are tasked with providing for the conditions of community culture.

The local government is obliged to support local community cultural activities.

 

In cities of county status and in districts of the capital, the local government provides for community cultural institutions as part of their tasks. In villages, the local government provides for community space and/or a community cultural institution.

In the interests of promoting and developing community cultural activities, the county (Budapest) government authorities shall ensure professional consultation and services in the field of community culture, for the local government authorities of the communities of the county (districts of Budapest), the community cultural institutions, organizations and groups. Ensuring the operational conditions for the professional consultation and services in the field of community culture pursuant to this Act is a mandatory duty of the county (Budapest) government authorities. [3]

Public services of community culture: [4]

1. promotion of the appearance of cultural communities, support of their operation, helping their growth, provision of venue for community cultural activities and cultural communities,
2. development of community and social participation,
3. ensuring the conditions for life-long learning,
4. ensuring the conditions for handing down traditional community cultural values,
5. ensuring the conditions for amateur creative and performing art activities,
6. ensuring the conditions for nurturing and developing talents,
7. culture-based economy development.

e. protection of cultural heritage;

The protection of cultural heritage serves the interest of the public, and its realisation entails the right to participate and the obligation to cooperate for the organizations of the state, local governments, nationality organizations, ecclesiastical legal entities, nongovernmental and business organizations as well as for the citizens. [5]

 
References:

[1] Act CLXXXIX of 2011 on Hungary’s local governments

[2] Act CXL of 1997 on the protection of cultural goods, museum institutions, library services and community culture – version in force

[3] Act CXL of 1997 on the protection of cultural goods, museum institutions, library services and community culture – version in force

[4] Act CXL of 1997 on the protection museum institutions, public library services and community culture – version for amendment

[5] Act LXIV of 2001 on the protection of cultural heritage

 
This article based on the following document: Community development methodological guide