The Riksteatern has received a donation worth several million kronor from the Erling-Persson Foundation. The gift of 18 million kronor will be used to reach more children and young people across the country.
EntertainmentThe interests of the Sami should be given special weight when weighed against other national interests - such as mines and wind power. The Riksdag and government should also immediately issue an apology to older Sami who were forced into nomadic schools or workhouses as children, urges the Truth Commission for the Sami People.
SwedenJust over a quarter of the members will be new when the newly elected Riksdag convenes on Monday. The Left Party (V) has the largest share of newcomers.
SwedenAfter two years of renovation, the Museum of East Asia in Stockholm is reopening. But a cloud on the horizon is that a major project was canceled at the last minute.
EntertainmentParisa Liljestrand (M) will say yes if she gets the chance. But if the Conservatives win the election, the next Minister of Culture could be a Sweden Democrat. That is what Andreas Johansson Heinö, publisher at Timbro, believes.
EntertainmentSweden is one of the countries that invests the least in culture in the Nordic countries. But it's not just money that matters - political ambition also has an impact. One gets the impression that Sweden is stagnating and that Norway is thriving, says cultural researcher Ola K Berge.
EntertainmentThere has been silence about culture in the election campaign. But several tough questions await the parties that win the election. Here are some hot potatoes the new government will have to sink its teeth into.
EntertainmentPublic service will not be able to fulfill its mission with the financing proposed by the Tidö parties. This is what the opposition parties mean, warning of major cutbacks.
EntertainmentThe Tidö parties are moving forward with a new model for how public service is to be financed - despite SVT and SR having warned of extensive cutbacks. Moreover, the public service companies are to be scrutinized more closely.
EntertainmentThe Government wants to lower the VAT on dance events from 25 to 6 percent. The Ministry of Finance has now submitted the proposal for review ahead of the autumn's negotiations.
EntertainmentJews in Sweden are exposed to increased threats, violence, and attacks. It should be a matter of course to wear one's Star of David or kippa openly, says Social Minister Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats).
SwedenThe Cultural Heritage Anundshög, Sweden's largest burial site, has been subjected to a comprehensive grave looting. About fifty pits have been dug in the hill. The police have now set up a report of antiquarian crime.
EntertainmentDonald Trump's statement about tariffs on all films produced outside the USA is being torn apart by Eva Hamilton, Chair of the Film and TV Producers. It sounds just incredibly stupid and I have a hard time seeing it can be implemented.
EntertainmentThe Green Party wants to allocate 250 million kronor to culture in its spring amending budget – with investments in primarily regional culture and study associations. It is against the broad cultural life in the entire country that the government's policy hits the hardest, says Amanda Lind.
EntertainmentGitte Ørskou gets an extended employment as superintendent and head of Modern Museum.
EntertainmentTwo activists climbed up onto the Vasa ship on Wednesday morning. The police were called to the scene – and on Instagram, Culture Minister Parisa Liljestrand (M) is furious. "I am, to put it bluntly, bloody furious", she writes.
EntertainmentThe allocation to literature and cultural magazines is increased by 10 million kronor in the government's spring budget. But the money is intended for reading promotion initiatives, writes the government.
EntertainmentThe Government wants to make the National Archives and the National Heritage Board into emergency preparedness authorities – and allocates four million kronor to it in the spring budget. Experiences from other countries teach us that culture builds resilience, says Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party).
EntertainmentSwedish authors want the Minister of Culture to take action since it has become known that Facebook owner Meta has used copyrighted works to train the company's AI models.
EntertainmentThe Government assigns the Royal Library the task of developing a common standard for lending digital books at public libraries.
EntertainmentThe Minister of Culture is not familiar with the directors Christopher Nolan, Bo Widerberg or Tomas Alfredson. This becomes clear when she is questioned in "The Prejudice Podcast". If I had guessed, I would have said that he is an actor, she says about Christopher Nolan.
EntertainmentThe Modern Museum's position risks being rapidly dismantled. This is the opinion of the Academy of Fine Arts, which is wrestling with biblical quotes in its response to the proposal to incorporate ArkDes and the State Art Council into the Modern Museum.
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