About the Agency

The Danish Agency for Culture is an agency under the aegis of the Danish Ministry of Culture, established on January 1, 2012.

The agency is a merger of three former agencies:

• The Danish Arts Agency
• The Heritage Agency of Denmark
• The Danish Agency for Libraries and Media.

The merger was created to: improve professional synergies,create a greater impact in other policy areasmake it possible for the Danish Ministry of Culture to grapple with future economic challenges.

The Danish Agency for Culture consists of five centers, an Executive Secretariat, and a Human Resources Group.

The five centers are:       

• Center for Libraries and Media
• Center for Digitalization and IT
• Center for Cultural Heritage and Architecture
• Center for Cultural Institutions and Operational Support
• Center for Support for the Arts.

The vision of the Danish Agency for Culture is:   

• To bolster the interplay among art, cultural heritage, libraries and media   
• To improve the coordination of national and municipal efforts in cultural fields  
• To promote the development and exploitation of an increasingly digitalized culture and media landscape   
• To develop new proposals and forms of communication for citizens   
• To strengthen international cultural collaboration within all professional fields  
• To increase cooperation among, inter alia, education, teaching, research, the environment and nature, and business development, including architecture and tourism.