<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Translation</title> </head> <body> Today, legal regulations for public cultural institutions will come into effect. </body> </html>

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ČTK
01.01.2025 13:45
Czech Republic

Prague

Prague – From today, public cultural institutions have, among other things, the opportunity for long-term financial planning from multiple sources. The legal rules that make this possible are coming into effect. The law establishes the public cultural institution as a new type of legal entity. It will be an additional option alongside the current contributory organizations. The government proposal, which was signed by President Petr Pavel in August after being approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, is also intended to limit the possibility of potential political interference in the activities of the cultural institution.

According to the explanatory memorandum, contributory organizations could not plan financially in the long term because they were primarily dependent on an annual contribution from the founder. Culture Minister Martin Baxa (ODS) stated that the new form will be particularly suitable for larger theaters, symphony orchestras, libraries, and memory institutions such as museums.

According to the proposal, the highest authority of the public cultural institution will be a management board appointed by the founder. The management board will appoint the director, and oversight will be the responsibility of a supervisory board appointed by the founder. Experts from the public can participate in the establishment of the public cultural institution, and they will have at least a one-third representation on the management board.

The Chamber of Deputies amended the proposal concerning the recording of working hours of members of artistic ensembles. The public cultural institution will only record scheduled work, particularly joint rehearsals and performances, but not the individual preparation of the artists. Legislators also removed the potential conflict of interest between the director of the public cultural institution and the members of its management board when entering into contracts for their functions. Furthermore, the contract will be approved exclusively by the founder; the transfer of this authority to the supervisory board will not be possible.

The public cultural institution could be established by the state, a region, or a city or municipality. The transformation of existing contributory organizations into public cultural institutions is to be voluntary, at the decision of the founder.
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