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On 2 March 2023, Sam Tanson, Minister for Culture, Lydie Polfer, Mayor of the City of Luxembourg, and Serge Wilmes, alderman in charge of Tourism, congratulated the 87 official guides of the City of Luxembourg who had successfully completed the training courses organised by the Ministry of Culture on "Luxembourg: old quarters and fortifications", classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As part of the reform of its subsidy policy and following the workshop dedicated to "Cultural press and culture in the press", which was held on 14 July 2022 at Les Rotondes, the Ministry of Culture has rethought its support for cultural periodicals, the quality and diversity of which will now be promoted through a call for applications.

After months of preparation, the EFAD, the film agencies and Culture Ministries from 13 countries launched, in presence of Culture Ministers Sam Tanson (Luxembourg), Rima Abdul-Malak (France) and Claudia Roth (Germany) during the 73rd edition of the Berlinale the European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films.

On 8 February 2023, the Chamber of Deputies voted on draft law no. 7963 on the integration of artistic works in public buildings.

The Ministry of Culture's support for new forms of cultural mediation - blogs, vlogs and podcasts - is a new mechanism to support authors, critics or columnists specialised in cultural matters who create an independent platform, blog, vlog or podcast dedicated to publishing, accompanying or criticising current events in the artistic and cultural scene in Luxembourg.

As part of the "Les Rendez-Vous de l'UNESCO" cycle, the Luxembourg Commission for UNESCO is launching a new series of multidisciplinary events in 2023 on the theme of global citizenship.

On Tuesday 13 December 2022, the winners of the National Literary Competition 2022 were awarded the prizes by the Minister for Culture, Sam Tanson. The ceremony took place at the National Literature Centre in Mersch.

Josée Kirps, Director of the Luxembourg National Archives, has been appointed President of the International Council on Archives (ICA) for the next four years.

Swearing-In of Ms Nena Sand at the national Institute for Archaeological Research On July 28, 2022, Minister of Culture Sam Tanson swore in Ms. Nena

On July 21st 2022, Minister for Culture, Sam Tanson, presented the results of the survey on museum practices in Luxembourg that was launched in 2021 in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).

Awareness-raising training on welcoming people with disabilities The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with Info Handicap, offers training on how

Swearing-in of Mr. Ralph Gengler, technical assistant at the National Museum of Natural History On 28th of April 2022, the Minister for Culture Sam

Announcement of the new board of directors of the Philharmonie After confirmation by the Government Council, the Ministry of Culture has the honor to

Partly as a sign of its change of name, the Service des sites et monuments nationaux, now the Institut national pour le patrimoine architectural – INPA or National Institute for Architectural Heritage, has just published a book documenting 20 restoration projects on buildings belonging to the rural and urban architectural heritage.

On April 5th 2022, Minister for Culture Sam Tanson received Bettina Steinbrügge as she takes the office as director of the Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean.