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Ireland/ 2. General objectives and principles of cultural policy  

2.2 National definition of culture

While there is no specific definition of culture, the arts are defined in the Arts Act 2003 as:

"any creative or interpretative expression (whether traditional or contemporary) in whatever form, and includes, in particular, visual arts, theatre, literature, music, dance, opera, film, circus and architecture, and includes any medium when used for these purposes".

This definition corrects some omissions / deficiencies in previous legislation.


Chapter published: 02-12-2012

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              Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334