Whereas professional arts and culture education is not extensively developed (see point 5.3.), there is quite an offer in the framework of life-long learning with the ministry of Education’s adult education catalogue. It lists courses in a wide range of domains, from woodworking and ceramics, to sculpture and music, provided by a range of organisations throughout the country: local communes, public and private schools, associations and companies. Similarly, more than 80 training courses in “Arts and Crafts” are offered by eight training providers listed at www.lifelong-learning.lu, the portal for lifelong learning.
Continuous vocational and professional training is available at House of Training, an organisation created in 2015 by the Chamber of Commerce and the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL). Nevertheless, only few of its programmes are targeted to the cultural and creative sector (https://www.houseoftraining.lu/en_GB/training/domain/culture-creativity-377) and are being held by the ministry of Culture in partnership with the Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte.
Other training offers are of a more punctual nature, such as the training cycle for architects and engineers by OAI (federative organisation for five liberal professions, www.oai) and the UNESCO Site management on the subjects: « Comment choisir les matériaux pour une restauration réussie », « Restaurer des immeubles en zones protégées » ; « Visite guidée de la ville de Luxembourg – focus sur le projet d’éclairage ». The National UNESCO Commission also occasionally proposes classes, such as « Initiation au patrimoine « Luxembourg, vieux quartiers et fortifications » in the context of the « Public History » course at the University of Luxembourg.[1] Within the University of Luxembourg, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance – in association with the Christie’s Education London – has developed an academic training programme targeting professionals active in (or contemplating a career in) the art world willing to improve their knowledge of the financial, legal, accounting, tax and logistics aspects of art related transactions.[2] Furthermore, via its Competence Centre [3], the University has organised a new for-credit continuing education programme on art investing in the context of Luxembourg High Security Hub.
[1] Rapport d’activité du Ministère de la Culture 2020, p. 82. Accessible at: https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/rapports-dactivite-du-ministere-de-la-culture/#_
[2] https://www.abbl.lu/events/owning-and-investing-in-art-opportunities-challenges-and-risks/; Accessed 18 November 2021.
[3] https://www.abbl.lu/events/owning-and-investing-in-art-opportunities-challenges-and-risks/; Accessed 18 November 2021.
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