The 1996 Law on Museums stipulates that free admission to the public must be guaranteed one day per week and that reduced tickets must also be made available (the amount to be determined by the museum directors). Museums have developed cultural education programmes for children and youth. A similar educational obligation is in the remit of public theatres, as one of their statutory aims, although it is rarely implemented.
Cultural centres also play a very special role in promoting participation in cultural life. First of all, they provide facilities for amateur art activities and help to organise various events. There is also formal co-operation between schools and the cultural centres as part of a cultural education programme.
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage runs the Accessible Culture programme. The programme supports activities aimed at reducing barriers to participation in culture, including spatial, economic, digital and competence-related barriers, with particular attention to people with disabilities, seniors and residents of smaller towns and rural areas.
The Ministry also implements programmes related to digital culture and digitisation. These programmes support digitisation, online access to cultural resources, media education and the development of digital competences in cultural institutions and among audiences. Recent cultural policy increasingly emphasises accessibility, digital participation and the impact of artificial intelligence and new technologies on cultural education and participation.
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