To “promote international and intercultural exchange and cooperation” is one of the national objectives of Swedish cultural policy. This is primarily considered an objective that should be promoted in all areas by mainstreaming it as a priority for all government agencies. As a main objective of cultural policy, this is evaluated by the Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis. In line to promote intercultural dialogue, several institutions and government agencies run projects and activities in this area. The Swedish Arts Council has a grants programme aimed at projects within this area. The National Museums of World Culture has the facilitation of intercultural dialogue as part of its objectives.
IASPIS is the Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s International Programme supporting international exchange for practitioners in the areas of visual art, design, craft and architecture. The Swedish Arts Grants Committee has international programmes for professional dance artists and choreographers, as well as an international music programme for professional musicians. Authors and translators from other languages to Swedish can apply for travel and international exchange grants from the Swedish Authors’ Fund, and the Swedish Film Institute has special grants for international distribution of Swedish films.
The National Museums of World Culture is a government agency responsible for the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg, as well as for three museums in Stockholm. As a government agency, it is “aimed at adapting the collections of historical and ethnographic museums to the globalisation process, as well as to accelerating intercontinental migration and multicultural society”. The Museum of World Culture states as its mission to “in dialogue with others [be] a forum for emotional and intellectual encounters that help people feel at home wherever they are, trust each other and accept joint responsibility for the planet’s constantly changing future.”
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