Since 2016, Jean Reitz has worked as a historian and independent consultant. He is actively engaged as a historian, consultant, and independent designer of cultural projects. He advises municipal administrations, government ministries, and museums, and has curated major national exhibitions on both historical subjects—such as the Gëlle Fra, the First and Second World Wars—and artistic themes, including Picasso and Jean Cocteau.
From 2002 to 2016, he served as Director of the Luxembourg Agency for Cultural Action, a resource center for cultural stakeholders. Under his leadership, the agency launched several key initiatives, including Relais Culture Europe, the national ticketing system, and the cross-border cultural portal of the Greater Region, www.plurio.net. He also acted as a lead partner or contributor to various European cultural projects.
Between 1992 and 2002, he led the regional branch of the Ministry of Culture in Esch-sur-Alzette, where he was responsible for shaping cultural policy at the local and regional levels and promoting cross-border cooperation within the Greater Region. From 1997 to 2002, he served as Secretary of the “Cultural Affairs” Working Group of the Saar-Lor-Lux Cross-border Regional Commission, and later of the Greater Region, playing a central role in launching and managing several cross-border initiatives.
Jean Reitz has also been closely involved in the European Capital of Culture programs hosted in Luxembourg. He served as regional advisor to Director Claude Frisoni and project coordinator in 1995; as board member and project manager in 2007; and as advisor to municipal administrations and project organizer in 2022.
From 1998 to 2015, he was Luxembourg’s national coordinator for the “Pépinières Européennes pour Jeunes Artistes” and served as President of the European network from 2007 to 2013.
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