Statement on budget cuts by the Berlin Museums Association
Berlin Museums Association e.V.
Nov 27, 2024
On 26 November, the Berlin Museum Association published a statement on the Berlin Senate's cuts to the cultural sector. According to the Senate's decision, the cultural budget is to be cut by 130 million euros, a 13 per cent reduction. This is in addition to the cuts in collective agreements. With a share of 2.1 per cent, the culture department is the smallest in the overall budget and the above-average cuts have a strong negative impact.
The Association of Berlin Museums supports the position of the #BerlinIstKultur alliance: "The cuts will permanently destroy the cultural infrastructure and lead to drastic programme cuts, redundancies and closures. Diversity, excellence, resilience and social cohesion are at stake."
Please see the following link for more information on the statement:
https://www.berliner-museumsverband.de/2024/11/26/stellungnahme-zu-den-berliner-haushaltskuerzungen/