Museum conditions

The plan demands good economic conditions for both institutions and free culture and that culture exists throughout the country. A statement ensuring that a new rental model does not harm cultural institutions, and continued support for nonprofit workers' history museums with popular education role, follows directly from that commitment. The plan does not address the rental model as such, but its demands for stable conditions for cultural institutions and popular education point towards the counter-proposal.

• good conditions for cultural institutionsdecisive»Kulturpolitiken behöver skapa goda ekonomiska villkor för såväl« (party programme ↗)“Cultural policy needs to create good economic conditions for both”
• culture throughout the country»Det är viktigt att kulturen står fri från såväl kommersiell som politisk styrning och finns i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important that culture stands free from both commercial and political control and exists throughout the country.”
• invest in popular education»Därför är det särskilt viktigt att satsa på och utveckla folkbiblioteken, folkbildningen och public services oberoende ställning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That is why it is especially important to invest in and develop public libraries, popular education and public service's independent standing.”
• counter depleted culture»Även kulturen och idrotten har utarmats när skolbibliotek läggs ned, simskolan blivit dyrare och biografer finns på färre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture and sports have also been depleted when school libraries are closed, swimming pools become more expensive and cinemas exist in fewer places.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan binds the party to a living and free cultural life and to adult education as democratic infrastructure, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for continued support to the idea-driven work-life museums. The party programme establishes that access to culture shall not be a class issue and that children shall encounter professional culture, which speaks for a statement that protects the institutions when the lease model is reformed. The plan says nothing about the lease model's technical design.

• free and independent cultural lifedecisive»Sverige ska ha ett levande, fritt och obundet kulturliv som både stärker samhörigheten och utmanar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have a living, free and independent cultural life that both strengthens unity and challenges.”
• culture not a class issue»Tillgången till kultur och bildning ska inte vara en klassfråga.« (party programme ↗)“Access to culture and education shall not be a class issue.”
• adult education's role for democracy»Folkbildning ger stark demokrati och möjligheter till personlig utveckling vid sidan av den formella utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adult education provides strong democracy and opportunities for personal development alongside formal education.”
• children's access to culture»Alla elever i skola och förskola möter professionell kultur minst en gång om året.« (party programme ↗)“All pupils in school and preschool encounter professional culture at least once a year.”

The election manifesto promises a broad recovery plan for cultural life that explicitly includes non-profit actors, which is precisely the group labour-life museums belong to. The party programme moreover places a public responsibility for access to culture and for making cultural heritage accessible via museums. Ensuring that a new rental model does not damage institutions follows from the same commitment.

• support also for non-profit cultural actorsdecisive»satsa på en bred återhämtningsplan för kulturlivet i hela landet, som omfattar både offentliga, fria, professionella och ideella aktörer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in a broad recovery plan for cultural life throughout the country, which includes both public, free, professional and non-profit actors.”
• museums' role for cultural heritage»Museer spelar en viktig roll i att tillgängliggöra vårt kulturarv för allmänheten.« (party programme ↗)“Museums play an important role in making our cultural heritage accessible to the public.”
• public responsibility for culture»Kulturen är en del av vår välfärd – därför har det offentliga ett ansvar för att säkerställa en rik och rättvis tillgång till kultur.« (party programme ↗)“Culture is part of our welfare – therefore the state has a responsibility to ensure rich and fair access to culture.”
• long-term conditions for civil society»Stöd och villkor för civilsamhället måste vara långsiktiga och tydliga.« (party programme ↗)“Support and conditions for civil society must be long-term and clear.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes culture throughout the country an explicit starting point and emphasises the importance of popular education and civil society for democracy. The counter-proposal's requirements that the new rental model does not harm cultural institutions and that ideologically-driven workplace museums receive continued support are in line with this. However, the plan does not address the technical design of the rental model, so the support is derived from cultural policy commitments.

• culture throughout the countrydecisive»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet. Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Providing culture throughout the country is an important starting point for the Centre Party. Culture shall be free and independent, sport equal and inclusive.”
• dispersed cultural activities»Statliga kulturinstitutioner ska sprida sin verksamhet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“State cultural institutions shall spread their activities throughout the country.”
• independent popular education»En fristående folkbildning har mycket stor betydelse i tider då demokratiska värden ifrågasätts.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Independent popular education is of great importance in times when democratic values are questioned.”
• civil society's role»Det civila samhället, människornas frivilliga organisering, är en fundamental del av varje väl fungerande demokrati och välfärdsstat.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society, people's voluntary organising, is a fundamental part of every well-functioning democracy and welfare state.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that the role of museums as educational institutions shall be strengthened and that civil society funding shall be improved through broader tax deductions for donations and long-term government grants. The idea-driven labor museums fall under that commitment, and the plan also wishes culture's intrinsic value to be protected against purely utilitarian purposes. The counter-proposal's demand that the new rental model not damage the institutions and for continued support to labor museums therefore follows from the plan.

• long-term support for civil societydecisive»Vi vill fortsätta förbättra civilsamhällets finansiering genom både bredare skatteavdrag för gåvor och långsiktiga statsbidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to continue improving civil society funding through both broader tax deductions for donations and long-term government grants.”
• strengthened museums»Museernas roll som bildningsinstitutioner och deras forskningsanknytning ska stärkas. Statliga museer ska ha fri entré.« (party programme ↗)“The role of museums as educational institutions and their research connection shall be strengthened. State museums shall have free admission.”
• culture's intrinsic value»Kulturpolitiken ska värna kulturens eget värde gentemot rena nyttoändamål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cultural policy shall protect culture's intrinsic value against purely utilitarian purposes.”
• children's access to culture»Sverige ska vara ett föredöme på området kultur av och för barn och ungdomar.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a model in the field of culture of and for children and youth.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that the public give the arts good conditions and support, but not control, the cultural activities that civil society conducts - which is exactly what the idea-driven working-life museums are. The state is moreover responsible for cultural infrastructure throughout the country and for stewardship of cultural heritage. The counter-proposal's requirements for continued support and that the new rental model does not damage the institutions follow from these commitments.

• public responsibility for the artsdecisive»Det offentliga har ansvar för att konstarterna får goda villkor att verka.« (party programme ↗)“The public has responsibility for the arts to have good conditions to operate.”
• support for civil society culture»samhället ska stödjas av det offentliga, men inte styras« (party programme ↗)“society shall be supported by the public, but not controlled”
• cultural infrastructure throughout the country»brukar benämnas en kulturell infrastruktur, i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“is usually called cultural infrastructure, throughout the country.”
• stewardship of cultural heritage»En god kulturpolitik måste sträva efter att ta tillvara det värdefulla kulturella arv som tidigare« (party programme ↗)“A good cultural policy must strive to preserve the valuable cultural heritage that previously”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan contains no commitments about museums' rental model or targeted support for work-life museums. The party programme instead warns that public funding and political ambitions pose a risk to cultural life's independence, and the election manifesto identifies courts, defence and welfare as what requires prioritization during the term. Based on the closest principle, the plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demands for new statements and continued targeted museum support.

• risk with political cultural fundingdecisive»offentlig finansiering och politiska ambitioner utgör en risk« (party programme ↗)“public funding and political ambitions pose a risk”
• independent cultural institutions»Målet ska vara självständiga institutioner som i sin verksamhet« (party programme ↗)“The goal should be independent institutions that in their operations”
• prioritization of core tasks»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The large needs in courts, defence and welfare place large demands on prioritization in the years to come.”
• prioritize and exclude»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and exclude”

The plan states that the party wants to protect, cherish and display Swedish culture and that preservation of cultural heritage belongs to what should be financed by the public. Labour museums are idea-driven cultural heritage bearers, and continued support to them and a guarantee that the new rental model does not damage cultural institutions align with this. The plan also protects cultural institutions' independence, which speaks for securing their economic conditions.

• protect Swedish cultural heritagedecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill värna, vårda och visa svensk kultur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to protect, cherish and display Swedish culture.”
• publicly financed cultural heritage»bevarandet av kulturarvet, utbildningen och omhändertagandet av svaga och sjuka« (party programme ↗)“preservation of cultural heritage, education and care of vulnerable and sick”
• cultural institutions' independence»Samtidigt ska oberoende kulturinstitutioners frihet från politiska pekpinnar värnas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, the freedom of independent cultural institutions from political interference must be protected.”
• citizen-oriented cultural funds»Fördela offentliga kulturmedel och utforma offentliga miljöer med ett större medborgarinflytande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Allocate public cultural funds and design public environments with greater citizen participation”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.