Published in the newsletter of Culture - Management - Policy, Raabe Verlag, September 2009 In June, the National Endowment for the Arts is a study that showed that cultural visits since 1982, the year the first study, continuously in all genres (jazz, classical music, opera, musicals, theater, ballet) decreased by up to 31%. These alarming figures sparked in the U.S. Once again the debate about the relevance of cultural institutions. The fact that the required offerings of cultural institutions by only a small proportion of the population used, and despite tax exemption entrance fees, the debate heated up to the tax preference for Kulturinstitutitonen continues. Cultural managers have to justify not only increased in the public, but also raised critical questions of politicians.
backing is then at least for American orchestras in the area of lobbyists in Washington, of which 95% are convinced that orchestral quality, meaning "excellence" for the company. Pop culture and consumerism determine American life and the orchestra and other cultural institutions can offer to you to restore balance. In the future, have American cultural institutions more involved in education for all ages and all social strata in order to remain relevant and to ensure quality. What is the society of the future and they should develop an active part in planning for the future? Cultural institutions face the challenge not only to renew her often in the European cultural tradition rooted product of an increasingly multi-cultural American market but also develop with a large proportion of the population exchanges. Financial Creating transparency, providing artistic and cultural quality of educational investment in the company make - these are just some of the challenges of cultural institutions. Rapid action is required and may be at the end of the process in a different cultural institutions with new organization and mission are.