Culture

Culture in the Netherlands
Promotion of culture, both at home and abroad, is a priority of the Government. The essence of its international cultural policy is to facilitate cultural exchanges and to promote the Netherlands as a "free-port" where cultural interaction takes place . There are several Dutch cultural funds and sector-based organisations receiving subsidies from the Government for the promotion of Dutch culture. A Dutch legal person must make the applications.

For more information, please visit the website of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Scienceand of SICA- Service Center for International Cultural Activities.

Culture in Romania
For information please visit the website of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs and the website of the Cultural Contact Point of Romania.
For information about current cultural events, please visit the website www.sapteseri.ro

Cultural Section of the Embassy
General information can be provided to Dutch and Romanian organisations on cultural fields and possibly useful contacts in the Netherlands and in Romania.
The Cultural Section may support initiatives carried out by Romanian institutions and organisations which promote cultural events with the participation of Dutch artists, with a view to increase the interest in Dutch contemporary art and promote cultural cooperation. Documentaries on the Netherlands on videocassettes are available at the Embassy, especially for television broadcasts.

Small Local Projects
Within the Cultural Grants Programme of the Embassy, cultural projects can be considered. The APPLICATION FORM for Local Funds is available online.


Some of the main eligibility criteria are:
  • Applicant must be a Romanian legal person / non profit organisation.
  • Project activities must promote Dutch culture and bilateral cultural cooperation
  • Management costs and overheads arising from a project may not normally amount to more than 7,5% of total costs
  • The ratio between the applicant's own contribution and the funding must be reasonable
  • Investment costs (acquisition of equipment, repairs, refurbishment) and artists'fees cannot be subsidised.

N.B. - Help us to be environmentally friendly – request with regard to handing project proposals

Dear applicant,

We would like to ask you to help us in being environmentally friendly.

You can do this by submitting your project proposals on A4 pages (80 grams), printed both sides. We also kindly ask you to not add any plastic covers to each of the pages of your project proposal. One quick-binder or cardboard/plastic folder around the entire project proposal is much more environmentally friendly.

Thank you for help!


Embassy contact person:
Mrs. Ana-Maria Androne,
Assistant Culture and Protocol,

E-mail: anamaria.androne@minbuza.nl
Tel: +40-21-208 6035