The Culture Strategy 2025 outlines the objectives and tasks required to promote cultural diversity, freedom of expression, and the development of cultural infrastructure in Georgia.
The document aims to preserve and maintain Georgian language and cultural heritage in the diaspora while ensuring engagement with Georgian culture and promotion overseas. The strategy emphasizes the importance of cultural diversity and its protection for the country’s development and democratization, as well as the role artistic professionals with different cultural backgrounds play in achieving this goal. It provides guidance and support for the preservation and restoration of tangible and intangible cultural heritage of minority groups living in Georgia, including rehabilitation of monuments, the preservation of different traditional knowledge, and performing arts.
The document also supports projects and exchange programs to engage the Georgian diaspora in the country’s cultural life while advancing public awareness of cultural diversity. It underscores the significance of supporting different state, public, and private initiatives and developing linguistic diversity.
In terms of infrastructure, the report suggests constructing new buildings and rehabilitating existing ones to ensure the development and effective management of cultural infrastructure. It calls for an improvement of human resources to enhance the management of cultural infrastructure and provide a multifunctional use of existing capital assets. The document also outlines the goal of creating a safe and healthy working environment for employees of cultural establishments and organizations, in line with international standards, relying on ecological principles of construction and green architecture standards.
Overall, this document provides essential guidelines for professionals and enthusiasts in the field of European Heritage regarding the promotion of cultural diversity, preservation and restoration of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and the development of cultural infrastructure in Georgia.
