Ministry of Culture, Colombia, 25 March 2026, Colombia

El Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y los Saberes, en articulación con el Ministerio de Cultura de España, realizó el “Encuentro Bilateral Colombia–España: políticas públicas en materia de protección del patrimonio cultural y lucha contra el tráfico ilícito”, entre el 24 y 25 de marzo en el Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Cartagena.

Department for Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom, 25 March 2026, International

Culture Minister Ian Murray and Commissioner Micallef participated in the first UK-European Commission high-level meeting on culture marking a step forward since the UK-EU Summit in May last year.

Ministry of Culture, India, 25 March 2026, India

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was exchanged by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, with YouTube to promote and amplify Indian traditional folk and tribal music on a global stage in New Delhi today. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Smt. Gunjan Soni, Managing Director – India, YouTube grace…

Cygnor Celfyddydau Cymru - Arts Council of Wales, 25 March 2026, Wales

The Arts Council of Wales has published the first Annual Report of its second Strategic Equality Plan (covering the period between 2024-2028), outlining the progress that’s been made during 2024-2025 in advancing equality, diversity and inclusion across Wales’ arts sector.

ECF - European Cultural Foundation, 24 March 2026, International

In this conversation, Ruxandra Gidei, Programme Coordinator at the European Cultural Foundation, reflects on what she is seeing through her work across digital culture and libraries. Her perspective brings together two connected realities: the fast-moving dynamics of online cultural communities and the slower, deeply rooted role of libraries as civic anchors. Together, these spaces are responding…

Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing, 24 March 2026, International

Libraries are the great equalizer, because they allow easy access to books and reading; and often programs to help people learn how to read among so many other things that are taught for free there. And in more recent years, they’ve become incredibly powerful community hubs providing access to technology, resources, and learning that go well beyond books.