Extra money to church buildings

Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven (Culture, D66) is going to use the extra money that this cabinet has set aside for art and culture, 80 million euros per year, for talent development, among other things. The cultural funds receive a new, joint program for language-rich makers.

MONUMENTS
The cabinet has allocated an additional 325 million for the preservation of heritage and monuments, including church buildings in particular. Van Engelshoven: “A lot will be left empty in the coming years. Or it is already empty. Vacancy is disastrous, so it is also about reuse. We are going to ask municipalities to make church visions: which church gets which function. ”

Investing in the preservation of churches, isn't that a concession to coalition partners CDA and ChristenUnie? "No, I feel at home with this story. Churches play an enormous role in heritage when it comes to the recognisability of the landscape. If you walk, and I do a lot, you often walk from church to church. It is about the combination of investing in art and culture and in heritage. If you know where you come from at this time, if you have that firmly under your feet, you can also be more innovative as a society. ”

SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS

• In 2018, the government will invest 30 million euros in the restoration of (large) monuments, including churches. Extra money will also be available in subsequent years.
• The National Purchasing Fund is supplemented with 50 million. This fund is almost empty after the purchase of Rembrandts Marten and Oopjen in 2016.
• The government is making 15 million available for monuments in Groningen.
• Talented creators are supported through a new, joint program with the cultural funds. This is an amount of € 4.9 million per year from 2019.
• All children can visit the Rijksmuseum or another museum during their school days. It concerns an amount of 4.9 million from 2019.
• The subsidy for music education is doubled by 5 million euros.
• Het Nieuwe Instituut receives 11 million euros to digitize the design drawings of Dutch architects.
• Schools are challenged to "also visit culture that abrases". For this, 1.5 million a year goes to the EYE Film Museum and youth theater companies.