RA Academy of Arts to establish cooperation with Cultural Development  Foundation

ArmInfo. The Academy of Arts of Armenia will start cooperation with the Cultural Development Fund. The corresponding memorandum was signed by the rector of the Academy Vardan Azatyan and the director of the Cultural Development  Foundation Karen Avetisyan.

As part of the cooperation, the parties will jointly implement  scientific, educational, cultural and entertainment programs, events,  develop innovative educational proposals for the presentation of  cultural heritage. The document also provides for the organization of  educational, industrial and research practices for students in the  country's museums.

The decision to establish the Cultural Development Fund was made at a  government meeting in February 2024. Initially, it was planned that  the Fund would be assigned functions related to the administrative,  economic, marketing activities of museums, as well as issues related  to accounting. In case of successful activities, the issue of  transferring the functions of other organizations subordinate to the  Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports to the Fund will  be considered.

The Foundation's activities include the introduction of effective  tools for cultural management, stimulating the financial independence  of government organizations operating in the cultural sphere, and are  also aimed at the development and modernization of industry  infrastructures.