Culture for All

The culture policy guidelines for the City of Linz were formulated in the Cultural Development Plan (KEP). One of the focal points here: "Culture for All". What this means is a broad ranging selection of cultural offers including not only traditional artistic means of expression, but also all areas of human community.

Openness and Tolerance

In past years Linz has completed the transformation from an industrial city to a cultural city. Openness and tolerance, "culture for all", and participation characterize this transformation and the cultural policies of Linz. However, the concept of culture that those responsible for culture have is not limited to the fields of art and technology.

Open Spaces

"Culture for All" provides manifold impulses for the cultural landscape of the City of Linz. This includes projects like the "Peace and Encounters Days" as well as a wide range of open air events. The balancing act of combining culture for all with high demands for quality is achieved through projects like the Linz "Cloud of Sound", the LinzFest, the Pflasterspektakel, and others.

Raising Cultural Awareness

The aim of culture for all is that as many residents of the city as possible should be able to discover and find their interests among the cultural offers. Open air events are especially good for overcoming reservations and raising new interest in culture. "Culture for All" aims to break down barriers, democratize cultural operations, and create equal opportunities.

Enriching Urban Spaces

A vibrant urban cultural life lives from everyone's involvement. Measures and projects with this objective are especially supported for this reason. Cultural awareness should also specifically promote the integration of foreigners and dissenters. The qualitative further development of cultural work in the city districts has therefore been one of the focal points of city cultural policies for more than two decades.

2008: Cultural Trail for EVERYONE

Beginning in Spring 2008, barrier-free, accessible multisensory info-points are to be installed in close proximity to the Main Square of Linz, the Lentos Art Museum, Brucknerhaus and the Ars Electronica Center. The "Cultural Trail for EVERYONE" planned by the City of Linz is intended to provide comprehensive information about the respective cultural institution, culture history background, and architectural features. A detailed, touchable model offers access to architecture for the vision-impaired and blind people. Hearing-impaired people can call up information in sign language via the integrated video unit.