Münsterland Cultural Council

• Two representatives of the Regional Council.
• Five seats are taken by the heads of the cultural departments of the districts or the city of Münster.
• The mayors' conferences of the districts each send two representatives to the Cultural Council.
• The cultural sections (film, art, music, literature, museums, theatre, cultural industries and institutions) are appointed on the basis of proposals from the Working Group on Culture and are discussed in the Executive Board of Münsterland e.V., in the County Councils/Superior Councils. in the Conference of District Councillors/Mayors and with the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The business of the Cultural Council is conducted by the Münsterland Cultural Office.

Statement by the Kulturrat Münsterland on the situation of the arts and culture scene in Münsterland

In an open letter, the Kulturrat Münsterland commented on the current situation of the arts and culture scene in Münsterland. It described the state of affairs as "not satisfactory" "despite extensive financial support programmes" and endorsed proposals by the Kulturrat NRW recommending some measures, some of which have already been implemented in the meantime.

This open letter was sent on 29 June 2020 to Prof. Monika Grütters, Minister of State for Culture and Media, Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen, Minister for Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as to representatives at the municipal level. Here is the text of the statement, signed on behalf of the Kulturrat Münsterland by Dr Christian Schulze Pellengahr, District Administrator of the Coesfeld District and Chairman of the Kulturrat Münsterland, and Klaus Ehling, Chairman of Münsterland e.V.: