Practical tips and lots of interesting facts: The half-year programme of the Kulturakademie Münsterland 2025

Discover new things, close knowledge gaps and position yourself professionally - this is what the Kulturakademie Münsterland, the further education series organised by the Kulturbüro Münsterland, offers. A wide range of workshops and seminars provide cultural professionals with up-to-date knowledge on all relevant topics relating to culture. The programme for the first half of the year is now available at www.muensterland.com/kulturakademie.

"As usual, we offer all interested parties a needs-oriented and varied programme," explains Andre Sebastian, Head of the Cultural Office at Münsterland e.V., adding: "We welcome professional artists, cultural volunteers and representatives from large and small cultural institutions, cultural administration and cultural policy - with and without prior knowledge."

So far, five events have been planned for this year from March to July, with further dates for the second half of the year to be announced. This year's programme starts with the topic of cultural funding, where participants will receive an overview of the most important funding opportunities and learn what is important for a successful application. The seminar on artificial intelligence will focus on new applications and the question of how cultural players can use AI in a meaningful way without replacing their creative work. As the topic of AI is developing rapidly, the seminar will provide up-to-date information on the latest innovations. Other topics include calculating project budgets, resilience in artistic and cultural work and in the education sector, as well as the use of open data to publicise cultural events. Further events will be added over the course of the spring

"When putting together the programme, we rely on a needs-based and agile concept and offer both digital and face-to-face events," says Andre Sebastian, adding: "All events are very affordable, some are even completely free of charge."

Registration for the respective events is now possible online at www.muensterland.com/kulturakademie.

More information on all of the cultural office's programmes can be found at www.muensterland.com/kultur.

The 2025 dates at a glance:

• 19 March, 2 to 5 p.m.: Basics of cultural funding: Types of funding. How to apply. Funding options. (Emsdetten)
• 1 April, 2 to 5 p.m.: Artificial intelligence in the cultural sector - Update. Impulses. Tools. Possibilities. (online)
• 15 May, 6 to 8 p.m.: Competent calculation: Costs. Control. Security. (online)
• 5 June, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Resilience in artistic and cultural work and in education - meeting change productively. (Münster)
• 3 July, 2 to 6 p.m.: Open data for cultural events: Open. Share. Be visible. (Münster)