Ministerstvo kultury

What Ministerstvo kultury does

Ministerstvo kultury České republiky (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic) is the central state administrative authority for cultural policy in the Czech Republic, established in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. It is responsible for cultural heritage protection, professional arts, literature and libraries, media and audiovisual sectors, copyright, international cultural relations, churches and religious societies, and regional/national culture. The Ministry oversees a network of wholly state-funded contributory organizations (příspěvkové organizace) including the Národní muzeum, Národní galerie Praha, Národní technické muzeum, Národní knihovna ČR, Národní filmový archiv, Národní památkový ústav, Moravská zemská knihovna, Moravská galerie Brno, Památník Lidice, and Národní ústav lidové kultury Strážnice, plus the Státní fond kultury ČR and Státní fond kinematografie.

Operationally, the Ministry runs a portfolio of EU co-financed digital platforms: the Czechiana national aggregator (449,494,564 CZK, IROP, launched 2017-11) integrating six sector aggregators and feeding Europeana; six resort ICT systems — RCNS (church registry), JEGIS (grant and subsidy information), CAFM (facility management), ELVIS (museum collections), ERP, and ESSL (electronic records) — co-financed from IROP and signed 2018-09; the Otevřená kultura open-data portal at data.mkcr.cz; and the MS2014+ ESIF monitoring integration. The Projektová kancelář MK, established 2016-03 under OP Z with a 45,725,841.67 CZK budget, provides methodological support for EU fund absorption across subsidiary organizations. Open Data Portal certifications include accessibility compliance under Decree No. 64/2008 Coll.

The business model is government-funded: the Ministry receives state-budget allocations, administers grants and subsidies through Státní fond kultury ČR and Státní fond kinematografie, and co-finances with EU Structural Funds (IROP, OP Z), EEA/Norway Grants, INTERREG Europe, and the National Recovery Plan (Národní plán obnovy). It serves cultural heritage institutions, professional arts organizations, libraries, audiovisual/media sector, churches and religious societies, regional/nationality culture, and creative and cultural industries (KKO) segments. Pricing is not applicable — services, grants, and subsidies are provided free to eligible institutions and citizens. The Ministry employs 128 staff across its Prague headquarters (Maltezské náměstí 1, Praha 1) and the Project Office (Náměstí Míru 9, Praha 2), with the Project Office alone holding 10 permanent plus 4 contract roles. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed as state-budget ministry revenue rather than commercial income.

Name

Ministerstvo kultury

Legal name

Ministerstvo kultury České republiky

Website

https://mkcr.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic: central state authority for cultural policy, heritage, arts, libraries, media, and religious affairs, overseeing a network of wholly state-funded cultural institutions and operating EU-co-funded digital platforms including the Czechiana heritage aggregator and a portfolio of resort ICT systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Cultural Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), National Security and International Affairs (9281)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Governor/Executive Office & Cabinet Administration (BPAIABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA), Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF), National Archives, Records & Information Governance (BPAIAAAG), Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Government cultural policy
• Cultural heritage management
• Public grant administration
• Cultural digitization services
• Arts funding administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Budget Funding: Ministry operates as a government ministry funded by the Czech state budget, administering cultural policies, grants, and subsidies
2. Státní fond kultury ČR: State Culture Fund providing financial support for cultural projects and activities
3. Státní fond kinematografie: State Cinematography Fund supporting film industry development

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ministerstvo kultury České republiky is the central government authority of the Czech Republic responsible for state cultural policy, cultural heritage protection, professional arts, libraries, media, copyright, and religious affairs. It administers state and EU cultural grants and subsidies, oversees state-run contributory cultural institutions including national museums, galleries, libraries and archives, and operates digital platforms for cultural heritage digitization (Czechiana), grant management (JEGIS), and open government data (Otevřená kultura).

Product overview

Ministerstvo kultury (Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic) operates primarily as a government administration body overseeing cultural heritage, arts, media, and religious affairs. Its digital service portfolio includes the Otevřená kultura open data portal providing machine-readable access to ministry datasets, the Czechiana national cultural heritage aggregator system integrating six sector-level digital repositories, and a suite of six ICT systems (RCNS, JEGIS, CAFM, ELVIS, ERP, ESSL) co-financed by EU funds to support registry management, grant administration, facility management, museum collections, enterprise resource planning, and electronic records management. The Projektová kancelář (Project Office) provides methodological support for EU-funded project management across the ministry's subsidiary organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Czechiana - Systém Národního agregátora National cultural heritage digitization aggregator that integrates six sector-level aggregators (monuments, museums, libraries, galleries, film archives, audio heritage) to provide unified access to digital cultural content including photographs, paintings, maps, books, newspapers, archival materials, films, and audio recordings. Integrates with the European Europeana platform for cross-border cultural content sharing.
• Otevřená kultura (Open Data Portal) Open government data portal operated by the Ministry of Culture under law no. 106/1999 Coll., providing access to contracts, invoices exceeding 50,000 CZK, economic data, and operational datasets from the ministry and its subordinate organizations. Uses CKAN-based open data infrastructure suitable for machine-readable data access.
• Projektová kancelář Ministerstva kultury (Project Office) Project management office providing methodological and consulting support for European Structural and Investment Fund project management across the Ministry of Culture's subsidiary organizations, coordinating EU-funded cultural projects across the ministry's portfolio of contributed organizations.
• Jednotný evidenční grantový a dotační informační systém (JEGIS) Unified grant and subsidy information system providing integrated management of grant applications and subsidy programs for the Ministry of Culture.
• ELVIS - Národní platforma pro elektronickou správu a evidenci muzejních sbírek a agend National platform for electronic management and registration of museum collections and related administrative procedures, serving as a key ICT system for Czech museum digitization.
• Rejstřík církví a náboženských společností (RCNS) Registry system for churches and religious societies maintained by the Ministry of Culture, one of six ICT projects co-financed from EU funds.
• CAFM - Resortní informační systém podpory facility managementu Resort-level information system for facility management support across the Ministry of Culture, managing facilities of the ministry and its contributory organizations.
• ERP - Resortní informační systém Enterprise Resource Planning system for integrated management of Ministry of Culture resources and operations across the resort's organizations.
• ESSL - Resortní informační systém elektronické spisové služby Resort information system for electronic records management and document services for the Ministry of Culture.

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EuropeanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2017Pan-European cultural heritage digitization initiative. Czechiana project directly participates in and contributes to Europeana, the EU digital platform for cultural heritage
• Národní památkový ústav (NPÚ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner for Czechiana project - sector aggregator for heritage sites and monuments sector of cultural heritage digitization
• Národní muzeum ČRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSector aggregator for museum sector in Czechiana cultural heritage digitization project
• Národní galerie PrahacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSector aggregator for galleries sector in Czechiana cultural heritage digitization project
• PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm engaged for GDPR compliance analysis of IT systems across contributed organizations under the SRSP program

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Creative Europe (EU Programme): EU funding programme for cultural and creative sectors. Comparable as a funding mechanism and cultural policy framework that the Ministry interacts with and benefits from.
• UNESCO: United Nations agency for cultural heritage and policy. Comparable in international cultural coordination role and engagement with World Heritage sites, though operating at multilateral level.

Regional players

• Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (Poland): Polish ministry of culture and national heritage. Most regionally comparable peer given Central European context, shared EU funding frameworks, and similar post-communist institutional heritage.
• Kulturministeriet (Sweden): Swedish ministry of culture with comparable mandate over cultural heritage, museums, libraries, and creative industries. Relevant as another EU member state cultural policy administrator.

Direct peers

• Ministero della Cultura (Italy): Italian ministry of culture with extensive portfolio of cultural heritage, museums, libraries, and archives. Comparable in managing a large network of state cultural institutions and EU-funded heritage projects.
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport (UK): UK government department for cultural policy, heritage, media, and creative industries. Comparable in scope of national cultural policy and oversight of major cultural institutions.
• Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (Netherlands): Dutch ministry overseeing education, culture, and science. Comparable as a national government body coordinating cultural policy, heritage, and media sectors.
• Bundesministerium für Kultur und Medien: German federal government ministry for cultural and media policy. Directly comparable as a national cabinet-level ministry with regulatory authority over cultural heritage, museums, libraries, and creative industries.
• Ministère de la Culture (France): French national ministry of culture with similar mandate covering cultural heritage, museums, libraries, audiovisual, and creative industries. Closely comparable in structure and scope of state cultural policy execution.

Emerging players

• Europeana Foundation: Pan-European cultural heritage digitization platform. Directly comparable as a strategic partner in Czechiana's digital infrastructure and as a comparable national-level cultural content aggregator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/minkultury
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkil02JKrXB87lvtLyVCzjw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ministerstvokulturycr
• Instagraminstagram.com/ministerstvokultury
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministerstvo-kultury

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

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