10 new contracts worth more than 35 million euros awarded for the renovation of public cultural infrastructure

 

These are new contracts for culture from the current EU financial envelope, and the purpose of these investments is to increase accessibility and participation in cultural life for all citizens, especially members of vulnerable groups, and to create the prerequisites for the development of innovative services in culture. Earlier, 10 contracts worth more than 29 million euros were awarded under the same call.

 

"With the contracts awarded today, we have used almost all the funds available from this call, namely 70 million euros, which will be invested throughout Croatia in cultural centers, cultural heritage interpretation, museums, old towns, libraries and reading rooms. This is, therefore, a wide range of projects that will bring new, more innovative and, above all, more accessible cultural content, thereby raising the level of public services and the quality of life in our cities and municipalities," said State Secretary Raguž, recalling that more than 200 million euros have been secured for investments in culture from the ITU mechanism.

 

The contracts were awarded to the Municipality of Hum na Sutli for the project “Reconstruction of public cultural infrastructure – public library” worth 1.48 million euros, to the Municipality of Murter – Kornati for the project “Improvement of the Murter Public Library and Reading Room” worth 972 thousand euros, to the City of Biograd na Moru for the project “Renovation and equipping of the building of the Interpretation Center Treasure of the Sunken Ship” worth 4.7 million euros, to the City of Zagreb for the project “New Cinema Europa – improvement of public cultural infrastructure” worth 6 million euros, to the Municipality of Krapinske Toplice for the project “Toplice Kulture” worth 4.66 million euros, to the Museum of Croatian Zagorje for the project “Upgrading the Museum of Krapina Neanderthals” worth 3.64 million euros, to the City Galleries of Osijek for the project “Renovation of the building and courtyard of the New Monastery of the Holy Cross” worth 6 million euros, to the Municipality of Đelekovec for the project “Renovation of the Pajo Kanižaj Cultural Center in Đelekovec” worth 2.2 million euros, to the Municipality of Ernestinovo for the project "Revitalization of the Petar Smajić Gallery" worth 1.65 million euros and the City of Slatina for the project "ZamiSLi Museum for Everyone" worth 4.6 million euros.