EUNIC - European Union National Institutes for Culture

Building trust and understanding between the peoples of Europe and the rest of the world through culture

We are 36 national institutes and ministries responsible for cultural relations and cultural diplomacy.

Our institutes come from all 28 EU member states.

Over 100 clusters in our global network deliver collaborative transnational projects and connect cultures.

Where we are

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Our story

We believe in sharing good practices, promoting cultural diversity and mutual understanding across cultures. In 2006 we established EUNIC in order to help our members build stronger partnerships and work together better.
We have become a partner of the European Commission and other European institutions in defining and implementing European cultural policy.
Over the past 10 years EUNIC has evolved into a global network. We deliver transnational collaborative projects through our 36 members and more than 100 clusters.
Our vision is to become the delivery, research and training partner of choice for cultural diplomacy and cultural relations at European and International level by 2025.
Our EUNIC Global Office in Brussels supports the work of EUNIC members and clusters around the world.

Our work

In 2014, EUNIC was selected as one of the cultural networks co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme (2014-2017).

Crossroads for Culture is aimed at strengthening EUNIC’s capacity to enable cultural players from all EU Member states to work transnationally, internationalise cultural and creative sectors and further enhance European influence and attraction inside and outside of Europe.

In 2017, EUNIC was awarded another grant for the period 2017-2021

EUNIC Global is running a Cluster Development Programme to enhance the capacity of EUNIC members to work together by means of clusters. Based on the assumption that clusters in the same region face similar needs and challenges, this programme consists of a series of regional meetings of EUNIC clusters and members operating in a region to develop a strategic approach to their work.

Inspired by the European Commission’s approach to working with countries around the world, we have divided clusters into three main groups, EU and its neighbourhood, Strategic Partner Countries, Developing Countries.

The programme is financed under EUNIC Crossroads for Culture - Enhancing EU Member States Transnational and International Cooperation project under the Creative Europe Programme.

EUNIC organises regular knowledge sharing workshops on a range of topics throughout the year for colleagues from member organisations to attend.

Find out more about it in the members section.

EUNIC clusters develop and (co-)fund collaborative projects building bridges across cultures and peoples, connecting the people of the EU to other parts of the world and also inside the EU itself. They do it in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, from local cultural actors to national authorities to international players. See our projects page for more.
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Building trust and understanding between the peoples of Europe and the rest of the world through culture