Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts

The Hessian Ministry for Science and Art is a university and the Ministry of Culture of the State of Hesse.

History

The Hessian Ministry for Science and Art was hived off from the Hessian Ministry of Education on July 4, 1984. The Ministry of Culture was then in charge of education and a part of church affairs.

Since 1987, the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art in a rented, founder temporal neo-baroque office building between the Rhine Street and Luis Street is located in Wiesbaden, who served from 1905 to 1975 as the Wiesbaden main post office and was rebuilt and renovated then accordingly.

The Hessian Minister or the Minister for Science and the Arts awards, the Goethe Medal, the highest distinction of the Ministry at irregular intervals.

Jurisdiction

Tasks

The tasks of the Ministry relate to:

  • Higher education (universities, university hospitals, arts and technical colleges )
  • Scientific research institutions
  • Heritage and Preservation
  • Protection of Cultural Property
  • Museums and art collections
  • Theater, music and visual arts
  • Archives
  • Libraries

In general, the tasks of the Ministry are made in the technical and legal supervision as well as in the promotion of science and art in Hesse. In addition, the Ministry of higher education, research and cultural issues is responsible.

Authorities in the area of ​​responsibility

  • Archives School Marburg
  • Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden
  • Hessian State Library Wiesbaden
  • Hessian State Office for Historical Geography
  • Hessian State Archives, Wiesbaden Hessian State Archives, Wiesbaden
  • Hessian State Archives Darmstadt
  • Hessian State Archive Marburg
  • Branch Darmstadt (only Bodendenkmalpflege )
  • Branch of Marburg

These departments are directly subordinated to the Ministry. In addition, a technical supervision of the 37 lower conservation authorities of the country due to the Hessian Monument Protection Act.

Organization

At the head of the Ministry of the Hessian Minister or the Hessian Minister for Science and Art is politically responsible for the department. Incumbents have been:

The Minister is a State Secretary to the side, currently Ingmar Jung. He leads as head of department and chief magistrate, the internal structure of the Ministry.

The Ministry consists of four components:

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