Roth promotes cultural passport at European level

After what she sees as the successful launch of the Culture Pass in Germany, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth wants to expand the offer at European level. "The Culture Pass is working", said the Green politician on Thursday during an exchange with pupils and representatives of the cultural scene in Leipzig. "From
meetings with my European colleagues and also with the Commission, I know that there is great interest in introducing a cultural pass at European level for all Europeans."

The passport would encourage young people to go out and discover cultural landscapes. It also strengthens the cultural sector, which can use it to attract audiences for tomorrow. "The more than 330,000 young people across Germany who have used the Culture Pass so far have picked up more than 850,000 books from their local bookshops since June 2023." According to Roth, the pass has been used to visit cinemas almost 480,000 times. In addition to the shared movie experience, the offer also promotes the cinema industry. According to the report, almost 160,000 of the 18-year-olds used their culture pass for concerts and theater performances and more than 11,000 for museums or parks.

In Saxony alone, according to Roth, "almost 13,000 young people have used the Culture Pass so far". "They have used over 70,000 cultural offers and spent a total of 1.5 million euros." In the Free State, too, the pass was primarily used to purchase books (more than 37,000). This was followed by more than 22,000 cinema visits and more than 8,000 concert and theater visits. In Leipzig, more than 2,000 young people took advantage of the pass.