Mondiacult 2022, UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies

Forty years after the first conference in Mexico City, Alain Berset represents Switzerland at Mondiacult 2022. He speaks in the session “Renewed and strengthened cultural policies”: universal application of the cultural conventions, cultural diversity, freedom of expression, fair remuneration for artists. He announces the second ministerial conference on building culture (Baukultur), in Davos in January 2023.

On 30 September, 150 states adopt a declaration that makes culture a “global public good”. On the sidelines: meetings with several ministers of culture, a lecture at the Matías Romero Institute and the inauguration of an exhibition by Ben Vautier.

Wednesday 28 September 2022 — Mexico City

• Opening ceremony and plenary session of Mondiacult
• Thematic session “Renewed and strengthened cultural policies”
• Meeting with María Elena Machuca, Minister of Culture of Ecuador
• Meeting with Julieta Brodsky, Minister of Culture of Chile

Thursday 29 September 2022 — Mexico City

• Meeting with Alejandra Frausto, Minister of Culture of Mexico
• Meeting with Valérie Kaboré, Minister of Culture of Burkina Faso
• Meeting with Pablo Rodriguez, Canadian Minister of Canadian Heritage
• Lecture “Democracy in Times of Crisis” at the Matías Romero Institute

Friday 30 September 2022 — Mexico City

• Visit to the UNAM campus, a World Heritage site
• Inauguration of the Ben Vautier exhibition at the MUAC

Saturday 1 October 2022 — Mexico City

• Visit to the Casa Estudio Luis Barragán
• Meeting with Swiss filmmakers

Speeches on this site

• Mondiacult 2022 : des politiques culturelles renouvelées et renforcées (in French, French-language page)
• Inauguration de l’exposition de Ben Vautier au MUAC (in French, French-language page)
• Table ronde des cinéastes au festival Black Canvas (in English, French-language page)

Sources

• Federal Council, press release of 22 September 2022
• UNESCO, 30 September 2022