An Austrian Cultural Forum is an agency of the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, responsible for cultural and scientific dialogue with artists and scientists of each host country. A cultural forum focuses on the specific needs of local users and partners, and works independently on different contents. The international network currently consists of 30 cultural forums.
Cultural forums were originally established as either a "cultural institute" or a "cultural department of an Austrian embassy". In March 2001, both were renamed as "cultural forum".
City | Established | Name in local language |
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Belgrade | 2001 | austrijski kulturni forum |
Berlin | 1991 | österreichisches kulturforum |
Bern | 2001 | österreichisches kulturforum |
Brussels | 2001 | forum culturel autrichienbru, oostenrijks cultuurforumbru, österreichisches kulturforumbru [1] |
Budapest | 1976 | osztrák kulturális fórum |
Bucharest | 1999 | forumul cultural austriac |
Istanbul | 1974 | avusturya kültür ofisi |
Cairo | 1959 | Austrian cultural forum |
Krakau | 1990 | austriackie forum kultury |
Kyiv | 1994 | Австрійський культурний форум |
Ljubljana | 1990 | avstrijski kulturni forum |
London | 1956 | Austrian cultural forum |
Madrid | 1992 | foro cultural de Austria |
Milan | 1993 | forum austriaco di cultura |
Mexico City | 2002 | foro cultural de Austria |
Moscow | 2001 | Австрийский культурный форум |
New Delhi | 2007 | Austrian cultural forum |
New York | 1956 | Austrian cultural forum |
Ottawa | 2001 | Austrian cultural forum |
Paris | 1954 | forum culturel autrichien |
Peking | 2004 | österreichisches kulturforum |
Prag | 1993 | rakouské kulturní fórum |
Bratislava | 1990 | rakúske kultúrne forúm |
Rome | 1935 | forum austriaco di cultura |
Sarajevo | 2018 | Austrijski kulturni forum Sarajevo (Part of the Austrian Embassy Sarajevo.) |
Teheran | 1958 | Das einzige Kulturforum, an dem auch Deutsch unterrichtet wird. |
Tel Aviv | 2001 | |
Tokyo | 2001 | オーストリア文化フォーラム |
Warsaw | 1965 | austriackie forum kultury |
Washington | 2001 | Austrian cultural forum |
Zagreb | 1974 | austrijski kulturni forum |
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