Thurgau raises its culture spending by around four million francs a year from 2027

The Thurgau cantonal government has approved its revised culture strategy for 2027–2030. As a result, culture will receive around CHF 4 million more each year from the lottery fund.¹

Planned funding contributions and withdrawals from the lottery fund rise from around CHF 13.2 million to around CHF 17.2 million a year. The share for project and infrastructure grants grows by CHF 1 million to CHF 5 million. Performance agreements receive an extra CHF 1.9 million, bringing the total to CHF 5.6 million: six new agreements are added, 37 are increased and seven expire. The prize money for the culture prize rises from CHF 20,000 to CHF 30,000.¹

In music, the canton is concluding performance agreements with organisations including the Thurgauer Kantonal-Musikverband, the Thurgauer Kantonalgesangverband, the Jugendorchester Thurgau, the Kulturverein Kaff and the Konzertchor Ostschweiz, according to the Schweizer Musikzeitung.² The canton's announcement does not say which seven agreements will not be renewed.

Next step: the strategy applies from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030, and the performance agreements are concluded for the same period.¹