The State Administration Database

Department of Media and the Arts

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03.05.2019* Founding by complex reorganization

Name: Department of Media and the Arts
Short name: MK
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Division
Superior body: Ministry of Culture
Located: 301 Oslo
Procedure and documents for this change:

The Department of Media and the Arts is responsible for the development of national policy relating to freedom of expression, print and digital media, gaming, foundations, copyright, cultural and creative industries, film, computer games, music, the performing arts and artist support schemes. The department also administers legislation in these areas, as well as licensing and grant schemes for relevant state and non-state bodies and institutions.
Source: regjeringen.no

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.