National Committees

Il Ministero della Cultura istituisce e sostiene con contributi finanziari  the Comitati Nazionali per le celebrazioni e le manifestazioni culturali, grazie alla Legge 1 dicembre 1997 n. 420.

National Committees have the task of promoting and executing events that commemorate the great protagonists and happenings of Italian history and culture.

Responsibilities related to the National Committees for cultural celebrations and events are assigned to the Directorate General for Education, Research, and Cultural Institutions by the Prime Minister’s Decree of 2 December 2019, n. 169, in effect since 5 February 2020.

List of National Committees

The Council of National Committees and National publications: establishment and admission to grants for National Committees

FAQs on National Committees

The logo to be used for Committee activities receiving grants with the specification that “Activities were made possible by a grant awarded by the Directorate General for Education, Research, and Cultural Institutes of the Ministry of Culture” is the following:
Directorate General for Education, Research, and Cultural Institutes logo (the new logo will be available in formats that will be communicated)

Regulations

Law 1 December 1997, n.420

DG-ERIC Circular dated 10 February 2023, n.5

Useful Documents

Opinion VII Senate Standing Committee (14 December 2021)

Opinion VII Commission of the Chamber of Deputies (9 December 2021)

Opinion VII Commission of the Chamber of Deputies (18 February 2021)

Opinion VII Senate Standing Committee (10 February 2021)

Dossier n.352 of the Study Section of the Senate of the Republic (List of proposed establishment and financing of national committees and National editions for the year 2020 Government Act 239)