Funding priorities highlight socially relevant topics from a cultural perspective.
Since 2021, the LWL-Kulturstiftung has supplemented its general funding activities with thematic priorities. In doing so, it provides impetus for current and future challenges of our coexistence.
Anniversary year 2025 "1250 years of Westphalia"
The Westphalians were first mentioned in a report in the Frankish imperial annals in the year 775. In 2025, the LWL-Kulturstiftung is celebrating this anniversary with a cultural program for the anniversary year "1250 Years of Westphalia".
Facts, figures and data:
- 44 Cultural projects
- 3 million euros in funding
- Several hundred events in Westphalia-Lippe
- Central exhibition 775-Westphalia at LWL-Museum in der Kaiserpfalz
- The patron is Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
POWR! Postcolonial Westphalia-Lippe
Under the title "POWR! Postcolonial Westphalia-Lippe" in 2024, creative artists turned their attention to the region's colonial past and its impact and significance for our society today.
Facts, figures and data:
- 22 Cultural projects
- 1.5 million euros in funding
- Around 300 events in Westphalia-Lippe
- Central exhibition That is colonial. Westphalia’s (in)visible heritage at LWL-Museum Zeche Zollern, Dortmund
- Scientific advisory board supported the funding priority in an advisory capacity
#2021jlid - Jewish life in Germany
On the occasion of the nationwide theme year "#2021JLID - Jewish Life in Germany", the LWL-Kulturstiftung announced its first funding focus.
Facts, figures and data:
- 22 Cultural projects
- 800,000 euros in funding
- More than 135 events in Westphalia-Lippe (and digital)
- Cooperation with the nationwide association
- Cooperation with the Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR)
Series of events "375 years of the Peace of Westphalia" 2023
The LWL-Kulturstiftung took part in the celebrations to mark the 375th anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia with a series of events that shed light on the peace negotiations and conclusion outside the two centers of Münster and Osnabrück as part of cultural offerings.
Contacts, downloads and FAQ
Corinna Grundmann
- Förderschwerpunkt "1250 Jahre Westfalen"
- corinna.grundmann@lwl-kulturstiftung.de
- +49 251 591-7658
Jonas Koch
- Allgemeines Stiftungsgeschäft & Projektberatung
- jonas.koch@lwl-kulturstiftung.de
- +49 251 591-5084
Lina Kumpmann
- Social Media
- lina.kumpmann@lwl-kulturstiftung.de
- +49 251 591-7591
Anja Tomasoni
- Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
- anja.tomasoni@lwl-kulturstiftung.de
- +49 251 591-6929
