The Ministry of Culture and Media performs administrative and other tasks in the field of culture that are related to the following: development and improvement of culture, cultural and artistic creation, cultural life and activities; foundation of institutions and other legal entities in the field of culture; promotion of cultural relationships with other countries and international institutions; fostering the development of cultural and creative industries; normative and administrative tasks in the field of media; professional and administrative tasks for the Croatian Commission for UNESCO; fostering programmes aimed at meeting the cultural needs of the Croatian people in other countries; provision of financial, material and other prerequisites for the performance and development of cultural activities, especially museum, gallery, library, archive, theatre, music, music and theatre, publishing, visual art and audio-visual activities.
