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The Silent Erosion

When Funding Becomes a Weapon Against Artistic Freedom

This is the age of financial censorship—a sophisticated form of control that threatens the very foundations of artistic freedom while maintaining the veneer of democratic governance.

19. Jun. 2025

Andrea Kovačević - Collage Lab

Fragile Independence. Funding Influence and Institutional Resilience in European Museums. Julia Pagel, Secretary General, NEMO

Rights and Freedom of Culture in Times of Political Change.  Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights 

ONDA: Defending Artistic Freedom in Challenging Times. Anne-Cécile Sibue, Deputy Director, Geoliane Arab, International Advisor

European Union Support for Artistic Freedom. Ole Reitov, co- founder and former Executive Director and current Chairperson of the artistic freedom monitor Freemuse.

Interview with the European Alliance of Academies. Ferenc Czinki, Christiane Lötsch, and Cécile Wajsbrot