• Visual arts
• Music
• Theatre / Opera
• Dance / Musical
• Film-making
• Cultural heritage / Museums
• Literature
• Circus / Street performance / Festival

Internationale Gesellschaft der bildenden Künste (IGBK)
The International Association of Art (IGBK) unites Germany's three most important supra-regional artist associations on the basis of equality: Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler (Federal Association of Artists), Deutscher Künstlerbund (German Artists' Association) and GEDOK, Verband der Gemeinschaften der Künstlerinnen und Kunstförderer (Federation of Women Artists and Patrons of the Arts). IGBK therefore represents more than 14,000 visual artists in Germany.
http://igbk.de/index.php?lang=en


Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes
The Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes promotes exchange and mobility of young artists on a world scale, basing on strong human values, ambitious programmes and a wide network of partners.
www.art4eu.net/en/home


Bundesverband bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler (BBK)
The Federal Association of Artists (BBK) is the professional association for fine arts in Germany. It safeguards artists' interests with reference to the Federal German Government.
http://www.bbk-bundesverband.de/index.php?id=5&L=2

International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC)
IAMIC is a world-wide network of organisations documenting and promoting all sort of up-to-date information related to music.
www.iamic.net


International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)
The ICTM is an NGO in formal consultative relations with UNESCO. The aims of the ICTM are to further the study, practice, documentation, preservation and dissemination of traditional music.
www.ictmusic.org/ICTM/index.php


Europan Music Council (EMC)
The EMC is the umbrella organisation of the European national music councils and member of the International Music Council (IMC).
www.emc-imc.org


Association Européenne des Conservatoires Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC)
The AEC is a European cultural and educational network, which was established in 1953. It represents the interests of institutions that are concerned with training for the music profession.
www.aecinfo.org/Home.aspx


Association of European Performers’ Organisations (AEPO-ARTIS)
AEPO-ARTIS unites 28 European collective management organisations for performers and represents them at European level. The association aims to develop and secure wider recognition of the collective administration of performers' rights.
www.aepo-artis.org


European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF)
EFWMF is a network of festivals of world, ethnic, traditional, folk and roots music. The network shares information, experiences and contacts, and also establishes links to non-European festivals and other relevant networks and organisations within the global music community.
www.efwmf.org


European Music Office (EMO)
The EMO is an international non-profit association promoting musical diversity and representing the interests of European music professionals at a European and worldwide level. EMO’s main policy consists in lobbying for the installation of a common EU music policy.
www.emo.org


Europe Jazz Network (EJN)
The EJN is an association of European producers and presenters who specialise in contemporary jazz and improvised musics.
www.europejazz.net


European Choral Association - Europa Cantat
Europa Cantat is the European federation of young choirs representing 42 countries.
www.europacantat.org


European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY)
The EMCY is the European umbrella organisation for more than 60 national and international music competitions for children and young musicians. It was founded in 1970 as a non-profit organisation in order to develop and to revive the musical education and promotion of musical talents in the pre-professional area on a European level.
www.emcy.org


European Federation of National Youth Orchestras (EFNYO)
EFNYO, the association of European pre-professional orchestras, represents the interests of the orchestral musicians of the future. At national and international level it organises orchestral training projects and initiates co-operation networks.
www.efnyo.org


Jeunesse Musicales International (JMI)
JMI is the- according to UNESCO - world’s largest youth music network uniting 45 national members and 35 associate members on all continents. JMI seeks to empower young people through music - as musicians, listeners and organisers. JMI is a 'global' organisation - locally active and with a global presence.
www.jmi.net


The European Conference of Promoters of New Music (ECPNM)
The ECPNM is the European union of organisations concerned with the promotion of contemporary music, especially music composed after 1950. Its aim is to improve the international cooperation and the coordination of new music events in Europe.
www.ecpnm.com


Deutscher Musikrat
The German Music Council is the biggest culture association in Germany. It unites approx. 100 cross-national professional associations, federal states’ councils and numerous honorary and consultant members.
www.musikrat.de


Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum (MIZ)
The German Music Information Centre  (MIZ) offers a complete survey of societies, foundations, conservatories, specialist academies, music colleges, musicology and music teaching in universities, public library catalogues with specialist literature on musical life in Germany, data base to music links on the internet. Links to
http://www.miz.org/en/institutionen.html 

Musical life in Germany
With its new publication Musical Life in Germany the German Music Information Centre (MIZ), a subsidiary department of the German Music Council, has presented the first Englishlanguage compendium of facts and figures on music in Germany in a handy overview for foreign readers.
www.miz.org/musical-life-in-germany/

International Theatre Institute (ITI)
Founded in 1948, the ITI serves the mutual exchange amongst professionals of the performing arts. Currently, local ITI centres are placed in more than 90 countries. 
www.iti-worldwide.org 


Réseau européen pour la sensibilisation à l'opéra (RESEO)
The European network for opera education (RESEO) is an umbrella organisation for those working in opera education. It acts as a forum for exchange on the practice of opera education at a European level. RESEO is also a European platform for the development of opera education and supports the sector through research, lobbying and projects.
www.reseo.org


Opera Europa
Opera Europa is the leading service organisation for professional opera companies and opera festivals throughout Europe.  It currently serves 110 member companies from 33 different countries.
www.opera-europa.org


Informal European Theatre Meeting (IETM)
The IETM is the biggest network of free working professionals in the performing arts world. It is an international association made up of over 400 performing arts organizations in 45 countries.
www.ietm.org


European Theatre Convention (ETC)
The ETC is a network encouraging international exchange of ideas, persons and performances between its 41 member theatres. The ETC is also aiming to support the creation of new plays, collaboration projects and wants to highlight and explore the role of theatre in the new Europe today.
www.etc-cte.org


European League of Employer’s Associations in the Performing Arts sector – PEARLE*
Pearle* represents through its members associations almost 4,000 theatres, theatre production companies, orchestras and music ensembles, opera houses, ballet and dance companies, festivals, and other organisations within the performing arts sector across Europe. The aim of the organisation is the establishment of a stable environment by supporting sustainability and promotion of the performing arts across Europe.
www.pearle.ws


Union des Théâtres de l’Europe (UTE)
The UTE is an alliance of European public theatres. It serves to promote European integration through cultural interaction. It aims to transcend language barriers and encourage co-productions.
www.ute-net.org


Deutscher Bühnenverein (DBV)
The German Theatre and Orchestra Association (DBV) is the Federal Association for the Performing Arts, thus for public and private bodies of German theatres and operas.
www.buehnenverein.de


Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrum in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
The Children’s and Youth Theatre Centre Germany accompanies and enhances the development of children and youth theatre in Germany.
http://www.kjtz.de/main.asp?size=1680&UserID=1070393753&Nr=54&St=0


Theaterportal
Internet based schedule of theatre performances (mainly) in German language and further services (online ticketing, internal newsletter, links to press reports etc.).
www.theaterportal.de

Wanderlust Blog
The Federal Cultural Foundation's Wanderlust Fund, established in 2008, supports, municipal, state and regional theatres in Germany which work together with theatres around the world. On the Wanderlust blog the funded theatre partnerships describe and document their cross-border experiences in texts and images.
www.wanderlust-blog.de

International Dance Council (CID)
The CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded in 1973 within the UNESCO headquarters.
www.cid-unesco.org


Tanzplan Deutschland
Tanzplan Deutschland is funded by the Federal Cultural Foundation for enhancing sustainable  activities in the field of dance until 2010. The website offers amongst others contacts for dance education and academic dance research in Europe and information on funding for dance projects.
http://www.tanzplan-deutschland.de/news.php?id_language=2


DANCE GERMANY
DANCE GERMANY is an internet site representing the German dance profession. The website is a database for all dance events in Germany, a research tool for anybody interested in dance with addresses of dance producers and institutions.
http://www.dance-germany.com/index.php?pos=01&languageId=2

Europa Cinemas
Europa Cinemas is a cinemas network with a mainly European programming. The network provides a financial support to cinemas that commit themselves to the programming of a significant number of non-domestic European films and to the organisation of promotional activities concerning European films for young audiences.
www.europa-cinemas.org


European Coordination of Independent Producers (CEPI)
CEPI represents independent cinema and television producers in Europe
www.cepi.tv


European Documentary Network (EDN)
EDN is a membership organisation for professionals working in documentary film and television. The network provides information on financing, co-production and collaboration across borders, distribution, festivals and markets.
www.edn.dk


filmportal.de
With filmportal.de, a central cost-free internet platform for in-depth information on all German cinema films has been created. Its openly accessible and constantly updated services give an overview of the lively film culture in Germany.
http://filmportal.de


Blickpunkt: Film
Blickpunktfilm.de is the website related to the weekly print magazine Blickpunkt:Film. The website enables database research for German films and offers up to date sector-specific information.
www.blickpunktfilm.de

Europa Nostra – pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage
Europa Nostra, the pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage, is the representative platform of over 220 heritage NGOs active throughout Europe. Europa Nostra is dedicated to putting heritage and its benefits in the mainstream of public consciousness and to making heritage a priority for public policies both at European and national levels. Europa Nostra organises the annual European Cultural Heritage Award, which is part of the EU funding programme CULTURE (2007-2013).
www.europanostra.org/
EUROPA NOSTRA Deutschland e.V.: www.europanostra.de/


European Association of Archaeologists (EAA)
The EAA is a pan-European organisation for professional archaeologists founded in 1994. Its aims are the promotion of the development of archaeological research and the exchange of archaeological information in Europa, the promotion of the interests of professional archaeologists in Europe etc.
www.e-a-a.org


European Network of Cultural Centres/Historic Monuments (ACCR)
The ACCR is a European network of cultural centres that are based in historical monuments.
www.accr-europe.org


International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers and town planners.
www.international.icomos.org


Network of European Museum Organisation (NEMO)
NEMO is an independent network of museum associations and similar bodies representing the museum community of Europe.
www.ne-mo.org
http://www.ne-mo.org/index (partner search-tool for European museum-projects)


Organisation of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
The Organisation works at bringing together the towns and cities listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
www.ovpm.org


European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers Organisations E.C.C.O.
E.C.C.O. is the umbrella organisation of European Restorers’ Associations. It seeks to develop and promote, on a practical, scientific and cultural level, the profession of Conservator-Restorer of Cultural Property. Its main objectives are to promote a high level of training and to work toward legal recognition of professional status.
www.ecco-eu.org 


The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH)
The TICCIH is an international society dedicated to the study of industrial archaeology and the protection, promotion and interpretation of the industrial heritage.
www.ticcih.org


European Forum of Heritage Associations (EFHA)
The Forum was constituted 1990 in Rome as a platform for the European volunteer movement in the field of cultural heritage. Its primary aim is to create a network for the non-professional world, in particular in the field of archaeology, with which to heighten public awareness of the cultural heritage of Europe.
www.heritageforum.org


Inventory of Heritage Organisations in Europe
The portal provides an overview of all non-governmental organisatins in Europe that are engaged in heritage in the broad sense of the word, ranging in scope from the supra-local to the whole of Europe.
www.heritage-organisations.eu

Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
The German Foundation for Monument Protection is a non-profit private foundation that focuses its efforts on two tasks: to preserve endangered cultural monuments and to promote the idea of monument protection, aiming to motivate as many people as possible to actively take part in this endeavour. It is one of the largest citizens' initiatives active in the preservation of monuments in Germany.
www.denkmalschutz.de

Deutscher Museumsbund
The German Museums Association is the nationwide interest group for all types of museums and the museum staff. Furthermore the Association acts as contact point for individuals who are committed to and support the manifold spectrum of museums in Germany.
http://www.museumsbund.de/cms/index.php?id=236&L=1&STIL=0


Konferenz Nationaler Kultureinrichtungen (KNK)
The KNK is an association of more than 20 cultural institutions from the new German Bundeslaender that serves as a platform to exchange common interests as regards content and economic issues. The main objectives are the conservation of cultural heritage in the region and drawing the awareness of politicians and the general public towards the impact of the members' institutions.
www.konferenz-kultur.de


Multilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage (MICHAEL)
Through the multilingual MICHAEL service you can find and explore digital collections from museums, archives, libraries and other cultural institutions from across Europe.
www.michael-culture.org


Webmuseen
The website gives information about museums and exhibitions in the German-speaking region.
http://museen.de

European Writers’ Congress (EWC)
The EWC is the federation of European writers’ association uniting 52 organisations in 28 countries of Europe, representing some 54.000 individual writers and literary translators.
www.european-writers-congress.org


European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)
EBLIDA is an independent umbrella association of national library, information, documentation and archive associations and institutions in Europe.
www.eblida.org


European Association for Library and Information Education and Research (EUCLID)
The Association is an independent Europan non-governmental and non-profit organisation whose purpose is to promote Europan cooperation within library and information education and research and to provide a body through which it can be represented in matters of European interest.
http://euclid.hio.no/


European Council of Associations of Literary Translators (CEATL)
CEATL currently brings together 24 associations of literary translators representing 22 European countries. Its main aims are to promote the quality of the translation of literary works in Europe and to work towards improving the social, moral, legal and economic status of the literary translator.
www.ceatl.org


European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC)
GESAC is an association that gathers the largest authors' societies in the EU, Norway and Switzerland. It represents nearly 500,000 authors (or their estates) in various artistic fields. Its objective is to support the legal, economic and cultural activities of its members and to ensure copyright protection.
www.gesac.org


Federation of European Publishers (FEP)
FEP is the umbrella association of book publishers associations in the European Union and represents 26 national associations of book publishers of the European Union and of the European Economic Area. Founded in 1967, FEP deals with European legislation and advises publishers’ associations on copyright and other legislative issues.
www.fep-fee.be


Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (LCB)
The LCB supports authors and translators with grants, organises seminars and reading sessions.
www.lcb.de 

HALMA Network
HALMA connects literary centres of Europe. The Halma network creates alterable structures which promote dialogue and exchange between European regions. Within a framework of cooperations, events, and scholarships, Halma creates a forum for transnational encounter.
www.halma-network.eu/en.html

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Literarischer Gesellschaften und Gedenkstätten (ALG)
The Association of literary Societies and Museums is the umbrella association for more than 220 literary organisations in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
www.alg.de

TRADUKI
TRADUKI is a European network for literature and books, which involves Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland. The exchange between the participants is to be advanced through a translation program for fiction, the humanities as well as books for children and young people.
www.traduki.eu

European Festivals Association (EFA)
EFA represents more than 100 quality festivals and 11 national festivals associations in 38 European and non-European countries.
www.efa-aef.org/efahome


Europäischer Verband der Veranstaltungs-Zentren e.V. (EVVC)
The European Association of Event Centres, counting at present about 300 members in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and further adjoining European countries, is the most important representative for event- and convention centres, arenas, and other multipurpose halls in Europe.
www.evvc.org


International Festivals & Events Association – Europe (IFEA – Europe)
IFEA – Europe is the European affiliate of IFEA World. For the past 50 years IFEA has served as a global network organisation for professionals who work in the cultural festivals and public events sector.
www.ifeaeurope.com


International Council of Organizations for Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF)
CIOFF is an international cultural non-governmental Organization (NGO) in formal consultative relations with UNESCO. Created in 1970, the duty of CIOFF is safeguarding, promotion and diffusion of traditional culture and folklore.
www.cioff.org