Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts

The Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Arts and Culture (German: Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur), abbreviated HMWK, is a university and culture ministry in Hesse, Germany. Since 2024, the minister is Timon Gremmels.^[1]

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History

Originally called Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, the Ministry was established on 4 July 1984 as a spin-off of the Hessian Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education was then responsible for school and part of the church affairs.^[1]

Since 1987, the Ministry has been located in a rented, Gründerzeit office building between the Rheinstraße and Luisenstraße in Wiesbaden, which was used until 1975 as the Wiesbaden main post-office and was then rebuilt and renovated accordingly.

In 2024, the Ministry was renamed Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur.^[1]

It awards the Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen.

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Jurisdiction

Tasks

The Ministry is tasked with extending:

higher education (universities, university hospitals, art, and technical colleges)
scientific research institutions
heritage and preservation
Protection of Cultural Property
Museums and art collections
Theater, music and visual arts
Archives
Libraries

In general, the Ministry is in charge of technical and legal supervision, and the promotion of science and art in Hesse.

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Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts

History

Jurisdiction

Tasks

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