Addis Ababa City Culture, Arts and Tourism Bureau was established in May 2012 under the name of Culture and Tourism Bureau.
As a result of the cultural and notice of the cultural sector, the tourism sector was moved to organize 17 human resources on the office of the trade and industry.
Based on the changes that have taken place in our country and our city in 2011, the art sector has been given attention and has been reorganized as an independent sector. As a result, the name of the office was changed to Bureau of Culture, Arts and Tourism.
Enhances the development of the cultural sector; Promote culture, art, art and creativity in the city; Monitors activities that promote and promote harmful traditional practices and immoral practices; Lets legal action in collaboration with stakeholders;
Addis Ababa Culture, Arts and Tourism Bureau was established under the name of Culture and Tourism Bureau in accordance with the proclamation to establish the executive bodies of the city administration.
As a result, the culture sector has been separated from the Bureau of Culture and Information and the tourism sector has been separated from the Bureau of Trade and Industry.
Addis Ababa Culture, Arts and Tourism Bureau has been given the following powers and functions in accordance with Proclamation No. 74/2014.
1. Provide, renew, monitor and monitor the professional services of cultural services.
2. The promotion of cultural values, the promotion of harmful cultural practices, and the protection of immigrant cultures.
3. In terms of cultural arts, our country should benefit from the economic benefits of the sector and the citizens engaged in the sector should earn income; Provide training-related services in terms of job creation and promotion;
4. Study, develop, maintain and renovate tangible and intangible heritage in our city, and develop a registration system.
5. The development and promotion of tourist attractions in Addis Ababa, the establishment of a tourist information system, the provision of tourist destinations in the city, and ensuring sustainable tourism development....
6. Provide, renew, certify and improve the quality and accessibility of the services, and ensure the legitimacy of the services provided by tourism service providers.
7. Provide services to historians and visitors in connection with movable artefacts and museums.
8. Provide library, reading, loan and referral services to students and city dwellers, and provide ICT-assisted services.
9. Provide special library services to senior executives and leaders at all levels, including reading, lending and referral services;
10. Prepare and provide a variety of artistic works for theater lovers; We will also work on the use of art to sustain the development and democracy building of our country.
11. The political, economic and social benefits of women and youth
Make it accessible to the community by creating authentic art works.
12. Art products that build and empower children
Make it accessible to the customer by setting it up.
13. Conduct research on the development and expansion of art institutions;
14. Work to enrich cinema-art institutions such as cinemas, theaters, film studio villages, etc.
15. Support the establishment of private art entertainment;
16. Provide vocational training to professionals in the arts sector.
17. Provide professional support and advice to indigenous arts works;
18. To monitor, support and enrich the operation of cinemas and theaters;
19. Protect and promote religious and indigenous art materials and knowledge;
20. Provide awareness training on legal issues in the field of arts.
21. Preparation of rules for the organization of art clubs;
22. Prepare and issue a professional qualification certificate;
23. Supervision, monitoring and support activities in art training institutes
24. Carrying out nightclub monitoring and control activities. .
Vission
Making Addis Ababa one of the top five tourist destinations and cultural centers in Africa in 2017 by creating a community that develops, preserves and visits cultural, artistic, natural, and historical resources.
Mission
Ensure the benefit of the society by creating a transformed generation that loves, preserves, enriches and transforms the city's cultural, artistic natural and historical resources, making culture and art a major development force and promoting tourist attractions. To achieve this mission, the bureau will focus on public awareness and promotion activities to ensure the participation and benefit of the community.
