Department Of Arts And Culture National

Department Of Arts And Culture National

Department Of Arts And Culture National, National Department for Culture and Arts (Malay: Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara, JKKN) is one of the agencies under Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia and it is responsible in implementing cultural and arts activities in Malaysia.
 

History

Year 1953 Cultural Section was established under Ministry of Social Welfare.
Year 1964 Cultural Section was under Ministry of Information
Year 1972 Cultural Section was under Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Year 1987 Cultural Section was under Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
Year 1992 Cultural Section was under Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism
Year 2004 Cultural Section was under Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage
March 22, 2005, Cultural Section was upgraded to National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN) ( Warrant no. S20 year 2005)
February 1, 2007, Planning, Research and Development Division was set up in JKKN ( Warrant no.S40 year 2007)
March 18, 2008, JKKN was one of the agencies under the Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage
April 2009 JKKN was an agency under the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture (Malaysia).
Starting from May 16, 2013, JKKN is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia.

Vision

To produce a cultured Malaysian society founded on the 1Malaysia concept.

Mission

1) To intensify the efforts of preservation of cultural arts.
2) To develop culture and the arts through efforts to nurture, guide, spread and encourage cultural arts.
3) To encourage and intensify promotional efforts for arts and culture.