Swiss Federal Office of Culture
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The Swiss Federal Office of Culture is the national government body responsible for shaping and supporting Switzerland’s cultural policy, heritage preservation, and promotion of the arts.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Office of Culture | 9 |
| Bundesamt für Kultur | 2 |
| Office fédéral de la culture | 1 |
| Swiss Federal Office of Culture canonical | 1 |
| Ufficio federale della cultura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3386691 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Federal Office of Culture Context triple: [Swiss National Museum, partOf, Swiss Federal Office of Culture]
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A.
Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
The Federal Chancellery of Switzerland is the staff office of the Swiss Federal Council, providing administrative support, coordination, and communication services for the federal government.
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B.
Swiss federal government
The Swiss federal government is the national executive authority of Switzerland, responsible for implementing federal laws, managing national administration, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
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C.
Agency for Culture and Palaces
The Agency for Culture and Palaces is a Danish government body responsible for managing and preserving the nation’s cultural heritage, museums, and historic royal palaces.
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D.
Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum is Switzerland’s largest cultural history museum, showcasing the nation’s art, artifacts, and historical heritage from prehistoric times to the present.
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E.
French Ministry of Culture
The French Ministry of Culture is a government department responsible for national cultural policy, including the promotion and protection of arts, heritage, and creative industries in France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss Federal Office of Culture Target entity description: The Swiss Federal Office of Culture is the national government body responsible for shaping and supporting Switzerland’s cultural policy, heritage preservation, and promotion of the arts.
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A.
Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
The Federal Chancellery of Switzerland is the staff office of the Swiss Federal Council, providing administrative support, coordination, and communication services for the federal government.
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B.
Swiss federal government
The Swiss federal government is the national executive authority of Switzerland, responsible for implementing federal laws, managing national administration, and representing the country domestically and internationally.
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C.
Agency for Culture and Palaces
The Agency for Culture and Palaces is a Danish government body responsible for managing and preserving the nation’s cultural heritage, museums, and historic royal palaces.
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D.
Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum is Switzerland’s largest cultural history museum, showcasing the nation’s art, artifacts, and historical heritage from prehistoric times to the present.
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E.
French Ministry of Culture
The French Ministry of Culture is a government department responsible for national cultural policy, including the promotion and protection of arts, heritage, and creative industries in France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal office of Switzerland
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government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
BAK
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OFC ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Switzerland ⓘ |
| budgetType | federal budget of Switzerland ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employer | civil servants of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
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| governedBy | Swiss federal law ⓘ |
| hasDomain | culture.admin.ch ⓘ |
| hasScope | national ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.bak.admin.ch ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bern ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Romansh
|
| legalForm | federal administrative unit ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bern ⓘ |
| officialName |
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bundesamt für Kultur
Swiss Federal Office of Culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Office fédéral de la culture
Swiss Federal Office of Culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ufficio federale della cultura
Uffizi federal da cultura ⓘ |
| oversees |
Federal Office of Cultural Affairs’ film section
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Swiss National Library ⓘ Swiss National Museum ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Switzerland
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
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| partOf | Federal Department of Home Affairs ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
cultural policy of Switzerland
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film policy in Switzerland ⓘ heritage preservation in Switzerland ⓘ language policy support in Switzerland ⓘ museum policy in Switzerland ⓘ promotion of the arts in Switzerland ⓘ support of cultural diversity in Switzerland ⓘ |
| sector |
arts
ⓘ
culture ⓘ heritage ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Federal Department of Home Affairs ⓘ |
| task |
coordinate cultural policy with cantons
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manage federal cultural funding programs ⓘ preserve cultural heritage sites ⓘ promote Swiss culture abroad ⓘ provide financial support for cultural projects ⓘ support contemporary artistic creation ⓘ support cultural institutions in Switzerland ⓘ support multilingualism in Switzerland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss Federal Office of Culture Description of subject: The Swiss Federal Office of Culture is the national government body responsible for shaping and supporting Switzerland’s cultural policy, heritage preservation, and promotion of the arts.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
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officialName
→
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Bundesamt für Kultur
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
→
officialName
→
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Office fédéral de la culture
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
→
officialName
→
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Ufficio federale della cultura
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
EDI – German (Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern)
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supervises
→
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
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subject surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
subject surface form:
Département fédéral de l’intérieur
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture
this entity surface form:
Bundesamt für Kultur
this entity surface form:
Federal Office of Culture