As it is understood of the title of this project, this is a research planned and accomplished in the direction of recognition of activities of management and cultural planning group of art and culture research center. Therefore, this project is aimed at finding research grounds in such a field along with providing a conceptual and theoretical framework for management and cultural planning subjects.
Accordingly, interviewing with experts and authorities in cultural management area is assisted by the library studies for far better and tangible way to realize the goal.
The results show that in the recent decades, we have encountered the manifestation of viewpoints who believe in policy making and planning in the field of culture. The group believed that through planning in cultural areas, making grounds and facilities and necessary tools to develop the talents and cultural products will be realized. Accepting the possibility of cultural planning, this group considers two cultural levels, referred to as intellectual confines (as essential dimension) and material confines (as visible and real dimension) in respect of properties and performances.
Based upon the mentioned viewpoint, three main factors of government, consumption and production whether state or non-state ones are making the structure of cultural sector.
Also, this viewpoint studies the duties of cultural sector in two aspects. The first aspect is the duty and mission delegated to public development of the country and can be referred to as development culture.
The second aspect is focused on the duties of cultural sector concerning cultural development. This aspect is studying the cultural rights of people which mean the right for justice for people upon the cultural items and services.
Finally based on the stated issues, the second aspect of the mentioned approach which is discussed concerning the cultural development is the main activities of the group which are defined in two fundamental and applied fields.