Culture
The system of cultural institutions in the city consists of:- People's House "Prosvita";
- Teremnivskyi House of Culture;
- House of Culture of the "Veresnevyi" microdistrict;
- club "Suchasnyk";
- club "Patriot of the Fatherland";
- children's music school No. 1;
- children's music school No. 2;
- children's music school No. 3;
- children's art school;
- 12 libraries;
- cinema "Promin";
- Park of Culture and Recreation named after L. Ukrainka;
- Center of Leisure and Recreation named after the 900th anniversary of the city of Lutsk.
583 people work in cultural institutions.
On the basis of the city's club institutions, there are 32 club formations, 6 amateur associations and interest clubs, 25 amateur art groups, in which more than 1000 participants take part. 6 amateur art groups bear the honorary title "people's amateur", 2 "exemplary children's".
The library fund of the city's centralized library system amounts to 534.1 thousand copies. The city's library institutions have served more than 33,237 readers. Book lending amounts to 620.8 thousand copies of printed publications.
The main problematic issues in the field of culture are:
- preservation of historical and cultural heritage, unique objects of ancient architecture of the city;
- regulation of concert and touring activities;
- ensuring state support for highly professional artistic creativity of cultural figures and youth.
Proceeding from the need to increase the spiritual and intellectual potential of society, in 2004 it is planned to ensure:
- carrying out major repairs to the Prosvita People's House, the Veresneve microdistrict Culture House, and the Suchasnyk Club; completion of the construction of Children's Music School No. 1; carrying out major repairs at Children's School of Arts No. 2; reconstruction and repair of the premises of the Children's Art School.
- preservation and rational use of monuments of historical and cultural heritage;
- development and functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language;
- development of culture and arts, theater, museum affairs, and fine arts;
- development of book publishing;;
- streamlining and qualitative development of the network of cultural and educational institutions;
- increasing budget expenditures on culture and art.
In 2004, it is planned to carry out a number of measures, namely:
- resolving the issue of allocating premises for opening a library in the Zavokzalnyi microdistrict;
- relocating library branch No. 2 for children to new premises;
- carrying out repairs near the central entrance of the central library for children;
- computerizing library processes for user services (purchasing 16 computers);
- purchasing a modern mobile stage and a new modern sound system and lighting equipment, completing the comprehensive improvement of the zoo territory, and diversifying the zoo exhibitions.