The Cultural Affairs Department (DAC) of Guadeloupe
Introduction to the CAF
The CARs are responsible for implementing, under the authority of the regional prefect, the cultural policy defined by the government. They also provide advice and expertise to cultural partners and local authorities in all sectors of the Ministry of Culture.
The tasks of the Guadeloupe Directorate of Cultural Affairs are:
- contribute to the cultural development of Guadeloupe and the Northern Islands alongside other State administrations and in partnership with local authorities;
- to make known, protect, conserve and enhance cultural heritage and to promote architecture;
- support artistic creation, cultural industries and cultural dissemination;
- ensure the transmission of knowledge and the democratization of culture through artistic teaching and education and the development of audiences and cultural practices.
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The Decree No. 2010 – 633 of 8 June 2010 determine the organisation and tasks of the regional directorates of cultural affairs.
Organization of the DAC of Guadeloupe and the Northern Islands
The DAC of Guadeloupe is organized into 3 services:
- the Wealth Division including:
- Urban planning and soil law unit
- The Historical Monuments and Architecture Service (SMHA);
- Regional Archaeology Service (SRA)
- the Creation and Transmission Division
- The Accounting and Legal Unit
Directory and organization chart
In order to facilitate the readability of the organization of the Guadeloupe DAC in all the fields of action it is responsible for implementing, the DAC makes available to its interlocutors a directory-organization chart which contains the coordinates of all the agents.
Download the directory of the DAC of Guadeloupe
Logo and communication
Recipients of grants must include the logo of the Cultural Affairs Directorate of Guadeloupe and the following written notice «with the support of the Prefecture of Guadeloupe/ Direction des affaires culturelles» on all communication media related to the operation (press kit, programme, poster, invitation card, etc.).
CAD Address
As of August 1, 2022, you can find CAD services at:
Guadeloupe DAC
Plazza Building
476 rue des Pères Blancs
97123 BAILLIF