The cultural field is formed both by public and independent institutions serving a public goal. Both of these types of operators can provide examples of situations in which one needs to struggle either to justify their reason of existence, or their financial needs. Meanwhile, the concept of auto-sustainability grants more and more ground. How does this relate to culture conceived as a public good? *The same name workshop preceding this panel will focus on providing an in-depth view on some legal notions around cultural public policies in Romania. Feedback and questions raised within the workshop by the participants may be referred in this panel.

With Lorand Maxim, Miki Braniște, Iulia Popovici and Adrian Rista