The Cultural Office for Transylvania fulfills its duties according to § 96 BVFG (Federal Law on Refugees and Exiles), which obliges the federal and state governments to care for the cultural assets of expellees and refugees, to support and promote scientific research, and to preserve German cultural assets in East Central Europe. It is funded by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media and is affiliated to the Transylvanian Museum.
In addition to 
Transylvania
deu. Siebenbürgen, deu. Transsylvanien, deu. Transsilvanien, ron. Transilvania, ron. Ardeal

Transylvania is a historical landscape in modern Romania. It is situated in the center of the country and is populated by about 6.8 million people. The major city of Transylvania is Cluj-Napoca. German-speaking minorities used to live in Transylvania.

Siebenbürgen in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Siebenbürgen at Google Maps
, the Cultural Office also covers the historical regions of 
Bukovina
deu. Bukowina, ukr. Буковина, ukr. Bukowyna, ron. Bucovina, deu. Buchenland

Bukovina is a historical landscape in modern Romania and Ukraine. The northern part is situated in the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast, while the southern part is part of the Romanian Suceava County. The region once formed a part of the Principality of Moldavia and the Habsburg Monarchy.

Bukowina in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Bukowina at Google Maps
, 
Bessarabia
rus. Bessarabiya, rus. Бессарабия, ukr. Bessarabiya, ukr. Бессарабія, ron. Basarabia, deu. Bessarabien

Bessarabia (rum. Basarabia, ukr. Бессарабія) is a historical landscape in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by the river Dniester in the east, Pruth in the west and the Black Sea in the south. Nowadays, the territory of the historical area of Bessarabia is over large parts congruent with the territory of the Republic of Moldova.

Bessarabien in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Bessarabien at Google Maps
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Dobruja
deu. Dobrudscha, ron. Dobrogea, bul. Добруджа, deu. Trans-Danubien, eng. Dobrudja, bul. Dobrudža

Dobruja (rum. Dobrogea, bulg. Добруджа) is a historical landscape in the border area between southeastern Romania and northeastern Bulgaria. Dobrogea is situated on the Danube and the Black Sea.

Dobrudscha in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Dobrudscha at Google Maps
, 
Maramureș
deu. Maramuresch, hun. Máramaros

Maramures County (Roman. Maramureș) is situated in northern Romania on the border to Ukraine. The capital of the county is Baia Mare. Approximately 480,000 inhabitants live in the county.

Maramureș at Google Maps
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Western Moldavia
ron. Moldova, deu. Moldau

The term Moldova here applies to the historical landscape in today's Romania, which goes back to several historical states and provinces like the former Principality of Moldova. Moldova borders Bessarabia to the east and Bukovina to the north.

Moldau in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Moldau at Google Maps
, and 
Wallachia
ron. Țara Românească, deu. Walachei

Wallachia is a historical landscape in the South of Romania, bordering the mountain range of the Southern Carpathians and the historical landscape of Transylvania in the North, the Danube River in the South and Bulgaria in the political sphere. The biggest city of Wallachia is the Romanian capital Bucharest.

Walachei in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Walachei at Google Maps
. The primary goal of its work is to inform about the cultures of this multiethnic region, to make their diversity known and accessible to a broad public, and to present them as an important part of European heritage. The work of the Cultural Office is project-oriented and is intended in particular to facilitate encounters and exchange. The Cultural Advisor designs and organizes conferences, workshops, and study trips in cooperation with European institutes specialized in culture, education, and research. Transnational youth projects and working with contemporary witnesses (Zeitzeugen:innen) are a special focus here. These initiatives are supplemented by exhibitions, film series, theater and music projects, and panel discussions.
Signet of the Cultural Advisor for Transylvania. XXX / Kulturreferentin für Siebenbürgen, CC BY 4.0
Signet of the Cultural Advisor for Transylvania. XXX / Kulturreferentin für Siebenbürgen, CC BY 4.0
To the website of the Cultural Affairs Department for Transylvania

Von dieser Einrichtung
Education and communication project

Sounds of Bukovina: Musical Cultures of a Multiethnic Region

From folk songs to high culture – with this project, the Bukovina Institute, the Cultural Officer for Transylvania, the Department of Music Education at the Leopold Mozart Center – part of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences at the University of Augsburg – and the Jewish Museum...
Cultural promotion

Project funding of the cultural departments for communication and education concerning the culture and history of the Germans in Eastern Europe

On the basis of §96 of the Federal Expellees and Refugees Act (BVFG), the nine cultural departments support external projects that provide opportunities for encounters and effectively communicate to the broader public in the interests of presenting, maintaining and passing on cultural, historical...
series of lectures

Female German-speaking artists from in and around Eastern Europe

This series organised by the Cultural Advisor for Transylvania informs about remarkable artistic accomplishments by women from Eastern Europe and brings their innovative work more into the public eye. Many of these artists found a new home in Germany in the course of the 20th century. Through their...

HEIMATFREMDE

The question of how to deal with strangers and the foreign, but also with one's own sense of being alien, is at the center of many public discussions. Also for young people, the issue of how these matters are handled in their immediate, everyday environment is by no means an insignificant one. What...
Workshop

The Carpathians

Writing a page every morning can be a good exercise. Forming a sentence that aptly describes oneself is somewhat different, but is also a good practice. Both exercises can help to clarify, demonstrate, and strengthen something in us. Confidence grows, inwardly and outwardly. That is what the writing...