When the Cultural Development Plan (CDP) was adopted, it was decided that it would be updated. This takes account of the fact that a cultural development plan is not a static structure, but a dynamic concept. It is open to change and must respond to new situations and challenges.

In 2024, the implementation of the measures prioritized at the time in the short and medium term - a time horizon of around five years - was foreseeable. The implementation of the CDP up to that point is documented in the annual reports of the Cultural Office: Of the 120 cultural development measures, 41 had been implemented or permanently implemented and a further 30 were in progress.

The participation process for the evaluation and update also focused on the exchange with representatives of Wiesbaden's cultural landscape, especially members of the independent scene. The Cultural Advisory Board provided intensive support for the CDP update.

Unsurprisingly, the central topics of the 2019/20 planning process also shaped the debates surrounding the CDP update:

• Cultural promotion and funding
• Cultural participation
• Spaces for culture
• Visibility.

The results of these were brought together in an updated catalog of measures. In accordance with the resolution of the City Council, these measures form the basis of the guidelines for further cultural development and are to be prioritized.

The updated measures for cultural development in detail, the documentation of the work process and the final report can be found in the PDF document on the update of the cultural development plan.