öffentliche Hand

English translation: state/publically funded or held

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German term or phrase:	öffentliche Hand
English translation:	state/publically funded or held
Entered by:	davidgreen

19:16 Apr 18, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / idiomatic expression

German term or phrase: öffentliche Hand

It's really not clear to me if this is "the public" or "the State"...

Im Unterschied zu den Museumsgruendungen des 19. Jahrhunderts, die durchwegs von Seiten eines privat gefuehrten Musealvereines organisiert wurden, war diese Landesgalerie von Beginn web als Initiative der *öffentlichen Hand* gedacht; also ein sehr fruehes und europaweit herausragendes Beispiel der Foerderung von Gegenwartskunst durch die *öoeffentliche Hand* - ein Aspekt, der zwischenzeitlich, ich wuerde meinen seit gut einem halben Jahrhundert, zur selbstverstaendlichen Aufgabe der *öffentlichen Hand* geworden ist.

In contrast to the museums founded in the 19th century, which were consistently organised on the part of a privately managed museum association, this Landesgalerie was from the beginning intended to be a public/statex initiative; thus a very early and European-wide prominent example of the promotion of contemporary art by the statex an aspect, which has meanwhile become, I would say a good half a century, forx the natural charge/role/dutyx of the statex.

davidgreen

state

Explanation:
Michael's "publicly held" works well for the first occurence, but not so well for the other two - there I would use "state." :-)

Selected response from:

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 09:50

Grading comment

Seems to be a good solution. Thanks all for the other valid suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

public funds

gangels (X)

3 +2

publicly held

Michael McWilliam

state

Derek Gill Franßen

government

BrigitteHilgner

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7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

öffentliche Hand publicly held

Explanation:
As opposed to privately held

Michael McWilliam
United States
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of:

English

15 mins confidence:

öffentliche Hand

state

Explanation:
Michael's "publicly held" works well for the first occurence, but not so well for the other two - there I would use "state." :-)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Seems to be a good solution. Thanks all for the other valid suggestions.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

public funds

Explanation:
or 'government sponsored [and funded] initiative' in the broader context

gangels (X)
Local time: 01:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 39

11 hrs confidence:

öffentliche Hand government

Explanation:
an alternative

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 31

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