The BMfB
is the youngest ministry in
Austria, and so far the only one
of its kind in the world. In its
current form the ministry has
existed since June 8, 2009. Its
responsibilities extend to
funding, cultivating and
fostering all forms of free
movement of bodies in space.
The BMfB is organised into
three departments, which
through the framework of a
wide range of individual and
structural measures, support
the development of a deeper
understanding of the
importance of bodily movement
in Austria as well as in
an international context. The
BMfB is dedicated to
heightening the flexibility of
citizens, and raising awareness
of the potential for pursuing
not only imposed, but rather
self-determined courses of
action. The core task of the
BMfB is to foster the potential
of movement as a means for
expanding consciousness.
According to the statutory
provisions laid down in the
2009 BMfB’s Development
Act, finances available to the
ministry shall be allocated to
individuals and institutions
for projects concerning the
re-distribution and transformation
of codified behavioural
patterns in the social field.
The BMfB supports the
emergence of unexpected
movements where secure
courses of action are abandoned
in favour of material
encounters between people,
with the world of objects,
architecture and non-human
life forms.
In order to provide more
freedom of movement for
people in Austria, the free
movement of bodies in space
must be anchored more deeply
in society and have a stronger
presence everywhere - from
schools and companies to
institutions and municipalities.
Panels of experts from the
BMfB will convene on a
regular basis to support heads
of offices and departments
of other ministries, as well as
public and private institutions,
in processes of structural
development and change,
whereby the executive power
for all relevant and decretory
decisions lies with those in
positions of political authority.
International mission
The BMfB, as a pioneer in
Movement Development
Administration, works in
accordance with the ‘Plan for
the International Promotion
and Distribution of the
Activities and Principles’ of
the BMfB. Founding an
International Party for
Movement Affairs is one of the
goals of Austria‘s Ministry for
Movement Affairs, Switzerland
and Mexico being the first
countries where similar
initiatives are taking place
(see also EDfB and INAM).
Welcome to the website of the Federal Ministry of Movement Affairs (BMfB) of the Repubic of Austria.
At www.bmfb.at we provide comprehensive up-to-date and easy-to-access information regarding all agendas/services of the Ministry.
With the internet being an interactive medium we invite and encourage you to get in touch with the FMMA and send us your suggestions, critique and any other matters of concern.
We hope you find all the information you need. Our staff will always be happy to assist you.
With best regards,
BMfB
Federal Ministry of Movement (BMfB)
The BMfB is the youngest ministry in Austria, and so far the only one of its kind in the world.
The official Anthem of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Movement Affairs is the first Anthem in world history that was created to be danced instead of sung.
The 9 New Austrians will enhance well-being in Austria by way of transforming typical Austrian activities into sequences of exercise. The exercises foster health and support a relaxed way of dealing with Austrian myths, history and everyday life.
As a result of industrialization and the digitalization of the means of production many traditional crafts, rites, rituals and celebrations are ceasing to exist or have already vanished in the face of globalisation.
The Dept. of Movement Affairs if the Swiss Confederation (EDfB)
In the framework of the “Plan for the International Promotion and Distribution of the Activities and Principles” of the BMfB the initiative for the founding of a Department of movement Affairs of the Swiss Confederation was launched.
In an initiative to relocate the experience of citizens into the field of the sensual, the BMFB initiates the first Universal Database of Favourite Movements and dance steps.
Movement Affairs (INAM) belongs to the first initiatives supported in the framework of the ‚Plan for the International Promotion and Distribution of the Activities and Principles‘ of the BMfB with the objective of creating an International Network of Movement Development Administrations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In the last 5 years the Austrian Ministry for movement Affairs has been present in numerous events focusing on cultural policies in Europe and abroad, lobbying for the existence of an updated discourse on body and perception in the political field.