Nova Gorica is the center of administrative, educational, cultural and economic life in the region. It has its own university, the University of Nova Gorica, and a number of other higher education programs. Vocational cultural institutions that enrich the cultural life of the municipality include the Gorizia Museum, the Cultural Center with the City Gallery and the Music and Film Program, the Slovenian National Theater of Nova Gorica, the Gorizia Library of France Bevko, the Institute for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage, the Provincial Archive of Nova Gorica and cultural offerings are also enriched by numerous societies, associations and clubs.