The text is based on a research 'Cultural policy of the City of Belgrade' of the Centre for Study in Cultural Development carried out in 2011. During research, active stakeholders in the culture of the city of Belgrade were mapped and data were collected about their elementary resources in the period 2008 - 2010. The City of Belgrade consists of 17 municipalities which were entrusted with the culture-related competences in the Statute of the City of Belgrade adopted in 2008. The Statute has defined the cultural policy of the City of Belgrade from the perspective of its municipalities and the text deals with the question if and in which manner the provisions of this Statute are operational in practice. The situation is analyzed by examination of the cultural infrastucture, the key decision makers on the municipal level, financing of the cultural operations and planning and cooperation of the metropolitan municipalities with the City.