2018 European Capitals of Culture: Leeuwarden and Valletta
From 1 January, Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) and Valletta (Malta) will hold the title of European Capital of Culture for one year. The opening celebrations for Valletta will take place from 14 to 20 January across the city, inspired by the traditional Maltese festa (village feast). Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, will attend the official opening ceremony on […]
Participatory Governance in Culture: exploring practises
The international conference Do It Together! Participatory Governance in Culture: Exploring practices, theories and policies, was held in Rijeka, European Capital of Culture 2020, 22-24 November 2017 organised by Kultura Nova. The event gathered scholars, researchers, theorists, cultural operators, artists, practitioners, activists, policy-makers, and decision makers from across the world and representing different cultural disciplines. IFACCA’s Regional […]
European Capital of Culture: Brussels reception for Galway 2020
Galway was formally announced as the European Capital of Culture for 2020 at a reception held in Brussels last week. One million extra visitors are now expected to visit Galway city and county in 2020 as a result of winning the bid, which is estimated to cost a total of €45.7 million to run. The […]
Strategy to create broader cultural vision for Dublin
A five-year cultural strategy for Dublin is to be launched by the city council today. Based on work carried out for the unsuccessful bid to become European Capital of Culture, the new strategy aspires to a broader, more ambitious and all-encompassing vision of culture in the capital. Dublin was knocked out before the final round […]
Timisoara, together with Arad will be European Capital of Culture in 2021
IGCAT congratulates Timisoara following its announcement as Romania’s European Capital of Culture in 2021. The European Commission made the announcement on Friday, September 16 after four Romanian cities were short-listed for the title: the capital Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare, and Timisoara. An expert committee made of 10 representatives of the European Commission, the Council of […]
Paphos tourism and Cypriot food promoted in Finland to target visitors
The promotional campaign of Paphos and traditional Cypriot food, which will take place over the next four weekends at four of the largest and busiest supermarkets in the Finnish capital Helsinki, will target potential visitors, according to the head of the Paphos regional board of tourism, Nasos Hadjigeorgiou. Supermarket shoppers in Finland will be offered […]
IGCAT experts delivers training to Rhodes 2021 bid team
Rhodes 2021, one of the pre-selected cities to hold the title European Capital of Culture (ECoC) has a strong bid team headed by Aliki Moschis-Gauguet and supported by IGCAT experts, Robert Palmer and Diane Dodd. From 30 March – 2 April 2016, IGCAT led the bid team through a complete review of the first draft of […]
Hungary to strengthen cultural links with southern Europe
The Hungarian government is set to strengthen cultural links with countries in southern Europe, with the city of Pécs in south-western Hungary to play a crucial role. This development forms part of the government’s broad new cultural policy aim of “opening to the south”. Mayor Zsolt Páva held a press conference last week together with […]
Pistoia Named Italy’s 2017 Capital of Culture
The Tuscan city of Pistoia was chosen out of nine finalists to be the Italian culture capital in 2017, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini has announced. The other finalists were Aquileia, Como, Ercolano (Herculaneum), Parma, Pisa, Spoleto, Taranto and Terni. Pistoia will thus succeed the current Italian culture capital, the Lombard city of Mantua. “I believe we […]
Countdown Begins to European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017
Daring and unforgettable, thought-provoking and creative, Aarhus 2017 has revealed a selection of highlights from its European Capital of Culture programme. Under the headline theme ‘Rethink’, a kick-off event detailed some of the iconic performances and works of art planned for Aarhus 2017, exactly a year ahead of its official opening. Also, during the same […]
San Sebastián – a Basque Metropolis
This year San Sebastián, Spain, has been honoured European Capital of Culture 2016 and the resident´s plans are to celebrate this amazing title in style. How? Well, the residents and visitors of San Sebastián will be invited to become part of the cultural program. Pedro Subijama, chef of one of Spain’s best-known restaurants and pioneer […]
Opening of Wrocław European Capital of Culture 2016 – 17 January
The year-long celebration of art and culture that is the European Capital of Culture kicks off on the weekend of 15-17 January in Wrocław, Poland. On 17 January, the opening ceremony will be held with a concert dedicated to the works of composer Iannis Xenakis. Opening ceremony The ceremony will begin at 12pm (local time) […]
