From 1 January, Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) and Valletta (Malta) will hold the title of European Capital of Culture for one year. The opening...
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The international conference Do It Together! Participatory Governance in Culture: Exploring practices, theories and policies, was held in Rijeka...
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Galway was formally announced as the European Capital of Culture for 2020 at a reception held in Brussels last week. One million extra visitors...
MoreStrategy 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...
MoreTimisoara, 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...
MorePaphos 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...
MoreIGCAT 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...
MoreHungary 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...
MorePistoia 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...
MoreCountdown 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...
MoreSan 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...
MoreOpening 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...
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