European Capital of Culture
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The European Capital of Culture is a city chosen by the European Union for a period of one calendar year. The city is given a chance to show its cultural life and cultural development. Most of the cities are very popular and are known internationally (by people around the world).
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[change] List of European Cities/Capitals of Culture
[change] Past years
- 1985:
Athens - 1986:
Florence - 1987:
Amsterdam - 1988:
West Berlin - 1989:
Paris - 1990:
Glasgow - 1991:
Dublin - 1992:
Madrid - 1993:
Antwerp - 1994:
Lisbon - 1995:
Luxembourg - 1996:
Copenhagen - 1997: Thessaloniki
- 1998:
Stockholm - 1999: Weimar
- 2000: Avignon,
Bergen, Bologna, Brussels, 
Helsinki, 
Krakow, 
Prague, 
Reykjavík, Santiago de Compostela - 2001: Porto, Rotterdam
- 2002: Bruges, Salamanca
- 2003:
Graz - 2004: Genoa, Lille
- 2005: Cork
- 2006: Patras
- 2007: Sibiu, Luxembourg and the Greater Region
- 2008: Liverpool, Stavanger and Sandnes
[change] Current year
[change] Future years
According to the official EU website[1]. From 2014 to 2019, these are only the countries have been chosen, based on the rotation system.
- 2010: Essen (on behalf of the Ruhr Area),
Istanbul, 
Pécs - 2011: Turku,
Tallinn - 2012: Guimarães,
Maribor - 2013: Marseille - Provence,
Košice - 2014: Sweden,
- 2015: Belgium, Czech Republic
- 2016: Spain, Poland
- 2017: Denmark,
Cyprus - 2018: Netherlands,
- 2019: ,
Bulgaria
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[change] Other pages
- American Capital of Culture – a similar program among American countries
- Arab Capital of Culture – a similar program among Arab countries
- Europalia
[change] References
- García, B. (2005) “De-constructing the City of Culture: The long term cultural legacies of Glasgow 1990” in: Review Issue of Urban Studies (vol 42, n5/6) (pp. 1-28)
- García, B. (2004) “Cultural Policy in European Cities: Lessons from Experience, Prospects for the Future” in: Special edition on Cultural Policy and Regeneration, Local Economy (vol 19, n4) (pp. 312-326)
- García, B. (2004) “Urban Regeneration, Arts Programming and Major events: Glasgow 1990, Sydney 2000 and Barcelona 2004” in: Gibson, L. & Stevenson, D. (Eds) Special Issue of the International Journal of Cultural Policy: Urban Space and the Uses of Culture (vol 10, n 1) (pp. 103-118)
[change] Other websites
[change] 2007
[change] 2008
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- Impacts 08: The Liverpool Model, European Capital of Culture Research Programme, University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University
- VisitLiverpool.com Visit Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008
- ITV Local News stories from Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008
[change] 2009
[change] 2010
[change] 2011
[change] 2012
[change] 2013
[change] 2014
[change] 2015
[change] 2016
[change] Poland
- Lublin 2016 - candidate city - (en)
- Łódź 2016 - candidate city
- Szczecin 2016 - candidate city
- Toruń 2016 - candidate city
