Plzeň (Pilsen) · Czechia · 2015
Source: Plzeň (Pilsen) 2015
Bid book (final selection). A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans. Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
A bid book with no stage recorded. Most such books are final-selection books, so it is shown as one until someone checks. Not yet checked by a Culture Next admin.
Pilsen's 2015 European Capital of Culture application uses metaphorical language depicting the city as a woman recovering from totalitarian rule, seeking cultural transformation and European integration through comprehensive programming, infrastructure development, and community
