Gera · Germany · 2025
Source: Gera 2025 — Pre-selection
Bid book (pre-selection). A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist. Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Gera's bid for European Capital of Culture 2025 positions the city as transitioning from its industrial past toward a cultural future. The application emphasizes regional collaboration through the Regionet consortium, European integration as a response to post-reunification chall
