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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents: 472
cities: 190
evaluations: 53
bid books: 182; 1985–2031

7 documents of type bid book (pre-selection) for “Cultural programme”

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Jonava 2022 — Pre-selection

What the document types mean

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.
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.
Selection panel report: The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report: The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation: An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report: A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy: A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan: A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit: Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research: Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other: Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

To what extent do you plan to develop links between your cultural programme and the cultural programme of other cities holding the European Capital of Culture title?

Pula 2020 — Pre-selection

Pula · 2020

Cultural Manager is responsible for capacity building with exchange and residency programmes for both artists and cultural workers. She/he works closely on the development and implementation of cultural projects with the Artistic…

Larissa 2021 — Pre-selection

Larissa · 2021

How will the cultural programme combine local cultural heritage and traditional art forms with new, innovative and experimental cultural expressions?

Corfu 2021 — Pre-selection

Corfu · 2021

…Gerald Durrell, literary events for writers to play with the work of Edward Lear, and a site specific event based on the work of Cervantes 44 cultural and artistic content | CORFU2021 artistic commissioning processes will need to involve…

Córdoba 2016 — Pre-selection

Córdoba · 2016

II Structure of the programme for the event 1 What structure does the city intend to give to the year’s programme if it is designated “European capital of culture” How long does the programme last?

Ghent2030: Toopen Together. Cultural recharge for a common future

GentGent · 2024

…have been held, for instance, during meetings of the Eurocities Culture Forum, UNESCO Creative Cities and Culture Next, and during visits by cultural delegations from the ECoC cities Lille, Aarhus, Leeuwarden, Chemnitz, Bad Ischl and…

Shumen 2019 — Pre-selection

Shumen · 2019

The “Sea of Talents” mobile programme will also provide opportunity to artists from the country and Europe demonstrate their unconventional artistic performances in the region of Shumen, i.e.