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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

16 documents of type bid book (final selection) for “Diversity”

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Rijeka 2020

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.

Leeuwarden 2018

Leeuwarden · 2018

…highlight the richness of cultural diversity in Europe? Lwd2018 defines cultural diversity along the lines of the Unesco declaration as ‘the common heritage of humanity as necessary for the human race as bio diversity in the natural…

Évora 2027 — Final selection

Évora · 2027

Creating a community that respects diversity will be a long human journey. Segregation, discrimination and harassment affect not only resident minorities but also those who simply have divergent thinking.

Donostia-San Sebastián 2016

Donostia-San Sebastián · 2016

The culture of our continent lies in recognising and ac- cepting cultural diversity in a constant collaboration of conflicting interests and historical perspectives.

Lublin 2029

Lublin · 2029

Galway 2020

Galway · 2020

Language The acceptance of linguistic diversity within, as well as, across boundaries is a significant European challenge. Many European countries have yet to come to terms with their own internal linguistic diversity.

Plovdiv 2019

Plovdiv · 2019

…organisations to access new audiences as well as our untapped artistic and cultural potential. b) to highlight the richness of cultural diversity in Europe; Plovdiv 2019 intends to highlight the richness of cultural diversity in Europe by…

Maastricht 2018 — Final selection

Maastricht · 2018

The richness of cultural diversity in Europe can be found in Europe’s musical heritage. Taking this heritage as an example, we have developed pro- grammes that are intended to outline the genetic footprint of European culture.

Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut 2024

Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut · 2024

…Bad Ischl (AT) Estimated Budget: € 600.000.- When: 2020-2024 Where: SKGT-wide EUROPEAN MUSIC CLUB: Migration, Music, Multilingualism United in diversity - this is the motto of the European Music Club.

Katowice 2029

Katowice · 2029

How we intend to contribute to Europe’s cultural diversity; how we tackle European issues and promote common aspects of European cultures and heritage European diversity is part of the genetic make-up of Katowice and the cities of the…

Skopje 2028 — Final selection

Skopje · 2028

Luckily, the situation in Skopje is far from reaching a critical stage. This is precisely why we put the issue of division at the centre of our concept. It is still time for action to bring things in the right direction. We sin- 4.

Córdoba 2016 — Final selection

Córdoba · 2016

The European project feeds on the rich legacy of a histo- ry built upon cultural diversity. It grows, in turn, through dialogue and through cultural exchange, which is now breaking down borders.

St. Pölten 2024 — Final selection

St. Pölten · 2024

European Diversity Released Ten minutes away by bus is Castle Viehofen, where the social barriers that the building once trumpeted are overcome symbolically and actual- ly as everyone is called upon to participate. The range of St.

Namur 2030 — Final selection

Namur · 2030

With this in mind, our approach is to talk about European cultural diversity, first and foremost, based on the distance (and sometimes mutual misunderstanding) between Flanders and Wallonia.

Eindhoven 2018 — Final selection

Eindhoven · 2018

PROJECTS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE RICHNESS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EUROPE Our programme focuses in a variety of ways on European cultural diversity. There are large-, medium- and small-scale programmes ranging from ambitious international…