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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

documents

cities
190

cities

evaluations
53

evaluations

bid books
182

bid books

1985–2031

title years covered

All shelvesEvaluations 53Monitoring and progress reports 1Bid books 182Selection and monitoring reports 111EU framework and official documents 27Strategies and action plans 5Research, guides and frameworks 33Shared by cities 1Sent in by members 59Published by cities 12
TypeBid book (pre-selection) 13Bid book (final selection) 13Selection panel report 1Ex-post evaluation 7Strategy 1Research 2Other 3 Any type

4 documents of type strategy or other for “Health”

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Ask Encore: “Health”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

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  • the_missing_pillar.pdf
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.

…health (Target 3.4) and addiction (Target 3.5). By recognising the role that accidents and pollution can play in deaths, as well as the importance of education and information for both consumers and healthcare professionals, there is an…

  • Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All

    Brno

    Plan

    Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno

    In collaboration with the association Vize tance, z. s., we also organised the conference Art in Health, Health in Art and this year, on 11 June 2026, in collaboration with the Jiří Mahen Library, the international conference Culture as a…

  • Grant Programmes in the Field of Culture (2026)
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno · 2026

    …The grant can cover a maximum of: expenditure of up to 70% of the grant provided to cover wages, other personnel costs and social security and health insurance contributions of the beneficiary and the ben- eficiary’s staff; expenditure up…

  • OK Analyza brnenske kulturni sceny ENG 2025_WEB
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno

    …STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS genre diversity and a wide range of dance events and activities the positive impact of dance on the health and social cohesion of the city’s inhabitants the dance sector knows how to work with…