The ECoC evidence base
Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.
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15 documents of type ex-post evaluation for “Legacy”
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To ensure legacy, the Foundation added a specific requirement for project proposals to build on the following aspects: Topics and concepts of the Plovdiv 2019 programme, and where possible, to enrich festivals and events, which were…
The main finding of the evaluation in terms of legacy and sustainability is that the legacy planning of the ECoC in San Sebastián has been generally limited.
LEGACY Planning legacy at an early stage Sustainability needs to be considered at an early stage and ‘built-in’ from the outset. Whilst the year before the title-year and the title-year itself are inevitably very busy, legacy planning…
The main finding of the evaluation in terms of legacy and sustainability is that the legacy planning of the ECoC in San Sebastián has been generally limited.
The Municipality of Timișoara has also initiated the preparation of a Timișoara 2023 Legacy Plan, which will be integrated into the city’s future cultural strategy from 2025 onwards, reinforcing the positive impact of the programme on the…
…initiatives in Valletta or elsewhere consider community involvement not as an afterthought or as a fringe element, but as a touchstone of legacy generation.
Both cities saw significant improvements to the cultural infrastructure, which are a key legacy effect. In some ways this is most noteworthy in Košice given the context of many years of under-investment.
…ECoC status can influence tourism numbers in a city as it becomes a contributing factor in their decision on which destination to choose. 3.6 Legacy This section looks at the longer-term legacy of the Pafos ECoC post 2017 and explores how…
…staff felt the opposite, noting that visits to cities are often enriched by experiencing smaller and more locally focussed activities. 3.6 Legacy The first recommendations related to legacy were made in 2016 and 2017 where the Foundation…
Joint activities (including joint ticketing, joint marketing and the sharing of equipment) were still occurring due to the legacy of strong relationships built up over the ECoC year.
…events and activities ‘bigger and better’ rather than stimulating completely new activities was seen as a key way of maintaining a longer term legacy.
…Incubator programme Number of external events 2022 365 (173 foreigners) 13 86 128 2023 502 (200 foreigners) 20 86 90 144 EVALUATION REPORT 6 LEGACY EVALUATION REPORT 145 6.
Beyond these benefits, the creation of a sustainable legacy is more uncertain. It typically requires the key stakeholders to come together around a long-term vision and strategy and to establish a structure for the ongoing governance and…
PUBLICATIONS 1000+ 122 123 LEGACY OF NOVI SAD 2022 The most important legacies of the ‘Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture’ project are people and processes, making the foundations and pillars which support the most visible legacies of…
