Celebrating 25 years of the European Capital of Culture - Brussels, 23-24 March 2010 23-03-2010, Source: DG Culture Introduction 2010 marks the 25 year anniversary of the European Capitals of Culture,
which were launched in 1985. On 23-24 March 2010 the European Commission will be
hosting a celebratory event and strategic conference to mark the event, to look
back at the achievements of the past 25 years, and to reflect strategically on
its legacy and impact.
Description
The conference will be opened by President Barroso and Jack Lang, who was the
founder of the idea along with the late Melina Mercouri, former Minister of
Culture for Greece.
The event will begin in the early afternoon on 23 March. In the morning there
will be an information day for future bidding cities. There will also be the
opportunity to exchange practices with certain past, current and future cities.
A strategic conference will take place on 24 March, which will be open to
past, present, future, and potential bidding Capitals, as well as other
interested stakeholders.
Programme
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to download the conference brochure and read more about the two-day programme.
Location
Palais des Beaux-Arts, 23 rue Ravenstein, 1000 Brussels
Register Links Click here to download the conference brochureClick here to visit the European Commission's website on the European Capital of CultureClick here to read more on the European Capital of Culture (Wikipedia)back |
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