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We are now poised to create a future for Kaunas by fully acknowledging our past and thus shaping our present. Inherit- ing confusion, we have always been and still are at the crossroads of ideas, ideolo- gies and systems. Think of Kaunas as of a multi-storey apartment block with shared ownership but limited responsibility and accountancy. The amount of social turbu- lence the citizens of this City have gone through during the past hundred years could easily be enough to delete Kaunas from the political let alone cultural map of Europe. But we are still given hands to hold the City same as our two rivers do.
We have learnt to live on the confluence and we can even help others by precisely showing how to do it, because we know we are not alone in this and a good deal of Eu- ropeans can identify with our experiences and benefit from them.
Therefore, we decided to employ the world we are given: our confusion of the past and confluences of the present, and turn them into a productive consciousness of the future by creating a new story for Kau- nas. And the idea of the European Capital of Culture is something we positively need to bring this story to life, because culture is the only means effectively capable of tying the past, present and future together.
Other Lithuania English
Infrastructure for culture is adequate for contemporary art and needs of Kaunasians and city guests
Museums, galleries, theatres, culture centres provide services relevant to current audiences and get regular Kaunasians’ attention
Accessibility to culture is ensured for everyone Sustainable system of funding of community arts and activities established
Youth stays in Kaunas after studies to work and create families here because of the work, living conditions and cultural supply Kaunas is a destination of European and worldwide cultural tourism due to its contemporary approach
Pranesimas_Forumui_EN.pdf2.73 MB
Evaluation United Kingdom English
This evaluation report considers the European Capital of Culture Action in the year 2011 including the cultural programmes of the two cities designated as European Capital of Culture (ECoC) for that year: Tallinn (Estonia) and Turku (Finland). The evaluation considers the relevance, efficiency and
effectiveness of the 2011 ECoC throughout their “life-cycle”, i.e. from the preparation of their
application, through the designation and development phase and up to the completion of their cultural programmes at the end of the title year. Consideration is also given to their likely sustainability and legacy. The evaluation also considers the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the ECoC Action as a whole.
ecoc-2011-evaluation_en.pdf5.55 MB
Report Belgium English
Ex Post evaluation of the 2011 European Capitals of Culture (Tallinn and Turku).
CELEX_52013DC0013_EN_TXT.pdf74.87 KB
Report Lithuania English
This is the report of the selection panel (the “panel”) for the pre-selection phase for the competition for the European Capital of Culture in 2022 in Lithuania.
ecoc-2022-lithuania-preselection.pdf547.28 KB
Other Lithuania English
“Designing Happiness” is one of the “Kaunas 2022” programmes that encompass the improvement of the production, environment, and culture of communication.
I_Kaunas-for-All.pdf2.81 MB
Report Belgium English
Ex Post evaluation of the 2012 European Capitals of Culture (Guimarães and Maribor).
CELEX_52014DC0010_EN_TXT.pdf75.15 KB
Bid book Luxembourg English
This is exactly where our candidacy must pick
up; not just to give culture a wider-reaching role than it has previously had, but also to use culture to create social consensus and the innovative impetus to formulate a sustainable future for our city and our region. Thanks to its small size and closely linked community, our region lends itself as a laboratory, in which artistic means can be used during our year as European Capital of Cul- ture to formulate and test out scenarios for the future – and to share them with other like-minded European cities.
BidBook2022english.pdf4.16 MB
Other Luxembourg English
Exactly one year remaining, as the European Capital of Culture Esch2022 will officially open in February 2022. For this unique occasion, the
southern Luxembourg city of Esch-Alzette has joined forces with 10 neighbouring municipalities in Luxembourg and the 8 municipalities in the
French border region forming the ‘Communauté de Communes Pays Haut Val d’Alzette’ (CCPHVA). Over the course of nearly a year, this region, whose history has been shaped by ore mining, will showcase its social and cultural diversity through around 140 projects. Together with its project partners and supporters, the Esch2022 project team presented the programme of events during a digital press day.
Report Belgium English
Ex Post evaluation of the 2013 European Capitals of Culture (Košice and MarseilleProvence).
CELEX_52015DC0074_EN_TXT.pdf77.37 KB