Past European Capitals of Culture
• In 2010, Essen for the Ruhr (Germany), Pécs (Hungary) and Istanbul (Turkey) shared the title European Capital of Culture.
- Report of the selection meeting for the European Capitals of Culture 2010
- Report of the first monitoring and advisory meeting for the European Capitals of Culture 2010
- Report of the second monitoring and advisory meeting for the European Capitals of Culture 2010
• In 2009, Linz 2009 (Austria) and Vilnius 2009 (Lithuania) were the European Capitals of Culture.
• European Capitals of Culture: from the very beginning
1985: Athens |
1990: Glasgow |
1995: Luxembourg |
1986: Florence |
1991: Dublin |
1996: Copenhagen |
1987: Amsterdam |
1992: Madrid |
1997: Thessaloniki |
1988: Berlin |
1993: Antwerp |
1998: Stockholm |
1989: Paris |
1994: Lisbon |
1999: Weimar |
2000: Avignon, Bergen, Bologna, Brussels, Helsinki, Krakow, Reykjavik, Prague, Santiago de Compostela. (final report) |
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2001: Porto and Rotterdam |
2005: Cork |
2006: Patras (final report) |
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2003: Graz |
2007: Luxembourg and Sibiu |
2004: Genoa and Lille |
• European Cultural Months
Between 1992 and 2003, some European cities were chosen by the Council to host a cultural event similar to but shorter than the European Capital of Culture event. This initiative was called the European Cultural Month.
1992: Krakow |
1995: Nicosia |
1998: Linz and Valetta |
1993: Graz |
1996: St. Petersburg |
1999: Plovdiv |
1994: Budapest |
1997: Ljubljana |
2000: ——— |
2001: Basel and Riga |
2002: ——— |
2003: St. Petersburg |