--- title: Home date: 2023-05-19T10:45:05Z modified: 2026-08-12T16:30:32Z permalink: "https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/" type: page status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 193 timestamp: 2026-08-12T16:30:32Z tags: [] --- ![New Research Project: Can Cities Shift the Dial on Culture and Health?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WCCF-Summit251017_EYE-Filmmuseum_025_Nisha-640x640.jpg) [Health & Wellbeing](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/health-and-wellbeing.md) ### [New Research Project: Can Cities Shift the Dial on Culture and Health?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/new-research-project-can-cities-shift-the-dial-on-culture-and-health.md) The evidence that culture is good for our health is growing. Social prescribing programmes are expanding, arts-in-health initiatives are multiplying, and city leaders are increasingly recognising culture as a. ![We are hiring! Join our London based team](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Panel-Talk_Sao-Paulo-Summit_2023_Photo©City-of-Sao-Paul-640x640.jpg) [Current Vacancies](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/current-vacancies.md) ### [We are hiring! Join our London based team](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/we-are-hiring-join-our-london-based-team.md) Are you passionate about celebrating innovation in culture, heritage and technology? Do you thrive on managing high-profile international projects and building relationships with partners across the globe? We're looking. ![Tokyo to Host the 15th World Cities Culture Summit](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tokyo-summit-announcement-640x640.jpg) [Summit](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/summit.md) ### [Tokyo to Host the 15th World Cities Culture Summit](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/tokyo-to-host-the-15th-world-cities-culture-summit.md) The 15th World Cities Culture Summit will take place in Tokyo from 28–30 October 2026, bringing together our global network of 45+ cities for three days of exchange, insight and collaboration. The Summit will be hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ![Lessons from the Silver Economy Leadership Exchange: Culture as a tool for healthier and happier ageing](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-640x640.png) [Leadership Exchange](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/leadership-exchange.md) ### [Lessons from the Silver Economy Leadership Exchange: Culture as a tool for healthier and happier ageing](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/london-and-guangzhous-silver-economy-leadership-exchange-culture-as-a-tool-for-healthier-and-happier-ageing.md) With urban populations aged 65 years and older projected to almost double by 2050 around the world, this question is more relevant than ever before. It speaks to the. ![How can world cities future-proof the creative economy?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/darwin-boaventura-pnWrOMcdZhU-unsplash-640x640.jpg) [Leadership Exchange](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/leadership-exchange.md) ### [How can world cities future-proof the creative economy?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/how-can-cities-future-proof-the-creative-economy.md) When the world of work is being turned upside down by AI and there are dire predictions about which jobs are safe and which jobs are not, to talk. ![5th World Cities Culture Report Reveals Culture Is Driving Urban Innovation Worldwide](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Photo-courtesy-of-UCCI-551x640.png) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/research.md) ### [5th World Cities Culture Report Reveals Culture Is Driving Urban Innovation Worldwide](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/launch-world-cities-culture-report-5th.md) New report shows cultural participation is rebounding strongly, creative spaces are being protected, and the night-time economy has become a mainstream policy focus for global cities. ![City of Music: How Adelaide protected its live music venues through special purpose legislation ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CrownAnchor-640x640.jpg) [Creative Space](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/creative-space.md) ### [City of Music: How Adelaide protected its live music venues through special purpose legislation ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/city-of-music-how-adelaide-protected-its-live-music-venues-through-special-purpose-legislation.md) The Planning, Development and Infrastructure Amendment Act 2024 is the first Australian law to formally establish a designated “live music venue area” within a city centre. This special purpose legislation was. ![Cities Step Forward: How Pedestrianisation is Powering Culture in the Streets ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/La-Rambla-1.jpg) [Public Realm](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/public-realm.md) ### [Cities Step Forward: How Pedestrianisation is Powering Culture in the Streets ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/pedestrianisation-cultural-tool-inclusive-cities.md) From Barcelona to Bogotá, cities are embracing the power of pedestrianisation. By turning roads into people-first spaces, they are opening streets to culture, creativity and community life ![Online Launch: 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/festival-dance-performance©stephen-bellocillo-for-unsplash-640x640.jpg) [Event](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/page/events.md) ### [Online Launch: 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/event/online-launch-5th-edition-world-cities-culture-report.md) 29 Jan 2026 — 29 Jan 2026 Watch the recording of the online launch where we ask – Is culture in cities responding to today’s challenges? At the World Cities Culture Forum, we believe culture is. ![Introduction and Key Findings ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mural-grow-640x563.webp) [Insight](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/topic/insights.md) ### [Key findings from the World Cities Culture Report: 5th Edition](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/report/introduction-to-world-cities-culture-report.md) Culture is emerging as the defining force of resilient cities, driving identity, wellbeing, and economic vitality in the face of global instability, from climate change to technological disruption. Data. ## Cities - [Abu Dhabi](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/abu-dhabi.md) - [Adelaide](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/adelaide.md) - [Amsterdam](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/amsterdam.md) - [Austin](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/austin.md) - [Barcelona](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/barcelona.md) - [Beijing](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/beijing.md) - [Bengaluru](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/bengaluru.md) - [Boston](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/boston.md) - [Brasília](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/brasilia.md) - [Brussels](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/brussels.md) - [Buenos Aires](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/buenos-aires.md) - [Chicago](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/chicago.md) - [Cologne](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/cologne.md) - [Dubai](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/dubai.md) - [Dublin](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/dublin.md) - [Edinburgh](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/edinburgh.md) - [Guangzhou](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/guangzhou.md) - [Hamburg](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/hamburg.md) - [Helsinki](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/helsinki.md) - [Hong Kong](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/hong-kong.md) - [İstanbul](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/istanbul.md) - [Jakarta](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/jakarta.md) - [Kyiv](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/kyiv.md) - [Lisbon](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/lisbon.md) - [London](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/london.md) - [Los Angeles](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/los-angeles.md) - [Melbourne](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/melbourne.md) - [Milan](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/milan.md) - [Montréal](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/montreal.md) - [Nanjing](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/nanjing.md) - [New York](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/new-york.md) - [Oslo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/oslo.md) - [Paris](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/paris.md) - [Rio de Janeiro](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/rio-de-janeiro.md) - [San Francisco](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/san-francisco.md) - [São Paulo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/sao-paulo.md) - [Seoul](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/seoul.md) - [Stockholm](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/stockholm.md) - [Sydney](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/sydney.md) - [Taipei](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/taipei.md) - [Tokyo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/tokyo.md) - [Toronto](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/toronto.md) - [Vancouver](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/vancouver.md) - [Vienna](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/vienna.md) - [Warsaw](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/warsaw.md) - [Zürich](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/zurich.md) ## [Publications](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/page/publications.md) ![In action: the Leadership Exchange Programme](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LEP-Lagos-1-640x627.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/category/research.md) ### [In action: the Leadership Exchange Programme](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/in-action-the-leadership-exchange-programme.md) Since 2018, the World Cities Culture Forum Leadership Exchange Programme has been supporting cities to share innovative solutions to complex cultural policy challenges. Through a series of eleven exchanges. ![Culture Counts: Insights & Strategies in Evidence-Based Cultural Policies 2021](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-39-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/category/research.md) ### [Culture Counts: Insights & Strategies in Evidence-Based Cultural Policies 2021](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/culture-counts-new-approaches-to-evidence-based-cultural-policymaking-in-world-cities.md) As we see advances in measurement, mapping and research techniques, discover how cities are embracing new approaches to evidence-based cultural policymaking. ![Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth and Culture in Global Cities Today](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tokyo_Bordless-TeamLab_CUnsplash_Image-by-Karsten-Gohm-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/category/research.md) ### [Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth and Culture in Global Cities Today](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/nothing-about-us-without-us-youth-and-culture-in-global-cities-today.md) Commissioned by the World Cities Culture Forum and the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and launched at the 2024 World Cities Culture Summit on October 31, this new Report brings together global case studies on culture’s role in youth empowerment and engaged citizenship. ![Culture and Climate Change Report 2018](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4-28-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/category/research.md) ### [Culture and Climate Change Report 2018](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/culture-and-climate-change-report-2018.md) As the effects of climate change generate an unprecedented call to action, discover how city leaders are putting climate change at the centre of cultural ambitions. ![African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TAM9332-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/taxonomy/category/research.md) ### [African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/african-alternatives-the-future-of-creative-cities.md) The 'African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities' Report shares analysis of the emerging themes and trends for cultural policy in Sub-Saharan Africa with insights from 11 African capitals.