New Research Project: Can Cities Shift the Dial on Culture and Health?
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.
The World’s Emptying Villages: Could Creative Cities Hold the Key?
Walk through rural Japan and you will find many abandoned homes: doors left ajar, gardens overgrown, teacups still on shelves. Japan now has approximately 9 million of these empty properties - known as akiya - double the number from thirty years ago,.
Tokyo to Host the 15th World Cities Culture Summit
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.
Request for Proposals: Evaluation Consultant – Leadership Exchange Programme
We are seeking an evaluator for Round 3 of the Leadership Exchange Programme to understand how the Programme is helping to fast-track, scale and replicate cultural policies in participating.
19 Cities Selected To Participate In Third Round Of The Leadership Exchange Programme
Nineteen global cities have been selected for the World Cities Culture Forum’s third Leadership Exchange Programme, enabling city leaders to share and scale cultural strategies that drive thriving, inclusive,.
Research Tender: Cultural Policy in Southeast Asian Cities
World Cities Culture Forum and the British Council are commissioning a researcher (individual or team) to produce a high-quality report on cultural policy in five Southeast Asian cities: Jakarta,.
Read out from Davos 2025: From Inner to Outer Space
By Skinder Hundal MBE, Associate of World Cities Culture Forum. The most recurring theme in Davos was AI, along with quantum computing, and how in the next 20 years.
Amsterdam to host the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, 15-17 October 2025
Amsterdam will welcome senior leaders from the world’s largest creative cities for the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, taking place from 15 to 17 October 2025. This event will.
Cologne joins World Cities Culture Forum
Cologne, one of Germany's major cultural capitals, has joined World Cities Culture Forum’s network of 40+ cities.
City leaders in Cologne will work alongside counterparts from more than 40 cities,.
Our Annual Report 2023
Our network’s growth in 2023 was particularly significant. We became an independent registered charity, we welcomed five new cities—Bengaluru, Chicago, Kyiv, Rio de Janeiro, and Shenzhen—further strengthening our global.