Théâtre de la Concorde: Where Art Meets Democracy
The Théâtre de la Concorde embodies the City of Paris’s commitment to use culture as a lever for democracy and social change. As the city’s first municipal theatre, it.
How Stockholm has dedicated workers to establish new cultural spaces
Since 2016, Stockholm’s Culture Pilots have supported cultural actors and property owners in transforming underused spaces into vibrant cultural venues. Acting as matchmakers and advisors, the Pilots guide projects.
Library Lab: Stockholm using UX methods to improve libraries
To deepen cultural participation, Stockholm City Library has embedded user experience (UX) methods into daily practice across its 40 branches. At the Library Lab in Liljeholmen, launched in 2024.
Stockholm’s Nobel Week Lights Winter Festival
Held each December during the Nobel Prize celebrations, Nobel Week Lights invites artists to create large-scale light installations inspired by Nobel-winning discoveries. The free festival reimagines Stockholm’s public spaces.
Helsinki’s new museum for sustainable architecture and inclusive Nordic design
The new Architecture and Design Museum in Helsinki will open in 2030, uniting two legacy institutions into a sustainable, inclusive, and globally significant cultural hub. Located in the city’s.
A New Era for Vienna’s City Museum
Reopened in 2023 after a major city-funded renovation, the Wien Museum blends architectural preservation with bold expansion. A ‘floating’ concrete cube adds two new floors of exhibition space, while.
Culture Summer Vienna: Making summer culture accessible to all in Vienna
Kultursommer Wien (‘Culture Summer Vienna’) is a city-funded open-air festival offering free, high-quality performances across Vienna’s neighbourhoods. With a EUR 4 million annual budget, it supports fair pay for.
Foto Wien: Strengthening Vienna’s cultural infrastructure
Foto Arsenal Wien is a publicly funded institution dedicated to contemporary photography and lens-based media. Following a EUR 3 million renovation of a historic building in the Arsenal complex,.
Cultural Infrastructure: Establishing a dedicated Pavilion of Dance in Warsaw
Responding to a long-standing gap in infrastructure, the City of Warsaw is establishing the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts – a dedicated venue for contemporary dance and.
How Warsaw is strengthening employees of cultural centres
Launched by the City of Warsaw and led by Staromiejski Dom Kultury, the Programme for Strengthening Employees of Cultural Centers supports the professional development and wellbeing of cultural staff.