--- title: Collaboration type: taxonomy_archive taxonomy: topic slug: collaboration term_id: 695 permalink: "https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/collaboration/" post_count: 13 --- # Collaboration Posts in this archive: 13 - [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 driver of wellbeing. But are we doing enough to move from individual pilots to lasting system change? - [Highlights from the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, Amsterdam 2025](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/14th-world-cities-culture-summit-amsterdam-2025.md) — World Cities Culture Forum brought together Deputy Mayors, cultural leaders and policymakers from 55 global cities in Amsterdam for the 14th World Cities Culture Summit. Over three days, delegates explored how cities can work together to strengthen culture in a changing world, sharing insights and strategies. - [Night-time Economy](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/report/night-time-economy.md) — From Melbourne to Montréal, cities are recognising that what happens after dark is an integral part of their identity, culture and economy. - [Cultural Resilience: Three ways Kyiv is supporting culture during conflict](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/cultural-resilience-three-ways-kyiv-is-supporting-culture-during-conflict.md) - [A Voice for Youth in Montréal](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/montreal-youth-participation-in-cultural-policy.md) — Montréal is embedding youth perspectives into cultural policymaking through two initiatives: 'A Library That Looks Like Me' and the 'Manifesto of Montréal Youth for the Arts and Culture'. These programmes invite children and teens to co-design library services and contribute ideas to cultural policy. By giving young people a stronger voice, the city is fostering inclusive participation and ensuring that cultural strategies reflect the needs and aspirations of the next generation. - [Cultural Appreciation: How Nanjing is integrating aesthetic education into urban life](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/nanjing-social-aesthetic-education-initiative.md) — In 2024, Nanjing launched a cultural strategy focused on three areas: revitalising public spaces, nurturing humanistic aesthetic values, and promoting city-wide aesthetic awareness. 53 projects were piloted to engage citizens with art and beauty through public space revitalization, evening classes, and cultural programming. Supported by digital campaigns and volunteer networks, the initiative enhances cultural wellbeing and offers a replicable model for embedding aesthetic education into urban policy and city planning. - [How Nanjing brings classical literature to life through immersive experience ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/literary-heritage-how-nanjing-brings-classical-literature-to-life-through-immersive-experience.md) — Nanjing’s immersive adaptation of Dream of the Red Chamber redefines how traditional literary IP can engage modern audiences. Debuting in July 2024, this digitally driven exhibition attracted over 10,000 visitors and generated more than one million RMB, while sparking renewed interest in Chinese literary heritage among youth. By blending immersive tech with cultural storytelling, the project exemplifies how cities can make classical literature relevant for new generations. - [Revitalising Cultural Heriatage: Taipei’s Old House Cultural Movement Project ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/taipei-old-house-cultural-movement-project.md) — Launched in 2013, Taipei’s Old House Cultural Movement Project is a pioneering public–private platform revitalising derelict cultural heritage sites through corporate investment and creative reuse. By offering rent discounts and tax exemptions linked to restoration work, the city incentivises long-term stewardship. With over USD 21 million in private investment by 2024, restored sites now house bookstores, theatres, creative hubs, and wellness centres, preserving heritage while integrating it into vibrant contemporary life. - [How Taipei is reviving a heritage settlement with co-habitation between artists and residents](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/taipei-co-habitation-between-artists-and-residents.md) — Treasure Hill, once a self-built military settlement in Taipei, has been transformed into a model of living preservation through the Artists & Residents Co-Habitation policy. Since 2010, the site has blended historic housing, low-rent residences, and an artist village to foster community care and creative exchange. New residents apply through community-based proposals, contributing to education, arts, and stewardship. The model preserves cultural identity while building a sustainable, intergenerational community rooted in collaboration. - [Culture Summer Vienna: Making summer culture accessible to all in Vienna ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/vienna-kultursommer-wien.md) — 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 artists and promotes inclusion through sign language interpreters, induction loops, and decentralised venues—particularly in outer districts. Attracting over 86,000 visitors in 2024, the festival fosters community connection and cultural diversity, becoming a summer staple that brings the city’s creative spirit into public space. - [How Warsaw is strengthening employees of cultural centres ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/warsaw-strengthening-employees-of-cultural-centres.md) — 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 across the city. Through workshops, supervision sessions, personalised tutoring, and free psychological consultations, the initiative addresses burnout, builds soft skills, and fosters collaboration. By investing in the people behind local culture, Warsaw is creating a more resilient, innovative, and connected cultural ecosystem. - [Public Artists in Residence: Embedding creativity in New York City government ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/nyc-pair-public-artists-in-residence.md) — New York City’s Public Artists in Residence (PAIR) programme embeds artists within city agencies to address urgent civic issues through creative collaboration. Launched in 2015, the initiative has tackled challenges such as racial equity, discrimination, and youth detention by integrating artistic thinking into public policy. With residencies spanning city departments, PAIR helps generate innovative solutions, strengthen community engagement, and reimagine the role of art in public service and city governance. - [Culture Changing Perspectives, A Short Story](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/culture-changing-perspectives-short-story.md) — This short story, written by Digital Publishing Intern Danique Bailey, celebrates the trend in global cultural policy that culture will continue to be viewed as a human right.