Participatory Murals: A ‘Name in Every Neighbourhood’ of Milan
Project: Engaging residents to create shared collaborative neighbourhood murals to affirm cultural identity and increase social cohesion
Serena Confalonieri designs the mural 'Città Studi' - Photo Credit: Wit Design
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A Voice for Youth in Montréal
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.
Digital Heritage: How Nanjing enriched its City of Literature heritage with digital technology
Nanjing, with its 1,800-year literary heritage, transformed its cultural narrative through digital innovation. By leveraging big data, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality, the City of Literature’s heritage.
Cultural Infrastructure: How Paris integrated a media library and a refugee house
The James-Baldwin Media Library and the Refugee House form a pioneering dual institution located in the former Jean-Quarré High School in Paris’s 19th arrondissement. Designed to serve both local.
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.
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.
How Edinburgh embedded carbon management reporting for cultural institutions
Edinburgh is embedding carbon reporting into cultural funding, with its arts sector cutting emissions, trialling climate innovations, and influencing policy to help drive the city’s net zero transition.
Art for All: Amateurs and established artists participate in annual Brussels Carte de Visite art exhibition
Launched in 2014, Brussels' collaborative, free and participatory art exhibition Carte de Visite | ArtOpenkunst has been showcasing hundreds of amateur and established artists every year. It has made.
Public Artists in Residence: Embedding creativity in New York City government
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.