A Network of City Wide Festivals: Milan is alive
Project: Expanding Milan’s cultural map through participatory neighbourhood cultural programming
IMPACTA 2025 | Pacta
Milano è Viva nei Quartieri (‘Milan is alive in every neighbourhood’) was created to ensure that cultural.
Open-Air Museum: How Milan turned a new park into a cultural destination
Project: Milan’s Art Line attracts art lovers and families to discover 20 sculptures in its CityLife Park
Through their public art programme – ArtLine Milano – the City of Milan.
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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Chinatown: How Montréal is safeguarding this historic cultural district
Like many Chinatowns in cities, Montreal’s Chinatown – the only French-speaking Chinatown in the Americas – faces pressures from gentrification and redevelopment. Since 2019, the City of Montreal has.
Museum Expansion: How Montréal tripled its city museum size, team and programming co-created by citizens
Between 2019 and 2024, Montreal transformed its city museum into MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises. Now located in the Quartier des spectacles, MEM tripled in size and was.
Cultural Appreciation: How Nanjing is integrating aesthetic education into urban life
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.
Catalysing Creativity: How Oslo is distributing targeted cultural funding to activate urban life and drive innovation in the arts
To strengthen cultural vibrancy and inclusivity, Oslo has expanded its municipal grant schemes, supporting grassroots creativity, public space activation, and cultural innovation. In 2025, NOK 399 million will be.
A Place Becoming: Anchoring community amid urban change in Oslo
As Oslo grows rapidly, the city’s public art strategy ensures new developments reflect the identity and voices of existing communities. In Mortensrud, for instance, artists collaborated with residents.
Art in Transit: How San Francisco is integrating public art into its transportation infrastructure
San Francisco’s 2% for Art Program transforms transit infrastructure into cultural landmarks, embedding site-specific artworks that celebrate neighbourhood identity and weave creativity into the city’s daily rhythms of movement.
How Seoul’s Outdoor Libraries redefined public reading spaces across the city
Seoul’s Outdoor Library initiative, launched in 2022, redefines urban public spaces by transforming them into open-air reading environments. With installations in Seoul Plaza, Gwanghwamun Square, and Cheonggyecheon Stream, the.