European Capital of Culture
Mystery 29 | Athens | To February 19
Curated by architect and museologist Erato Koutsoudaki, the exhibition "Mystery 29_ Elefsina: Raw Museum" looks at the West Attica town's important role in the ancient world, its transformation by migration in modern times and its more recent decline into an industrial wasteland, before its rebirth as the 2023 European Capital of Culture.
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Elefsina: The “Cultural Capital of Europe” is turning into a new tourist destination
The city of Elefsina is turning into a new cultural destination of Attica thanks to the organization "Elefsina 2023 Cultural Capital of Europe".
Nova Gorica to be 2025 European Capital of Culture
Nova Gorica – The European Capitals of Culture Expert Panel has recommended the Slovenian border city of Nova Gorica to be the European Capital of Culture 2025 along with Germany’s Chemnitz. Nova Gorica has been bidding for the title together with Gorizia on the Italian side of the border with the slogan Go! Borderless.
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Decision in European Capital of Culture race expected soon
Ljubljana – All four Slovenian cities bidding to share the tittle of the 2025 European Capital of Culture with Germany’s Chemnitz have submitted their final presentations to the Culture Ministry. A jury is expected pick the winner among Ljubljana, Nova Gorica, Ptuj and Piran on 18 December.
MATERA, EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2019
With a lot of music and light show on 19 January, the southern Italian city of Matera in the Basilica region became an official European capital of culture for 2019 next to Plovdiv, where the ceremony took place on January 12th.
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Bulgaria's Oldest City Honored as European Capital of Culture for 2019
Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019, reported USA TODAY.
Some 50,000 people gathered on a central square Saturday to watch the opening show dubbed "We are all colors" with 1,500 local and foreign artists on several stages.
Thousands of People are Expected for the Opening Event of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture
Thousands of people are expected today in the center of Plovdiv, where it will be the culmination of the opening of the city as the European Capital of Culture. Dozens of events are scheduled for the opening weekend that started last night.
The Program of "Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture 2019" Starts Today
The program of "Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture 2019" was launched, reported the Bulgarian National Television.
Over the course of an extended weekend (11 - 13 January 2019) a series of events will take place at various in- and outdoor spaces across the city. Its peak will be on Saturday, 12 January.
Italy's city of shame Matera becomes Europe's pride
Fifty years after Italy's Matera was a national embarrassment because of its extreme poverty, the city is rescuing its dignity, baroque palaces and cave churches to become a European Capital of Culture.
Plovdiv is Candidate for Urban Public Space 2018
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