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World Cities Culture Trends 2024
The World Cities Culture Trends 2024 Report highlights ten emerging trends in global cultural policy, showcasing how cities are using cultural solutions to tackle urban challenges.
Culture meets curriculum: Taipei’s path to creative learning
Taipei City Government is committed to nurturing creative industries in the city, but for a long time the arts were poorly integrated into children’s education.
Paris collaborates with Dakar to support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs
From training robotics in schools to offering free workspace, the Teranga Tech Incub' is a network of incubator spaces to help young entrepreneurs flourish in Sénégal. It was launched in 2018 by The French Embassy in Sénégal through the Institut Francais du Sénégal, the governmental organisation supporting French language and culture internationally.
Culture matters. So why is it always treated as an optional extra?
In London one in every five jobs is a creative one, yet these industries don’t get the attention they deserve.All around us culture is making a difference, often profoundly..
Kyiv’s cultural resistance: Culture inspiring hope, resilience and recovery
Two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we explore the role of the ‘cultural front’ in protecting heritage, documenting the war and providing hope for the future
Why Amsterdam’s night-time economy needs protecting and promoting
Amsterdam has always been renowned for its nightlife, from its underground scene to world famous nightclubs, parties and festivals. The night scene has also been a place where collaboration.
A city for all: Vienna’s vision for inclusive cultural participation
To encourage more access to Vienna's cultural offerings, The Kulturpass offers socially disadvantaged people free admission to numerous cultural institutions.
African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities
The 'African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities' Report shares analysis of the emerging themes and trends for culture in Sub-Saharan Africa with insights from 11 African capitals.
From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to The Marriage of Figaro: dementia-friendly performances in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is opening hearts and minds by creating a supportive performance environment for audiences living with dementia.
Cities
- Amsterdam
- Austin
- Barcelona
- Bengaluru
- Brasília
- Brussels
- Buenos Aires
- Chengdu
- Chicago
- Dubai
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- Guangzhou
- Hamburg
- Helsinki
- Hong Kong
- İstanbul
- Kyiv
- Lagos
- Lisbon
- London
- Los Angeles
- Melbourne
- Milan
- Montréal
- Nanjing
- New York
- Oslo
- Paris
- Rio de Janeiro
- San Francisco
- São Paulo
- Seoul
- Shenzhen
- Stockholm
- Sydney
- Taipei
- Tokyo
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Vienna
- Warsaw
- Zürich
Publications
World Cities Culture Report 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic had a huge impact on our urban metropolises and those living in them. Read our comprehensive account of its impact across 40 global cities.
Creative Recovery? The Role of Cultural Policy in Shaping Post-COVID Urban Futures 2022
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, cities across the world continue to grapple with the pandemic’s devastating impact on culture and the creative industries. The pandemic exposed the precarious livelihoods.
In action: the Leadership Exchange Programme
Since 2018, the World Cities Culture Forum Leadership Exchange Programme has been supporting cities to share innovative solutions to complex cultural policy challenges. Through a series of eleven exchanges the programme has funded cities to visit each other and gain in depth knowledge about different approaches shared issues, such as supporting affordable creative workspace, reconciling with indigenous communities and protecting culture at risk.
Culture Counts: Insights & Strategies in Evidence-Based Cultural Policies 2021
As we see advances in measurement, mapping and research techniques, discover how cities are embracing new approaches to evidence-based cultural policymaking.
Culture and Climate Change Report 2018
As the effects of climate change generate an unprecedented call to action, discover how city leaders are putting climate change at the centre of cultural ambitions.
Data
International tourists (Per year as percentage of population)
- Hong Kong 753.00%
- Lisbon 616.00%
- Barcelona 521.00%
- Dublin 465.20%
- Edinburgh 420.20%
- Vienna 413.00%
- Milan 292.00%
- London 220.20%
- Amsterdam 199.70%
- Helsinki 183.60%
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Population
- Lagos 21,000,000
- Guangzhou 18,740,300
- Chengdu 16,044,700
- İstanbul 15,840,900
- Tokyo 13,843,525
- São Paulo 12,396,372
- Paris 12,348,605
- Shenzhen 11,908,400
- Seoul 10,010,983
- Los Angeles 10,004,019
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Cinemas
- Paris 312
- Guangzhou 274
- Shenzhen 188
- Los Angeles 161
- Chengdu 136
- Nanjing 129
- London 116
- İstanbul 99
- New York 98
- Seoul 98
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Barcelona 8
- Paris 5
- London 4
- Brussels 3
- Seoul 3
- Stockholm 3
- Sydney 3
- Amsterdam 2
- Chengdu 2
- Edinburgh 2
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