What is the potential of Cultural & Creative Industries (CCIs) in developing new Cultural & Creative Tourism (CCT) products and services for Growth & Jobs? We recently read an interesting overview of the project that is being advanced by the Cult-CreaTE project with policy change in 8 regions. Here you can read some excerpts or
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Photo story: Night Fever expo – Designing Club Culture.
We were very happy to attend the opening of the new expo in Brussels – dedicated to night clubs and the culture that surrounds it. The exhibition is titled Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960 – Today and is coproduced with Vitra Design Museum. It represents the first large-scale examination of the relationship between the club
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European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 – key points
(Press release) The European Commission has published the awaited Communication (COM(2016) 543), regarding its proposal to the European Parliament and Council to designate 2018 as the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH). The proposal includes several references to tourism, particularly sustainable cultural tourism. In particular, one of the three main objectives of EYCH2018 includes interalia
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Nuit Blanche: Night-time Arts Festival
Have you heard of the nordic white nights, when the sun sets just before midnight and the twilight lasts all night long? In Saint Petersburg, Russia, white nights became notorious for flourishing artistic and cultural events.