Culture Next
Culture Next is a network supporting cities to implement culture-led city development programmes and policies.
The network was founded in 2017 by current and former candidates for the European Capital of Culture title, and builds on the experiences, participatory processes and collaborations established during the candidacies.
The programme focuses on capacity building for members, organises conferences and annual meetings, and develops a platform for promoting member cities, as well as for facilitating collaborations amongst them. The network aims to become a voice in shaping European cultural policies.

Project news
European funding for the development of Culture Next – the network of former or current candidate cities for the European Capital of Culture title
Cluj Cultural Centre, together with the partners from Culture Next network, obtained a three-year funding of 824,525.98 euros from the European...
read moreCulture Next is preparing a cities’ fund for culture and a guide for culture as sustainable development
Culture Next, the candidate cities network, had its fifth meeting during September 25th and 29th in Lithuania. The meeting took place in...
read moreCulture Next. Candidate Cities Network’s 5th meeting in Lithuania
The 5th meeting of Culture Next. Candidate Cities Network will take place in Klaipeda, Plunge and Neringa, Lithuania on September 25th -...
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2021
Network reorganization
Launch of the 2021 A Capital Year for Culture program
Launch of the Cities Fund for Culture
Organizing a network meeting in Cluj
Activity calendar
Highlights
October
Culture Next Restart Session, October 15 (online)
March
Culture Next # 6 Network Meeting – Oulu, Finland (rescheduled online)
September
Three Lithuanian cities: Klaipeda, Plunge and Neringa hosted the fifth meeting of the network.
May
The fourth network meeting, focused on the relationship between culture and tourism, took place in Debrecen, Hungary. .
October
Aveiro is the host of the third network meeting.
May
The second meeting of the network is organized in Cluj-Napoca by the Cluj Cultural Center.
September
The first conference of the Cities Network took place in Cluj-Napoca, with the participation of 8 co-founding cities of the network.
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Șase orașe europene s-au întâlnit în Cluj-Napoca pentru a creiona un concept a ceea ce la început a purtat numele de Rețeaua Orașelor Candidate.
Rețeaua are scopul de a reuni orașele europene care pun cultura la baza strategiilor lor de dezvoltare locală.
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