10 Italian Cities Vie for 2024 Culture Capital Title
By March 29, 2022, the winner of the Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2024 will be revealed from a shortlist of ten Italian cities. The contenders are Ascoli Piceno, Chioggia, Grosseto, Mesagne, Pesaro, Sestri Levante with Tigullio, Siracusa, the Union of Municipalities of Paestum-Alto Cilento, Viareggio, and Vicenza. Dossiers must be submitted to the Ministry for Cultural Heritage by March 15, 2022, where a jury will determine the victor. Each city has a unique focus: Ascoli Piceno on a phygital strategy, Chioggia's grassroots efforts, Vicenza's Palladian influence, Grosseto's natural heritage, Viareggio's tribute to Puccini, Siracusa's 15 restoration projects, Mesagne's legality promotion, Pesaro's collaboration with all 50 municipalities, Sestri Levante's cultural mapping, and Paestum-Alto Cilento's heritage advocacy.
Key facts
- Ten cities are finalists for Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2024.
- Winner announced by March 29, 2022.
- Auditions with dossier presentations by March 15, 2022.
- Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism oversees the process.
- Ascoli Piceno uses a phygital approach (physical + digital).
- Chioggia's bid started from a grassroots committee.
- Vicenza's project is inspired by Andrea Palladio's 'invention'.
- Viareggio ties its bid to the centenary of Giacomo Puccini's death (1924).
- Siracusa plans 15 restoration projects and 12 international exhibitions.
- Pesaro involves all 50 municipalities of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino.
Entities
Artists
- Andrea Palladio
- Giacomo Puccini
- Archimede
Institutions
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo
- Fondazione Promo PA
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Lecce
- Civita Sicilia
- Federcultura
- PanSpeech
- Amat (Associazione Marchigiana Attività Teatrali)
- Consorzio Starting4 di Padova
- Rossini Opera Festival
- Unesco
- Italian Ministry of Culture
- Comune di Chioggia
- Starting 4
- Comune di Grosseto
- Comune di Sestri Levante
- Unione dei Comuni Paestum-Alto Cilento
- Comune di Capaccio Paestum
- Nomisma
- Artribune
Locations
- Ascoli Piceno
- Italy
- Chioggia
- Venice
- Grosseto
- Tuscany
- Mesagne
- Lecce
- Pesaro
- Urbino
- Sestri Levante
- Tigullio
- Genoa
- Siracusa
- Paestum
- Alto Cilento
- Salerno
- Viareggio
- Vicenza
- Maremma
- Padova
- Brindisi
- Jonico-salentina
- Liguria
- Moneglia
- Recco
- Val Petronio
- Val Graveglia
- Val Sturla
- Val d'Aveto
- Val Fontanabuona
- Agropoli
- Capaccio
- Cicerale
- Giungano
- Laureana Cilento
- Lustra
- Ogliastro
- Perdifumo
- Prignano Cilento
- Rutino
- Torchiara
- Veneto