Italy Opens Call for 2024 Capital of Culture
The Italian Ministry of Culture has launched a new call for applications to select the Italian Capital of Culture for 2024. Municipalities, metropolitan cities, and unions of municipalities that did not apply for the 2020 and 2021 titles are eligible. Applications must be submitted by July 21, 2021, with full dossiers due by October 19, 2021. The title, established in 2014, aims to support cultural planning, social cohesion, and economic development. Past winners include Cagliari, Lecce, Perugia, Ravenna, Siena (2015), Mantua (2016), Pistoia (2017), Palermo (2018), Parma (2020-2021), Procida (2022), and Brescia and Bergamo (2023). The initiative follows the European Capital of Culture model, inspired by Matera 2019. A jury of cultural experts will evaluate the proposals.
Key facts
- Call for Italian Capital of Culture 2024 opened by Ministry of Culture
- Deadline for expression of interest: July 21, 2021
- Full dossier deadline: October 19, 2021
- Eligible: municipalities, metropolitan cities, unions not applying for 2020/2021
- Title established in 2014 by Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism
- Past winners: Cagliari, Lecce, Perugia, Ravenna, Siena (2015), Mantua (2016), Pistoia (2017), Palermo (2018), Parma (2020-2021), Procida (2022), Brescia and Bergamo (2023)
- Inspired by European Capital of Culture, after Matera 2019
- Jury of cultural experts to evaluate candidacies
Entities
Institutions
- Ministero della Cultura
- Ministero dei Beni Culturali e del Turismo
- Commissione Bilancio della Camera
- Artribune
Locations
- Procida
- Italy
- Parma
- Brescia
- Bergamo
- Matera
- Cagliari
- Lecce
- Perugia
- Ravenna
- Siena
- Mantova
- Pistoia
- Palermo
- Ancona
- Arezzo
- Arpino
- Bari
- Carbonia
- Castellammare di Stabia
- Cerveteri
- Fano
- Isernia
- L'Aquila
- Modica
- Molfetta
- Padula
- Palma di Montechiaro
- Pieve di Soligo
- Pisa
- San Severo
- Scicli
- Taranto
- Trani
- Trapani
- Tropea
- Venosa
- Verbania
- Verona
- Vigevano
- Volterra