The theme ‘the art of Conversation’ was our guide to the candidacy to become European Capital of Culture in 2030. We wanted to encourage dialogue between people, between organisations and their members, between stone and green, between past and present. After all, what could be more precious than a meaningful conversation?

‘We create to connect, but we must connect to create.’

On our way to candidacy, we embraced ‘the art of Conversation’ as both a goal and a tool. The projects we have launched are not just to fuel dialogue, but are themselves born out of conversations.

You can find every project we organised or supported over the past year-and-a-half here.