These are some of the questions that will be attempted to be answered during the Ecoc Forum to be held in Kaunas on 7 and 8 September 2023.

The European Capital of Culture Forum is an annual event initiated by the team of Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022, where leaders representing various creative fields from all around Europe come together for gaining and sharing knowledge, getting inspiration, networking and discussing the opportunities for cooperation. One of the main objectives of this initiative is to encourage the culture of collaboration with other sectors, such as business, science or politics.

The year 2023 marks the epilogue of the seven-year long project Kaunas — European Capital of Culture, with the ending dot to be placed at the sixth, the last one, European Capital of Culture Forum.

You are invited to join they for the final discussion on the Kaunas 2022 project at the Kaunas cinema ROMUVA, on the 7th of September, and for the seminars held by the project team and our partners with a view of presenting the project methodologies, on the 8th of September.

Virginija Vitkienė CEO, Kaunas 2022 was present at all stages of the “Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022” project. During the forum She will assess the unique experiences of the project gained in the process of attaining the goals set by the cultural sector ten years ago. Is it possible for a mega-size project like that, which can change the cultural, social and even economic climate of a city, region and a country, to come “bottom-up”? What were the challenges and advantages faced by the team of Kaunas 2022, which expanded from 5 persons in 2014 to a group of 500 professionals who have delivered more that 1500 projects in the title year? How not to waste the collected capital with its most precious part being the acquired competences and connections?

Certainly the year of culture for a city and an area cannot end with the capital year.

Programme and other information here.