The Italian Capital of Culture 2027 baton will pass to Pordenone (Friuli Venezia Giulia).

Pordenone is the Italian Capital of Culture 2027. The Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, proclaimed it during a ceremony in Rome in the Ministry’s Sala Spadolini. Pordenone, winner of the project “Pordenone 2027—City that Surprises,” will be assigned a contribution of one million euros to implement the cultural program presented in the candidacy dossier.

The project includes an innovative and inclusive cultural model combining tradition and modernity. The aim is to strengthen the territory’s identity through the projects planned to be implemented, including history, visual arts, cinema, and the active community. All cultural institutions, museums, and universities are expected to contribute to this process.

The announcement took place in the presence of the jury chaired by Davide Maria Desario and representatives of all 10 finalist cities, namely Alberobello (Bari) with the project “Pietramadre”; Aliano (Matera) with “Land of elsewhere”; Brindisi with the project “Navigating the future”; Gallipoli (Lecce) with “The beauty between land and sea”; La Spezia with “A culture like the sea”; Pompei (Naples) with the project “Pompei Continuum”; Reggio Calabria with “Heart of the Mediterranean”; Sant’Andrea di Conza (Avellino) with the project “Meeting time”; Savona with “New routes for culture”.

The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Culture, aims to enhance Italian cultural heritage and encourage the planning of cities based on culture as a driver of development and innovation.

The following cities participated in the race for the title of Italian Capital of Culture 2027: Alberobello (Puglia), Aliano (Basilicata), Brindisi (Puglia), Gallipoli (Puglia), La Spezia (Liguria), Pompeii (Campania), Reggio Calabria (Calabria), Sant’Andrea di Conza (Campania), Savona (Liguria).

The history of the title Italian Capital of Culture

The recognition of the Italian Capital of Culture, established in 2014, was held in 2015 by the cities of Cagliari, Lecce, Perugia, Ravenna and Siena, who shared the experience in the debut edition that awarded the title to the finalists of the title of European Capital of Culture won by Matera for 2019. It was subsequently awarded to Mantua (2016), Pistoia (2017), Palermo (2018), and Parma for 2020, then extended to 2021 due to the health emergency, and Procida (2022). For 2023, Bergamo and Brescia shared the title of Italian Capital of Culture, a choice of the Parliament in favour of the territories severely hit by the first emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2024, the Italian Capital of Culture was Pesaro; the city designated for 2025 is Agrigento, and for 2026, it will be L’Aquila.

For 2027, it is Pordenone!

More information

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