As the spotlight often falls on art, the deeper contours of culture are shaped by light and shadow alike: controversy, geopolitical fractures, contested and denied rights. In Larnaka, Cyprus, however, culture was framed not as display but as duty.

The exhibition titled “Terram intelligere: Interstitium,” with which Montenegro presented itself at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025, was opened at King Nikola’s Palace in Nikšić.

Culture Next (CN) together with Larnaka 2030 European Capital of Culture, member of the Culture Next network, will host the 16th Culture Next Conference from 6–8 May 2026 under the theme “Culture for CCS – Empowering the Cultural & Creative Sectors”.

Works by the famous anonymous artist Ememem have appeared in Nikšić; an artist whose identity remains unknown, but whose work has been celebrated in some of the world’s most significant urban settings.

In October 2025, the results of the ECoC 2030 competition for cities from non-EU countries were announced — it emerged that Lviv had not been awarded the title.