What remains of a Capital of Culture once the spotlight fades? That is the question running through the *study by Madoka Sugawara, Tomoyuki Mashiko and Susumu Kawahara on Leeuwarden-Friesland, the Dutch city that held the title of European Capital of Culture in 2018.

MedSEA is an international project that focuses on socially engaged art practices as tools for empowering communities in remote areas of the Mediterranean.

The fourteenth Culture Next conference will be held in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, European Capital of Culture in 2018. It is focused on the theme “Cultural Participation” and gathers representatives from 50 European cities and their young representatives (aged 18–27), together with local artists and cultural organizations from Leeuwarden.

In Malta, while some cities are starting to warm up their motors for the next European Capital of Culture in 2031, La Valletta, European Capital of Culture in 2018 continues to organise many cultural events.

The Valletta Cultural Agency has launched its Programme for 2023 – a reimagined series of high-quality events including an exciting new production of the Opera Tosca, City of Colour: A programme of artistic installations in South Street, exhibitions, concerts as well as film screenings and other spectacular theatre productions.