All UBC members achieve an added value through shared tools and network based on cultural cooperation. The UBC Cultural Cities Commission (CCC) promotes and develops tools for the cultural field to enhance professionalism in the field. In addition, it creates strategic partnerships with central national and international bodies dealing with policy making in the cultural field and stimulates third parties to provide research on cultural issues that are important for the local level.

City of Espoo works as the Chair of the UBC Cultural Cities Commission and City of Kaunas will continue working as the Vice Chair, for the years 2024-2025.

We warmly invite all the cultural professionals for collaboration in the Cultural Cities Commission.

Arts and culture in cities have the potential to contribute to social and economic development, innovation policy and promote sustainable tourism. Culture and shared cultural heritage can strengthen a city’s social capital. Culture also plays an important role for sense of well-being for citizens and culture can increase attractiveness for investments and promote ecosystems for creative industries.

UBC Cultural Cities Commission is a platform for us to work together.

Up-coming meetings 2024

2nd On-site meeting, Tartu, Estonia, Capital of Culture 2024, 12-14 September 2024 

2nd Webinar, October. Culturability Cultural Tourism workshop. City of Gdańsk organizes (postponed for 2025)

3rd Online meeting 4, November “ Wrapping up 2024 and work plan of 2025” (postponed for 2025)

Past meetings 2024

1st On-line meeting 15 March 2024

1st On-line webinar 22 March 2024

Presentation from Felix Schartner Giertta from Council of the Baltic Sea States, BSR Cultural Pearls project that  focuses on the topic of the power of culture and its positive impact on social resilience and community building.

About – BSR Cultural Pearls

2nd On-line meeting 12 April 2024

1st On-site meeting in Espoo 6-7 June 2024

Resume from the meeting