Pordenone is the Italian capital of culture for 2027

Pordenone the Italian capital of culture for 2027. This was announced by the Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, during the official proclamation ceremony, in the Spadolini room of the Mic, in the presence of the selection jury, chaired by Davide Maria Desario, and of the representatives of the candidate cities.

Pordenone with the project ‘Pordenone 2027. City that surprises’ has exceeded the competition of the other cities in the race, namely Alberobello (Bari) with the ‘PietraMadre’ project; Aliano (Matera) with ‘Terra dell’Altrove’; Toast with the ‘navigation the future’ project; Gallipoli (Lecce) with ‘The beauty between land and sea’; La Spezia with ‘a culture like the sea’; Pompeii (Naples) with the ‘Pompei Continuum’ project; Reggio Calabria with ‘Heart of the Mediterranean’; Sant’Andrea di Conza (Avellino) with the ‘Time Meeting’ project; Savona with ‘new routes for culture’.

The winning city will be able to count on a contribution of one million euros to implement the cultural program presented in the candidacy dossier.

The reasons

The dossier ‘innovative and inclusive Pordenone’ with which the Friulian city has obtained the title of Italian capital of culture 2027 “proposes an innovative and inclusive cultural enhancement model, capable of combining tradition and contemporaneity”. This is what we read in the reasons according to which the selection jury, chaired by Davide Maria Desario, unanimously, recommended to the Minister of Culture Giuli, Pordenone as the Italian capital of culture 2027.

“The strategic approach – reads again – aims to strengthen the identity of the territory through projects that intertwine historical heritage, visual arts, cinema and active participation of the community. Particularly appreciated is the ability to activate a process of widespread involvement that reinterprets the link between memory, territory and creativity. The project is distinguished by the desire to make culture a sustainable development engine, with a program articulated along the entire year, capable of attracting a large audience. of investment is solid and consistent with the objectives, with an expected significant impact on the socio-economic fabric “.

“Also appreciated, it also reads the reasons – the integration between cultural institutions, museum system, university and associations, which guarantees a solid and participatory network. The particular attention to young people, not only as users but as protagonists of the creative process, confirms the dynamic and inclusive vision of the project. The dossier satisfies the indicators of the announcement, placing itself as an innovative and shared cultural design model. excellent”.

Giuli: “commitment to support other finalist cities capital 2027”

It will be the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture “to encourage, also economically”, the finalist cities for the title of Italian capital of the culture of 2027 who have not reached the “first step of the podium”, said Minister Giuli in announcing Pordenone as the winning city. The minister thus responded to the president of the selection jury Davide Maria Desario who proposed not to disperse the work done by other cities.

“The candidates – said the Minister of Culture – were evaluated by a jury of the highest level, independent, chaired by Davide Maria Desario and deserve special thanks because they did a passionate job knowing that at the finish they arrived ex EQUI 10 wonderful projects. A project had to be chosen and the president Desario is good to ask the Ministry of Culture to encourage, even economically, the cities that will have won the first podium. OUR CUSTOME – Giuli assured – making the utmost effort possible because all this takes place with a greater commitment of resources. to appoint an Italian capital of culture “.

The city resulting winner, recalled the owner of the Mic is the “result of an agreement between the Ministry of Culture, the School of Heritage and Cultural Activities Foundation. All the finalists, even if they deserve much more, can access the project ‘City City’ born precisely in order not to make it disperse and to enhance as much as possible the planning that have been offered and that have received such and so much appreciation. Each participating city, a collective path, the involvement of the representatives of the municipal administration, the designers of the dossiers and the other bearers identified by the Municipalities from this year also was born the Junior Edition of the City Cantiere Città, or a project dedicated to the boys of the finalist cities which in recent months are carrying out an intense program of cultural visits of which they are not only users but organizers and protagonists. Compared to the premises with which he was born “.

Ciriani: “Pordenone Italian capital extraordinary result”

“An extraordinary result that makes me particularly proud and proud. Pordenone has just been proclaimed Italian capital of culture for 2027. The project presented ‘Pordenone city that surprises’ is truly complete, modern and connects cultural and productive world of the whole province. A goal that the city council and brothers of Italy have pursued with commitment and determination and which is the result of a vision carried out in the last nine years, also obtained thanks to the virtuous among all administrative levels, municipality, mayors of the territory and region “. Luca Ciriani, minister for relations with Parliament, declares it.

“Today – he concludes – is a historic day for Pordenone, such a goal had never been achieved and I am sure that the city will be able to make the most of all the opportunities and challenges that being the Italian capital of culture will offer them and put them in front of them”.