City of Music (UNESCO)

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Adelaide Festival Centre in South Australia

City of Music is a designation given by UNESCO to a number of cities around the world "that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development", to promote cooperation among them and to help establish further music-related activities in the cities. [1] The network is a sub-network of the wider UNESCO Creative Cities Network, or UCCN. The UCCN launched in 2004, and has member cities in seven creative fields. The other fields are: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, and Media Arts. [2]

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Cities of Music values

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Korenlei and Graslei in Ghent, Belgium

The purpose of the UNESCO Creative City Network is to use creativity to drive the sustainable development of cities.

About the cities

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Plaza de España in Seville, Spain

In March 2006, Seville was designated as the first City of Music. Bologna was named approximately two months later. [3]

Seville has a "legendary Flamenco scene," and UNESCO lists Flamenco as an "intangible cultural heritage." [4]

Hamamatsu is the founding city of musical instrument companies Yamaha, Kawai, and Roland. It has also an Museum of Musical Instruments. [5]

Liverpool—"the city that spawned The Beatles"—earned its designation due to music's "place in the heart of the city's life." UNESCO also noted a "clearly defined" music, education, and skills strategy for young people. [6]

Idanha-a-Nova "lives by the rhythm of music," Ghent is a "city full of culture," and Auckland is the "beating heart of New Zealand's music industry." [7] [8] [9]

According to Lonely Planet, Daegu is a "pleasant and progressive place," and Leiria is an "agreeable mixture of medieval and modern". [10] [11]

Lonely Planet describes Adelaide as "sophisticated, cultured, and neat-casual". [12] In 2024, after the historic pub and popular live music venue Crown and Anchor was threatened with demolition and then saved after extensive public backlash and protests, the state government introduced laws to protect live music venues in Adelaide city centre. Part of the justification for this was given as the city's status as a City of Music. [13]

Cities of Music

As of 2024, there are 75 Cities of Music. Nine countries have two Cities of Music, [lower-alpha 1] while six countries have three member cities. [lower-alpha 2] Colombia is the only country with four Cities of Music.

The Cities of Music are:

CityCountryYear
Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2021 [14]
Adelaide Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2015 [15]
Almaty Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2017 [16]
Amarante Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2017 [17]
Ambon Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2019 [18]
Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2017 [9]
Banja Luka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia & Herzegovina 2023 [19]
Batoumi Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2021 [20]
Belfast Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2021 [21]
Bissau Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 2023 [19]
Bogotá Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2012 [22]
Bologna Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2006 [23]
Bolzano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2023 [19]
Brazzaville Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2013 [24]
Brno Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2017 [25]
Bydgoszcz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2023 [19]
Caracas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2023 [19]
Chennai Flag of India.svg  India 2017 [26]
Concepción Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2023 [27]
Da Lat Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2023 [19]
Daegu Flag of South Korea.svg  Korea Republic 2017 [28]
Essaouira Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2019 [29]
Frutillar Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2017 [30]
Ghent Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2009 [8]
Glasgow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2008 [31]
Gwalior Flag of India.svg  India 2023 [19]
Hamamatsu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2014 [5]
Hanover Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2014 [32]
Havana Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2019 [33]
Huancayo Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2021 [34]
Ibagué Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2021 [35]
Idanha-a-Nova Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2015 [7]
Ipoh Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2023 [19]
Kansas City Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2017 [36]
Katowice Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2015 [37]
Kazan Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2019 [38]
Kharkiv Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2021
Kingston Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2015 [39]
Kinshasa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of Congo 2015 [40]
Kırşehir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2019 [41]
Leiria Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2019 [42]
Liverpool Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2015 [43]
Llíria Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2019 [44]
London Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2021 [45]
Mannheim Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2014 [46]
Medellín Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2015 [47]
Metz Flag of France.svg  France 2019 [48]
Mexicali Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2023 [19]
Montreux Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2023 [19]
Morelia Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2017 [49]
Norrköping Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2017 [50]
Pesaro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2017 [51]
Port Louis Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2021 [52]
Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2019 [53]
Praia Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 2017 [54]
Ramallah Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2019 [55]
Recife Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2021 [56]
Salvador Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2015 [57]
Sanandaj Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2019 [58]
Şanlıurfa Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2023 [19]
Santiago de Cuba Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2021 [59]
Santo Domingo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2019 [60]
Seville Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2006 [61]
Suphan Buri Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2023 [19]
Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2021 [62]
Tongyeong Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2015 [63]
Toulouse Flag of France.svg  France 2023 [19]
Valledupar Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2019 [64]
Valparaíso Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2019 [65]
Varanasi Flag of India.svg  India 2015 [66]
Varaždin Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2023 [19]
Veliky Novgorod Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2023 [19]
Veszprém Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2019 [67]
Vranje Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2019 [68]
Xalapa Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2021 [69]

See also

Notes

  1. Cuba, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Spain, and Turkey.
  2. Chile, India, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

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  7. 1 2 "Idanha-a-Nova".
  8. 1 2 "Ghent".
  9. 1 2 "Auckland".
  10. "Daegu".
  11. "Leiria".
  12. "Adelaide".
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  14. "Abu Dhabi". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  15. "Adelaide". Creative Cities Network. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023.
  16. "Almaty".
  17. "Amarante".
  18. "Ambon".
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "55 new cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on World Cities Day" . Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  20. "Batumi". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  21. "Belfast". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  22. "Bogotá".
  23. "Bologna".
  24. "Brazzaville".
  25. "Brno".
  26. "Chennai".
  27. "Concepción". UNESCO Cities of Music. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  28. "Daegu".
  29. "Essaouira".
  30. "Frutillar".
  31. "Glasgow".
  32. "Hanover".
  33. "Havana".
  34. "Huancayo". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  35. "Ibagué". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  36. "Kansas City".
  37. "Katowice".
  38. "Kazan".
  39. "Kingston".
  40. "Kinshasa".
  41. "Kırşehir".
  42. "Leiria".
  43. "Liverpool".
  44. "Llíria".
  45. "London, Ont. Is Canada's first UNESCO City of Music". 8 November 2021.
  46. "Mannheim".
  47. "Medellín".
  48. "Metz".
  49. "Morelia".
  50. "Norrköping".
  51. "Pesaro".
  52. "Port Louis". UNESCO Cities of Music. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  53. "Port of Spain".
  54. "Praia".
  55. "Ramallah".
  56. "Recife". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  57. "Salvador".
  58. "Sanandaj".
  59. "Santiago de Cuba". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  60. "Santo Domingo".
  61. "Seville".
  62. "Tallinn".
  63. "Tongyeong".
  64. "Valledupar".
  65. "Valparaíso".
  66. "Varanasi".
  67. "Veszprém".
  68. "Vranje".
  69. "Xalapa". UNESCO Cities of Music. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.