La Spezia, in Liguria, has put forward its candidacy as Italian Capital of Culture 2027.
“We will involve the entire community”
“The bid,- says La Spezia's mayor Pierluigi Peracchini, - is an extraordinary opportunity to enhance La Spezia's rich historical, artistic, and cultural heritage, as well as to promote our excellence on a national and international level. We have approved the stages for submitting the bid, a process that will end in the spring of 2025 and which, if successful, will bring La Spezia's culture to the centre of attention in Italy, involving the entire community.
The city’s cultural sites are being enhanced
“La Spezia is undergoing a cultural rebirth: we have renewed the agreement with the Lia family for the enhancement of the Lia Museum, signed a public-private partnership with the Fondazione Carispezia for the relaunch of Camec, renewed the Mediateca and the Museo del Sigillo, and are enhancing the value of the San Giorgio Castle and the Ethnographic Museum with new exhibitions. This revolution involves all the city's cultural sites and will be completed by 2027, to show our beauty to all of Italy and to the world.”
Boosting awareness of culture as a tool for economic growth
The Italian Capital of Culture project aims at supporting, encouraging and enhancing the cultural planning and implementation capacity of Italy’s cities. The aim being to boost awareness of culture as a tool for social cohesion, integration, creativity, innovation, economic growth and well-being. By 26 September 2024, the municipality of La Spezia will finalize its candidature and on 28 March 2025 the jury will recommend to the minister of culture the candidature of the municipality, metropolitan cities and unions of municipalities considered most suitable to be awarded the title of Italian Capital of Culture for the year 2027.
