Which city became the European Capital of Culture 2022?
In Lithuanian Kaunas will host a solemn ceremony on the occasion of the city’s accession to the rights of the European Capital of Culture 2022: the event will be visited by the head of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay.
Over 100 different cultural events will take place in Kaunas this weekend. The symbolic introduction to the whole project will be the grand opening ceremony of the Rebellion. This impressive show of music, light, image and movement will officially begin the European Capital of Culture title year.
The European Capital of Culture is awarded annually to no more than one city in each of the two EU member states.
In 2022, the two European Capital of Culture cities will be Lithuania and Luxembourg. The European Capital of Culture competition is an initiative of the European Union, which was adopted in 1985.
Each year, one or more cities of the continent are chosen to draw attention to its cultural development. In 2021, this city was the Serbian Novi Sad, and in 2023 it will be Vesprem (Hungary).
Source: ria