With a celebration letter the city management of Utrecht congratulated Aarhus with the achievement to be European Capital of Culture for Denmark in 2017. It is a beautiful result after years of hard work. It's good to see what 'the largest small city in the world' – one of the slogans used for Aarhus – is capable of. The ambition to become European capital of Culture gave the possibility to 're-invent' the city. The leading theme in the Aarhus bidbook is RE-THINK. In 2017 Aarhus will share the title with a city in Cyprus, Pharos or Nicosia.
As Utrecht is candidate for European Capital of Culture 2018, we know what a nerve wrecking thing it is for every one involved. As the two cities have a tradition of cooperation within the frameworks of Eurocities and the Similar Cities Network they are in close contact. Colleagues from the Departments of Culture and International Affairs find each other in sharing experiences and good ideas for cooperation in culture. In that way the City of Utrecht supported the ambition of Aarhus with pleasure. In the future the cities will continue working on exchanges in this particular field.
More information on www.aarhus2017.dk
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