The Award Ceremony UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21 Took Place

On 18 October 2018, the award ceremony of the 3rd edition of the International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 took place. Co-organized by UCLG and Mexico City, this award recognizes leading cities and individuals who have distinguished themselves through their work on culture and sustainable development.

The secretary of Culture of the City of Mexico and co-chair of the UCLG Committee of Culture gave a special mention to the UCLG-Eurasia city-member – Novosibirsk. The “Novosibirsk – city-museum” is a project to take the museum out of its building and to turn the whole city into a museum with the help of modern technologies.

An International Seminar on “Cultural Rights and Peace in the City” was also held on 19 and 20 October, co-organized by Mexico City and UCLG's Committee on Culture, with presentations from cities and local governments, cultural actors, academics and activists from all over the world. The 15th annual meeting of the Committee, attended by several cities and local governments, members of the Committee, as well as experts, academics and activists, also took place in the framework of the Seminar.

These meetings were a special occasion to share ideas and experiences in various round tables on culture, heritage, public space, peace promotion, education, migration, citizenship building and right to the city. With the compilation of all the experiences and the commitment of stakeholders, the Mexico City Declaration “Culture and Peace” was adopted by Mexico City and the UCLG Committee on culture on October 20, 2018. 

26.10.2018

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