Wednesday 13 February 2008 10:31:51 am

A Daring Promise from the North of Europe

Gottfried Wagner, Director of the European Cultural Foundation, attended the opening of the European Capital of Culture 2008 in Stavanger, Norway in January 2008. In this personal viewpoint, he poses questions such as: How can a small city in the ‘Norwegian wood’ almost unknown further south in Europe become a landmark on the continent’s cultural map? How does one stage the European Capital of Culture in a country that is not a member of the European Union?

ECOC Stavanger 08 A Daring Promise from the North of Europe fin.doc, 52.00 kB