Between 16 May and 21 June, in scope of the Month of Creative and Cultural Industries, 25 events will be held on 30 different locations in Zagreb. Twelve sectors of creative and cultural industries will be presented to the public along with forty different workshops and lectures.
The goal of the project is to promote excellence in the creative and cultural industries, as well as in the economy and society as a whole, and enhance the tourist potential of the city based on its cultural offer. Numerous cultural and creative institutions, such as the Croatian National Theatre, the Museum of Arts and Crafts, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Academy of Dramatic Arts have joined the project, as have the best known festivals and other happenings, including Animafest, the Week of Contemporary Dance, the World Music Day, the Zagreb Book Festival, Cest is d’Best and many others.
The project will also encompass the 2nd Croatian Summit of Cultural and Creative Industries, Communication Photo Points, Days of New Ideas, projects aimed at linking the cultural and creative industries with the economy, the annual meeting of the EEN network of the sector council of the creative and cultural industries – Enterprise Europe Network, as well as numerous musical performances and other happenings at European Square.
The main initiators of this event, during which Zagreb will experience a month of creativity and culture, are the Croatian cluster of competitiveness of the cultural and creative industries, the Croatian Employers’ Association, the Zagreb Tourist Board, Adria Media Zagreb, the Croatian Composers’ Society, the Academy of Fine Arts, and Creative Industries Styria, while the main partners are the EU Commission Representation Office and the City of Zagreb.
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