Procida is a candidate for the Italian Capital of Culture: many other cities in Campania are also competing

Procida

Procida Capital of Italian Culture 2021? It is the dream of citizens and institutions, who are collaborating to draw up a project for the cultural enhancement of the island.

The smallest of the islands of the Gulf of Naples, but also the most untouched by mass tourist flows, Procida has preserved its intimate, picturesque and true dimensions over the centuries.

Her places of historical and architectural interest, cultural activities constantly implemented by its inhabitants under the patronage of local institutions make it an ideal place, at least on paper, to be elected Capital of Italian Culture 2021.

How do you become the capital of Italian culture?

To deserve the election as the Italian Capital of Culture, a city must present a very specific and articulated project aimed at development of his artistic, landscape, historical and cultural heritage.

Projects should be submitted to Ministry of Cultural Heritage by 2 March 2020, and will be considered for several weeks: the June 10 2020 the Ministry choice.

Procidane's initiatives

To work on the project of the Procidan candidacy is Agostino Riitano, the same who worked on the cultural program that enabled Matera to deserve the title in 2019.

Among the various projects, which institutions are working with citizenship collaboration (within the project Procida Imagine) even one temporary exhibition that witnesses the bond of the people of Procida with the island and the sea.

It also proposes the creation of the civic Museum of the Island of Procida.

One million Euros for the winning city

The Ministry of Cultural Heritage will put one million Euros available to the city that will have presented the most captivating, effective, innovative and in line with the needs of the area.

This figure will serve to accomplish all the points of the project and then, to enhance social and cultural life of the territory.

The other cities of Campania

There are also many large cities such as Genoa, L'Aquila, Ferrara, Catania, Bari and Verona. 

However, there is no shortage of other fierce ones city ​​bells like Capaccio - Paestum, Castellammare di Stabia, Giffoni Valle PIana, Padula and Treggiano.

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Written by Olga Luce
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