Thanks to this project, called “Périféeries 2028”, the elected officials of Saint-Denis intend to participate in the influence of the suburbs. It is indeed the first time that a peripheral city has applied to become European Capital of Culture.
The Festival of Lights 2022 in Lyon
This is an important first step for Saint-Denis. Once his file has been submitted this week to the Ministry of Culture, in charge of organizing the designation of the French winner for 2028the city will know, next February, if it is selected among the 4 finalist cities. A second phase will take place in December 2023. The city, European Capital of Culture, will be officially designated.
To support its project, the city is counting in particular on its cultural projects, including the villa Dionysusa residency for European artists. She can also count on the support of the rapper Mc Solarof the painter Him Nguyen, more also local authorities: Plaine Municipality, the department, the Metropolis and the Île-de-France Region.
For Saint-Denis, it is a question of “emancipating oneself from stereotypes” as explained by website who presents the project.
Since 1985, the device european capital de la culture” makes it possible to highlight two European cities for a year. In 2013, Marseille, the last French city to have held this title, attracted 10 million visitors. Cities like Amiens, Bastia, Bourges, Clermont-Ferrand, Roubaix, Rouen, Reims, Montpellier and Nice are hoping for the same tourist benefits. All are also candidates for this distinction.
