Liverpool and Stavanger – European Capitals of Culture 2008

Summary:

Liverpool (England) and Stavanger (Norway) became the European Capitals of Culture as of 1 January 2008, holding the title for a full year.

Further information:

Liverpool and Stavanger, although over 800 km apart, will make their mark on the cultural map of Europe this year as they celebrate being the official 2008 European capitals of culture. Plays, concerts and exhibitions are among the events both cities plan as thousands of people visit the two port cities over the course of the year.

• Primary Source

News

Deutsche Welle, 02/01/2008: Beatles' Hometown Becomes a European Culture Capital https://www.dw.com/en/beatles-hometown-becomes-a-european-culture-capital/a-3034184

BBC News, 10/01/2008: Liverpool's legacy of culture http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7179848.stm

The Guardian, 16/01/2008: Our friends in the north https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/jan/16/europeancapitalofculture2008.theatre

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Official

Eur-Lex: L301: Council Decision of 27 May 2004 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2008 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:301:0054:0054:EN:PDF

Website of Stavanger as 2008 European Capital of Culture http://stavanger2008.no/

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ESO Records

Examining the Success of the European Capital of Culture in Sustaining the Cultural Foundations of the European Identity: An Analysis of Media Representations and Journalists’ Views on Liverpool 2008 https://www.europeansources.info/record/examining-the-success-of-the-european-capital-of-culture-in-sustaining-the-cultural-foundations-of-the-european-identity-an-analysis-of-media-representations-and-journalists-views-on-liverpo/

Ex Post evaluation of the European Capital of Culture event 2007 (Luxembourg and Sibiu) and 2008 (Liverpool and Stavanger) https://www.europeansources.info/record/ex-post-evaluation-of-the-european-capital-of-culture-event-2007-luxembourg-and-sibiu-and-2008/

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