The bid for Cáceres to become European Capital of Culture 2031 has announced the results of the first citizen evaluation on culture and capital status, an initiative that has gathered the opinions of 502 people and will serve to guide the development of the project during the second phase.

Cáceres 2031 presented this Wednesday the new Office of Cultural Activation and Citizen Participation (OAC), a space created to support, connect and promote the cultural fabric of the city and Extremadura within the project of candidacy for European Capital of Culture.

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In recent days, cultural leaders from 18 countries took part in the Cáceres Innovation Summit, an event organised as part of Cáceres’ bid to become European Capital of Culture.

The Cáceres 2031 bid held a large-scale, intergenerational participatory event this Sunday, bringing together more than 200 people in the Plaza Mayor of Cáceres, consolidating the project as a space for real citizen involvement on the path to becoming the European Capital of Culture.