The International jury has announced six municipalities from the Baltic Sea Region awarded the Cultural Pearls 2025 title: Helsingborg (Sweden), Peipsiääre (Estonia), Alytus district (Lithuania), Płock (Poland), Kaskinen (Finland), and Smiltene (Latvia). These municipalitiesselected from 14 outstanding candidates across the Baltic Sea Region, will now embark on a transformative journey to strengthen their communities. Each…
Unlock the power of storytelling to highlight your city’s unique cultural strengths and create a compelling narrative that truly resonates with its residents. In this webinar, you will discover practical strategies for engaging local communities, boosting cooperation, and fostering a strong sense of belonging. Gain valuable insights on how small cities can revitalize themselves from…
With only a few weeks left before the deadline for submitting the Culture and Resilience Action Plan (CuReAP) for towns and cities vying for the BSR Cultural Pearls 2025 title, we are excited to introduce the members of our international jury. This esteemed group will evaluate candidates based on their compelling action plans that leverage…
From September 18th to 19th, the 4th in-person Partner Meeting within the BSR Cultural Pearls project took place in Kiel, Germany with the topic of durability high on the agenda. The meeting also coincided with the Transnational Exchange of the BSR Cultural Pearls 2024 – Kiel, Jakobstad/Pietarsaari, Rūjiena and Svendborg, creating the opportunity for the partners…
On 18-19 September the representatives from the cities awarded the BSR Cultural Pearls title for 2024 – Kiel (DE), Svendborg (DK), Jakobstad/Pietarsaari (FI) and Rujiena (LV), met in Kiel to take part in the BSR Cultural Pearls Transnational Exchange. During the two-day visit they got to know the Kiel Welcome Centre and their marketing strategies…
In the webinar Abbas Sbeity will explore innovative ways to support social cohesion in cities through creative and cultural approaches. Drawing from his experiences working with municipalities, Abbas will present case studies on placemaking, public interventions, and participatory methods that have contributed to building more connected communities. Moreover, he will demonstrate how these strategies can be applied…
As part of the Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (BSSSC) conference and as a BSR Cultural Pearl 2024, the city of Kiel is inviting all interested individuals to a cultural evening at the Schauspielhaus Theatre in Kiel on September 19th at 19:30 CET. Admission is free of charge. Registration is mandatory. Connecting to the goals…
Continuing our Webinar series, we are exploring the question How to engage the communities? and invite you to join the session on 12 September, 10CET in Zoom to hear more about it. This webinar is part of the BSR Cultural Pearls 2025 Culture and Resilience Action plan Developemen phase when the candidates are in the…
Starting their journey as a candidate to become a Cultural Pearl the city of Svendborg in Denmark clearly identified the challenge they would like to tackle during their title year. Their analysis showed a significant number of children and youth were not engaging in social communities. Meanwhile research indicates that being part of social communities…
Every year on August 23, at the Latvian-Estonian border point Unguriņi-Lilli, events dedicated to the Baltic Way (Baltic chain) – a peaceful political demonstration in 1989 showing the world the courage, unity, and resilience of the Baltic nations, marking one of the brightest examples of cooperation between neighbouring countries in world history. Celebrating the 35th…
PROJECT LEAD PARTNER:
Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat Felix Schartner Giertta, Project Coordinator+ 46 73 026 73 12
felix.schartner.giertta@cbss.org
