64 Ülkeden 44 kent daha UNESCO Yaratıcı Kentler Ağına kabul edildi. Ülkemizden bu yıl Kütahya Halk El Sanatları, Hatay Gastronomi ve İstanbul ise Tasarım  dalında ağa girmeyi başaran kentler oldu. Bilindiği gibi 2015 yılında da Gaziantep ağa ilk katılan kentimiz olmuştu. 

Yeni 64 UNESCO Yaratıcı Kenti şunlardır:

Alba (Italy) – GastronomyAlmaty (Kazakhstan) – MusicAmarante (Portugal) – MusicAuckland (New Zealand) – MusicBaguio City (Philippines) – Crafts and Folk ArtBarcelos (Portugal) – Crafts and Folk ArtBraga (Portugal) – Media ArtsBrasilia (Brazil) – DesignBristol (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) – FilmBrno (Czechia) – MusicBucheon (Republic of Korea) – LiteratureBuenaventura (Colombia) – GastronomyCairo (Egypt) – Crafts and Folk ArtCape Town (South Africa) – DesignCarrara (Italy) – Crafts and Folk ArtChangsha (China) – Media ArtsChennai (India) – MusicChiang Mai (Thailand) – Crafts and Folk ArtChordeleg (Ecuador) – Crafts and Folk ArtCochabamba (Bolivia [Plurinational State of]) – GastronomyDaegu Metropolitan City (Republic of Korea) – MusicDubai (United Arab Emirates) – DesignDurban (South Africa) – LiteratureFrutillar (Chile) – MusicGabrovo (Bulgaria) – Crafts and Folk Art[City of] Greater Geelong (Australia) – DesignGuadalajara (Mexico) – Media ArtsHatay Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey) – GastronomyIstanbul (Turkey) – DesignJoão Pessoa (Brazil) – Crafts and Folk ArtKansas City (United States of America) – MusicKolding (Denmark) – DesignKortrijk (Belgium) – DesignKošice (Slovakia) – Media ArtsKütahya (Turkey) – Crafts and Folk ArtLillehammer (Norway) – LiteratureLimoges (France) – Crafts and Folk ArtŁódź (Poland) – FilmMacao Special Administrative Region, China (Associate Member, UNESCO) – GastronomyMadaba (Jordan) – Crafts and Folk ArtManchester (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) – LiteratureMexico City (Mexico) – DesignMilan (Italy) – LiteratureMorelia (Mexico) – MusicNorrköping (Sweden) – MusicOuagadougou (Burkina Faso) – Crafts and Folk ArtPanama City (Panama) – GastronomyParaty (Brazil) – GastronomyPesaro (Italy) – MusicPorto-Novo (Benin) – Crafts and Folk ArtPraia (Cabo Verde) – MusicQingdao (China) – FilmQuébec City (Canada) – LiteratureSan Antonio (United States of America) – GastronomySeattle (United States of America) – LiteratureSheki (Azerbaijan) – Crafts and Folk ArtSokodé (Togo) – Crafts and Folk ArtTerrassa (Spain) – FilmTétouan (Morocco) – Crafts and Folk ArtToronto (Canada) – Media ArtsTunis (Tunisia) – Crafts and Folk ArtUtrecht (Netherlands) – LiteratureWuhan (China) – DesignYamagata City (Japan) – Film

Böylece  UNESCO Yaratıcı Kentler Ağının 72 ülkeden 180 üyesi oldu.

Ayrıntılar :

https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/events/64-cities-join-unesco-creative-cities-network