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Two in One will host as many as 80 musicians
This Saturday Košice will commemorate the fourth anniversary of obtaining the prestige title of European Capital of Culture 2013 via the Two in One gala concert. Visitors can look forward to quality music – there will be as many as 80 musicians from Košice and Prague performing on the podium next to the Immaculata.
Košice Castle was one of the largest in Slovakia
The project of revitalising the castle and making the archaeological site accessible will not only bring a more pleasant, local recreation zone, but also an interesting area for cultural and educational activities. It is one of the investment projects of Košice 2013 – European Capital of Culture.
Thanks to the European Capital of Culture title, Košice parks will become a place of relaxation and safety
The reconstruction and revitalisation of parks has now started as one of the investment projects of European Capital of Culture 2013. In the coming months, companies TuCon a.s. and ERPOS spol. s r.o. will implement modifications in four parks – Komenského east and west, Moyzesova and the City Park. This will result in the creation of a safe area with pleasant green areas offering a wide spectrum of options for the people of Košice and visitors to our city.
Today Košice opens at the London 2012 Olympic Games as the gateway to Eastern Slovakia and as the European Capital of Culture 2013
Today (30th July 2012) Košice will also introduce itself to visitors to the greatest sporting event in the world, the London 2012 Olympic Games. Mainly thanks to the European Capital of Culture 2013 project, the people of Košice would like to attract the interest of the world public as much as possible, interest not just in the city but in the whole of Eastern Slovakia.
More investment projects underway in Košice will change the face of the city
The Amphitheatre, Crafts Lane and heat exchanger stations SPOTs are additional investment projects within the European Capital of Culture Košice 2013 (ECC) project that have successfully completed the administrative tender process for contractors. Today the buildings were officially turned over to the successful bidders: Inžinierske stavby, a. s., PKB invest, s. r. o., and APS Alkon, a. s.
Thanks to the European Capital of Culture title, Košice will have the first Kunsthalle in Slovakia
Whilst in other parts of Slovakia, a multi-functional cultural centre is still a dream, it is becoming a reality in Košice.
Interview with Adéla Foldynová, Project Manager of K.A.I.R. (Košice Artists in Residence)
She studied Humanities in Prague and in Maastricht, Netherlands, she continued study in the specialism of Art and Heritage, Cultural Policy, Management and Education. She joined the non-profit making organisation, Košice 2013 in May 2012.
Artist in residence, K.A.I.R., brings foreign inspiration to Košice
Within the European Capital of Culture project, Košice 2013 non-profit making organisation created a specific international programme of residential stays for young artists from around the world, called K.A.I.R. (Košice Artist in Residence).
Košice 2013 is introduced at the Slovak Institute in Prague
Introducing Košice as next year’s European Capital of Culture (ECOC) is one of the aims of the Travelling City project, promoting the Košice 2013 brand in Central Europe. In Prague, it was introduced at the Slovak Institute on 5th and 6th September 2012.
Investment projects for Košice 2013 enter the implementation phase
Construction of the Barracks/Culture Park commenced – the largest investment project of Košice 2013
‘We support creativity’ is the main slogan of the Košice 2013 project
Today at the Social Pavilion in Košice, the team of the non-profit making organisation Košice – European Capital of Culture 2013 publicly introduced the project’s cultural and arts programme.
Košice awarded the Melina Mercouri Prize
Representatives of the city of Košice and the Košice – European Capital of Culture 2013 project team have already received an official report with conclusions from the second monitoring panel for the European Capitals of Culture 2013, which will be Košice and Marseille.