New initiative launched during Covid-19 times:

Republished by ECBN from: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

The COVID-19 crisis is having an impact on every dimension of our lives, including the cultural life of  cities all around the world. The Live Learning  Session on culture and COVID-19 aimed at better understanding how cities and local governments are reacting to the crisis. This Live Learning Session that took place on April 22, organized in collaboration with  UCLG Committee on Culture partners the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), addressed the cultural response at the local level to the COVID-19 crisis. Mayors, Vice-Mayors and Councillors from a wide range of cities across the world shared their experiences and learning around the COVID-19 crisis in their cities, and its impact on the local cultural life.

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