Beyond

Although the title of European Capital of Culture was officially awarded only until 31st December 2023, our programme was built to help the intensive, innovative community of Veszprém and the region to change scale and develop, creating a solid foundation for the future beyond 2023.  We would like Veszprém and the Bakony-Balaton region to remain an attractive tourist destination on the mental map of the Hungarian and international public after 2023, enriched by new horizons, with a visionary force and a cultural performance that is viable in the long term.  And last but not least, we want to create new points of reference and new perspectives for ourselves, for the people who live here: we have created venues, spaces and model events that can bring a new quality to the everyday life of professional and lay communities.  This is perhaps where our initial objective is most clearly expressed: to launch a creative rural region, with Veszprém as its cultural power centre. To create a vibrant, inspiring, new, yet long-standing cultural space that is unmistakably recognisable and attractive to European eyes.