Creative cities Network

November 1, 2023

UNESCO published the list of 55 new creative cities recently on World Cities Day (October 31^st), in which Kozhikode has been given the tag of City of Literature, the first to hold the title in the country.
Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is the other creative city on the list, having bagged the City of Music tag.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a flagship city programme of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which have recognized culture and creativity as strategic drivers of sustainable urban development.
With the latest additions, there are 350 creative cities in the network, in more than 100 countries, representing seven creative fields; Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music.
Other creative cities from India are-
- Jaipur – Crafts and Folk Arts (2015).
- Varanasi – Music (2015).
- Chennai – Music (2017).
- Mumbai – Film (2019).
- Hyderabad – Gastronomy (2019).
- Srinagar – Crafts and Folk Arts (2021).