Launched in 2000, the Culture 2000 programme ran until 2006, with a budget of €236.4 million dedicated to promoting a common cultural area, characterised by its cultural diversity and shared cultural heritage.
How was this done?
The programme's funds were used to provide grants to cultural cooperation projects in the artistic and cultural fields, including:
- performing arts
- plastic/visual arts
- literature
- heritage
- cultural history
A panel of independent experts provide support to the programme management for the selection of projects.
Projects could fall into one of three main categories:
- specific annual activities
- multiannual activities
- special cultural events
What were the results?
The programme supported a wide variety of projects and initiatives, which are listed by year below.
2000
- Cultural cooperation in third countries (annual)
- Cultural heritage (annual)
- Cultural heritage (multiannual)
- Culture Heritage Laboratories (special event)
- Literary translation (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (annual)
- Literature, books, and reading (multiannual)
- Multidisciplined creativity (annual)
- Performing arts (annual)
- Performing arts (multiannual)
- Visual arts (annual)
2001
- Cultural cooperation in third countries (annual)
- Cultural heritage (annual)
- Cultural heritage (multiannual)
- Cultural heritage laboratories (special event)
- Literary translation (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (multiannual)
- Multidisciplined creativity (annual)
- Multidisciplined creativity (multiannual)
- Performing arts (annual)
- Performing arts (multiannual)
- Verdi casting (special event)
- Visual arts (annual)
2002
- Cultural cooperation in third countries (annual)
- Cultural heritage (annual)
- Cultural heritage (multiannual)
- Cultural heritage laboratories (special events)
- Da Capo Al St Petersburg (special event)
- Literary translation (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (multiannual)
- Performing arts (annual)
- Performing arts (multiannual)
- Visual arts (annual)
- Visual arts (multiannual)
- List of experts
2003
- Cultural cooperation in third countries (annual)
- Cultural heritage (annual)
- Culture heritage (multiannual)
- Cultural heritage laboratories (special event)
- Enlargement projects (special event)
- Literary translation (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (multiannual)
- Performing arts (annual)
- Performing arts (multiannual)
- Visual arts (annual)
- Visual arts (multiannual)
- List of experts
2004
- Cultural cooperation in third countries (annual)
- Cultural heritage (annual)
- Cultural heritage (multiannual)
- Cultural heritage laboratories (special event)
- Literary translation (annual)
- Literary translation - science selection (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (multiannual)
- Performing arts (annual)
- Performing arts (multiannual)
- Visual arts (annual)
- Visual arts (multiannual)
- List of experts
2005
- Cultural cooperation in third countries (annual)
- Cultural heritage (annual)
- Cultural heritage (multiannual)
- Cultural heritage laboratories (special event)
- Literary translation (annual)
- Literary translation - science selection (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (multiannual)
- Performing arts (annual)
- Performing arts (multiannual)
- Visual arts (annual)
- Visual arts (multiannual)
- List of experts
2006
- Cultural heritage cooperation with 3rd countries (annual)
- Cultural heritage (annual)
- Cultural heritage (multiannual)
- Literary translation (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (annual)
- Literature, books and reading (multiannual)
- Performing arts (annual)
- Performing arts cooperation with 3rd countries(annual)
- Performing arts (multiannual)
- Visual arts (annual)
- Visual arts cooperation with 3rd countries (annual)
- Visual arts (multiannual)