Unfortunately, Trnava did not advance to the second round

Congratulations to Trenčín, Nitra and Žilina. We will inform you about further

Thank you

The city of Trnava, the local government and the independent cultural scene are working intensively on the project

The first round attempt was meaningful

Quality ideas for culture emerged. More info soon

SWAP OF SILENCE

Share your silence. Join the historically first swap of silence in Trnava. Silence is rare today. You will find enough here.

Find out more

The largest cultural project in history

We have been waiting for 13 years

The European Capital of Culture 2026 is a great chance for Trnava and we have been waiting for it for 13 years. Cities that have won the ECOC title in the past have experienced a restart of culture that has pumped up the domestic art scene, attracting people and investment.

In Trnava, culture is a natural part of life. It shapes us and our relationships, makes us sensitive to our surroundings and to ourselves. According to our survey, people of Trnava consider themselves culture lovers. That is why we see great potential in the European Capital of Culture 2026 project. It is a great energy and stimulus, thanks to which we can grow culturally, mature and realize our cultural ambitions together in a much shorter time and improve the international image of the city.

Two rounds in front of us

The condition for obtaining the title is to succeed in front of the committee with a quality candidate project, the so-called bidbook. In two rounds, we will present not only our ambitions and dreams, but also a credible action plan on how to achieve them. Therefore, we approached experts from the field of art and culture, representatives of the institutions of the city and the region and the heads of the Trnava communities. We have also invited international experts to help us direct the project correctly. It is a pleasure to watch the creative energy of the team accumulate and join forces.

We handed over the first bidbook on December 15, 2020, let's keep our fingers crossed! At the same time, we are creating the historically first strategy for the development of culture and cultural policy in Trnava.

Cultural dreams of Trnava 2026

- Development of creative industry in the city and the region

- Connecting creative forces and self-governing body

- Enhancement of cultural spaces

- Audience development

- Involvement of young people and communities

- Create a hatchery for cultural projects

- Strengthening the capacity of the cultural sector

- Improving the image of Trnava in the eyes of the population

- Visibility on the map of Europe

Interesting facts

1. The European Capital of Culture 2025 is already known. It is the German Chemnitz. It is a town with 240,000 inhabitants. It succeed with a bidbook encouraging the invisible quiet center of society.

2. The format of the European Capital of Culture was created by the Greek politician Melina Mercouri, who believed that culture was the most appropriate mean of opening up dialogue, connecting nations and cultures, but also a tool for pumping up the whole economy.

3. In addition to Trnava, several Slovak cities - Trenčín, Hlohovec, Nitra, Žilina, Prešov and Banská Bystrica - are applying for the title of European Capital of Culture 2026.

4. The winner from Slovakia will share the title of European Capital of Culture 2026 with one Finnish city, where preparations are also underway.

Articles

4.2.2021

Presentation done! Thank you

Máme za sebou 90- minút prezentácie pred medzinárodnou porotou. Ďakujeme všetkým, ktorí nám pomohli s prípravou bidbooku, prezentačnému tímu za Trnavu, aj štábu, ktorý zabezpečil živé vysielanie z Malého Berlína.

Čítať viac

30.12.2020

Blog: Trnava could also inspire developed cities abroad

Trnava očami Petry Nagyovej, ktorá v Trnave dlho aktívne pôsobila v oblasti PR a komunitného života, a hoci sa posledné roky živí písaním mimo Trnavy, dokonca i Slovenska, k nášmu mestu má stále silný vzťah. Ako vníma Trnavu a rozvoj kultúry v čase? Prečítajte si jej osobnú výpoveď.

Čítať viac

21.12.2020

Interview: How an online guru disconnected himself from social networks and discovered inner peace

Zhovárali sme sa s Dušanom Vančom, marketingovým stratégom projektu Trnava 2026. Okrem práce na kandidatúre stíha byť šéfom Nádvoria, Trnavského rádia a producentom elektronickej hudby pod pseudonymom Foolk. Aby toho stíhal viac, odpojil sa zo všetkých sociálnych sietí.

Čítať viac

All articles

CULTURAL ESPRESO

"Winning the title will help us significantly improve the quality of culture in Trnava and launch cultural tourism. It will bring new opportunities for all the inhabitants of the city and we will also help each other in areas such as education, public space and the environment. In this case, culture is not just about art and culture in the narrower sense, but about the overall development of the city and the region. "

Michal Klembara
Project program coordinator

"I would like to thank to the ECOC team, a wider range of people, who take part in cultural events and thus stimulate its dramaturgy. I am thinking in particular of young people - pupils, students, but also my peers, people of working age, people who live and work in Trnava, but they rather go downtown for gastronomy than for culture. The ECOC could help us a lot if we set up the project meaningfully. "

Zuzana Hekel
Director of the Ján Palárik Theater in Trnava

"Working on a project allows us to look at culture from different perspectives and think about it in an unconventional way. We are increasingly aware that the development of our city and region can not be reduced only to economic parameters. It is also important to reconcile work and private life, leisure time and quality of life. "

Peter Kadlic
Project manager for the Trnava self-governing region

"Just the aspiration for the title leads and motivates cities to look at their development from a different perspective, so I believe it is a very good project for the city."

Zuzana Čaputová
President of the Slovak Republic

"Even if we do not win the title in the end, no investment, whether human or financial, will be wasted. The project will at least be able to materialize itself into a cultural strategy and define exactly what Trnava should be like in 2026. We can also answer the question: "What problem can culture solve in our city?"

Peter Cagala
head of the ECOC project

"The European Capital of Culture initiative brings people together and highlights the role of culture in promoting the values on which our European Union stands: diversity, respect, tolerance and openness. A successful capital of culture is accessible and useful to its citizens. "

Marija Gabriel
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Behind the scenes calendar

May 2020

Approval of Trnava's candidacy

The City Council approves Trnava's candidacy for the European Capital of Culture 2026

June 2020

The team is like a puzzle

In the TRNAVA 2026 team we put together experts in the field of art and culture.

We are recruiting experts like Michal Hladký for the project.

September 2020

Creating a strategy

We work on the cultural strategy for the city of Trnava.

We prepare the framework of the candidate project.

We arrange meeting on the topics of Tourism and ECOC.

We organize four facilitated meetings with the artistic community.

28. September 2020, 18:00 – 21:00

Public debate: OPENLY ON CULTURE

Little Berlin

We will introduce you to the behind-the-scenes preparations for the Trnava candidacy, the main ideas and goals of the project, as well as the Trnava core team Trnava 2026.

BOOK YOUR PLACE

The capacity of the discussion is limited due to anti-epidemic measures, so register via this form as soon as possible and wait for the confirmation email.

👉 https://lnk.sk/gdny 👈

We are already looking forward to seeing you.

The TRNAVA 2026 team

trnava2026.sk

November 2020

Meetings, analyses and a lot of writing

Preparations culminate. We put together the bid book like a big puzzle - chapter by chapter. The Commission has already seen more than hundreds of European city bid-books, so we are trying to think of every detail. We consult everything with experts. We are constantly at Zoom, Teams, only occasionally cooling off on the terrace with take-away coffee.

It is a difficult period, but we are still talking - Trnava has such a chance once every 13 years - we have to put the maximum into the project.

And a little more;)

December 15, 2020

Project submission deadline

We are handing over the freshly printed bid book for the 1st round of the candidacy and we are looking forward to the Linz cakes

March 2021

The Commission visits the cities

A tour of Slovak cities advancing to the second round.

We are in full swing. We believe that Trnava is still in the game and we are preparing a lot of activities for the city.

November 2021

The finals

Tremendous moment! The Commission selects the European Capital of Culture 2026.

From this moment on, the timeline will no longer be enough for us. If the commission selects us as the European Capital of Culture 2026, we will be preparing for a number of events so that Trnava will be ready to host the title in full beauty in 2026.

2020
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2021
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December