{"id":188,"date":"2020-04-02T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T13:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityofliterature.bwhbeheer.nl\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:10:24","slug":"creative-cities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/en\/creative-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"whitespace-1764758266227-782\" class=\"wp-block-custom-whitespace whitespace whitespace-large\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"narrow-column-1764758271581-143\" class=\"wp-block-custom-narrow-column narrow-column offset-space-16\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The network which now has <a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/creative-cities\/creative-cities-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">350 members<\/a> has led to the forming of close ties between cities with the same creative focus, be it design, film, gastronomy, music or\u2026 literature! 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