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EUROCITIES Culture Forum Tallinn, Estonia

Lennart Sundja

Tallinn Department of Culture 2016

Estonia

• Area

45.339 km2

• Population 1,311,759
• Language Estonian
• Member on NATO

since 2004

• Member state of EU

since 2004

• Belongs to Schengen

Area since 2007

• New president from

October 10th – Mrs. Kersti Kaljulaid

• In 2017, Estonia will

take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union

• In 2018, the Republic
• f Estonia will be 100

years old

Tallinn – capital of Estonia

• First mention in 1154,

Lübeck city law 1248;

• Area 159 km2;
• Population 441 961

(33% of Estonia’s population);

• The population of

Tallinn is multi-ethnic: 53% of the population are Estonians, almost 38% Russians;

• Tallinn Old Town is

included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Tech-savvy Tallinn

• Over 94% of the Estonian

population use ID cards.

• 66% of the population

participated in the 2012 census electronically.

• Electronic voting

2015 parliamentary election: 30,5% e-voting (12% mobile voting) from 116 countries.

• E-citizen program
• 99.9% of bank transfers

are made electronically. 98% of the income declarations for 2015 were submitted through the e-Tax Board.

• Tallinn has been included

among the top ten cities around the world for Wi-Fi convenience.

• Since 2013 free public

transport is provided to Tallinn’s registered residents.

Tallinn Department of Culture

Municipal cultural institutions Operational support to cultural

• rganizations

Support to NGOs and projects City events and projects International cultural cooperation

Department of Culture Budget (17,1m €)

4,897,982 € 3,657,081 € 2,152,599 € 1,873,347 € 1,325,190 € 927,524 € 874,537 € 725,225 € 669,770 € 500,000 € Zoo Libraries Museums Theater City Events Philharmonics 2 culture centres NGO and project support Administration Tallinn Creative Hub Lifelong learning Other

Tallinn Zoo

385 000 visitors

362 guided tours

Courses for 700 children 21 lectures 100 events

Tallinn Central Library (&18 branch libraries)

1,5m visits

1,7m books borrowed Computer workstations used 70 000 hours 6000 events

Tallinn City Museum

180 800 items

230 000 visitors 3500 guided tours 1800 events

Tallinn City Theatre

7 new productions

24 active productions 445 performances 73 000 visitors

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

60 concerts

25 000 visitors

18 cooperation projects

4 international projects

Cultural centres:

7 centres in city districts, Russian Culture Centre

Tallinn School of Lifelong Learning

3500 participants

4700 hours of lectures

190 courses 125 events

Tallinn Creative Hub (city foundation)

Operational support to arts

• rganisations in Tallinn

National culture unions’ centre Lüüra (57 000€) Festival Mustonenfest Tallinn – Tel Aviv (50 000€) Jazzkaar festival (40 000€) Golden Mask (Russian performing arts festival) (35 000€) Tallinn Art Hall (28 000€) Support to independent theatres ...

Support to NGOs (projects)

• Different city departments

cover different areas

• Same program
• Similar regulations
• Housing;
• Entrepreneurship;
• Education;
• Culture;
• Sports and youth;
• Environment;
• Social welfare;
• Health;
• Security;
• ‘peaceful home’

programme

Decisions: 4 times a year Budget: ca 400 000 EUR Applications: ca 300-350 Supported projects: ca 200

Support to cultural projects

Priorities: activities that are not covered by Tallinn Department of Culture groups taking part in the Estonian Song and Dance Celebration supporting national culture sustainability of traditional cultural events cultural activities of minorities innovative initiatives that diversify cultural calendar

Support to cultural projects

Events Events: Chinese New Year

Events: Tallinn Day (May 15)

Over 120 000 visitors 4 ports

• Boats and ships, small

and big

• Boat rides
• Rescue demonstrations
• Sailing regatta
• Competitions
• Concerts &

performances

• Activities for children
• Night song festival

Events: Tallinn Maritime Days (July)

Events: Culture Night (August)

EUROCITIES Culture Forum in Tallinn

Better partnerships for culture Governance and networking challenges Audience development Financial and organizational challanges We are looking for best practices:

• Supporting traditional events vs new initiatives;
• Curating vs listening;
• Democratisation and new ways of funding

Welcome to Tallinn! 29 March – 1 April, 2017!

EUROCITIES Culture Forum in Tallinn will include:

• Reception in the last surviving Gothic Town Hall in Northern

Europe;

• Visits to Tallinn Creative City and Tallinn Creative Hub;
• Meetings and sessions in ancient locations of Tallinn Medieval

Old Town and in industrial sites of modern capital;

• Music, food and site-seeing;
• Events in cooperation with Tallinn Music Week

Creative City

Telliskivi Loomelinnak (Creative City) is the largest creative centre in Estonia consisting of ateliers, studios, creative companies and offices of artists and NGOs.

Creative City – Telliskivi loomelinnak

Tallinn Music Week

• Music

An international line-up of nearly 200 acts of various music genres in Tallinn’s best concert venues as well as free pop-up concerts in unexpected locations around town.

• City

Free pop-up concerts and installations in unexpected locations around town.

• Arts & Design

Cutting-edge contemporary art across Tallinn’s galleries and a two- day Design market in Kultuurikatel helping you to discover the most exciting Nordic/Baltic design.

• Food & Drink

A handpicked selection of Tallinn’s best restaurants and eateries

• ffering carefully crafted chef’s

menus and special offers to festival guests.

• Talks

Free public interviews, discussions, and experiments on everything we find interesting – from music to science.

• Conference

International music industry conference with talks, panels, networking, and inspiration for all.

Tallinn Music Week

Eurocities Culture Forum 29 March – 1 April 2017 Tallinn, Estonia Welcome!