The Effects of European Policies on the Reorganization and Renewal of Immersive Cultural Institutions in Cities Elected European Capital of Culture
Résumé
This paper aims to analyse the cultural dynamics in different European regions with highly contrasting historical and cultural profiles. We will focalize on the influence of immersive cultural institutions (heritage industry) on regional and urban territories, and their capacity to participate in regional and European cohesion. The use of culture as an economic tool is becoming a central concern in contemporary European political thought, promoting the impact of “creative” new urban amenities to strengthen regional and municipal developments. This New Political Culture is primarily based on the creative potential of urban renewal to generate new cultural scenes fostering more “participative” and “multicultural” experiences for EU citizens through smart specialization. Although this New Political Culture is expected to favour and create a more democratic and better European cultural cohesion, however, it does not address the question of the perception of Europe by pre-existing historical cultural institutions (heritage industry), permanently anchored to a regional territory, such as theatres, operas houses, orchestras, conservatories, museums, universities, etc. How do these immersive institutions impact territorial cohesion, and mobility in Europe? How do these institutions react to the restructuring of the competitive field? Are they managing adaptive or hybrid strategies with new conceptions of culture? Or, conversely, do they gradually become an obsolete and difficult heritage to maintain, encouraging a positive identification with the European project?
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