The city of Iași is one of the 55 new cities selected to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) following their designation by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
Home to the International Literature and Translation Festival, and of an old Romanian literary tradition, Iași has been named a member city in the Literature field.
“New cities were acknowledged for their strong commitment to harnessing culture and creativity as part of their development strategies, and displaying innovative practices in human-centred urban planning”, UNESCO announced.
With the latest additions, the UNESCO network now counts 350 cities in over 1000 countries. They are members in seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music.
Iași is the second city in Romania to become a member of the UNESCO Network, after Cluj-Napoca was named a UNESCO City of Film in 2021.
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