Kyiv Joins the World’s Music Capitals With UNESCO Creative City Status

Kyiv has officially received the designation of a UNESCO City of Music, joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The recognition highlights both the rich musical heritage and the modern creative potential of the Ukrainian capital, the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) reported on November 1.

The initiative to submit Kyiv’s application originated in 2023. Today, the city hosts numerous concert venues, music academies, and schools, along with hundreds of events, festivals, competitions, and international artistic initiatives held annually.

Over the course of the past year, a team of specialists conducted extensive research, formulated a four-year development strategy for Kyiv’s music sector, substantiated the application, and prepared detailed descriptions of local and international projects.

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“This marks a new stage in Kyiv’s cultural development, opening opportunities for international cooperation, exchange of experience, and investment in the city’s musical infrastructure,” said Serhii Anzhyiak, head of the KCSA’s Department of Culture.

A coordination office will be established at the R. M. Glière Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music to manage the implementation and reporting of the city’s four-year strategic plan within the framework of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Founded in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network seeks to place art and creativity at the heart of urban development policies, both locally and globally. The network currently unites 408 cities across eight creative fields: crafts and folk art, media arts, film, design, gastronomy, literature, and music—with architecture joining as a new category in 2025.

Earlier, after a six-month showcase at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan, Ukraine’s pavilion Not For Sale was reassembled at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv, where it will be open to the public from November 1 to 16.

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