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Opera, National Dramatic Center, Choreographic Center, Fabre Museum, festivals: assets to aspire to ascend to the category of cultural capital in 2028.
Expect. Launch, on March 30 at the Opéra Comédie, of Montpellier’s official candidacy as European Capital of Culture 2028.
For Valerie Peiffer
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meWhat if Montpellier became the European Capital of Culture in 2028? This somewhat crazy dream would have pleased Georges Frêche… Died in 2010, the former mayor, who took advantage of the cultural decentralization promoted by Minister Jack Lang in the 1980s, made Montpellier a city of culture recognized throughout France. But now, it is finally the new socialist mayor Michaël Delafosse who will lead this candidacy. “Culture has always been at the heart of the Montpellier project, explains the city councilor who was himself the assistant in charge of culture with Hélène Mandroux. And today more than ever we need it, because it’s what allows us to get back together. This is nothing, while society is increasingly fragmented. »
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