Cities Appointed to the Network

Appointed cities are entitled to use UNESCO’s name and logo under the terms and conditions of UNESCO’s graphic charter.

Duration of Membership in the Creative Cities Network:

Cities join the network for an unlimited period of time and may leave it at any moment upon notifying UNESCO.

Cities have to inform UNESCO on an annual basis of the progress made in the implementation of policies and activities, both locally and internationally and in cooperation with other cities.

If after two written reminders, a city does not submit this information or, if it appears that a city no longer fulfils its commitments, UNESCO may invite the city to leave the network.

After leaving the network, a city is no longer entitled to mention its membership to the network in its communication materials and may no longer use UNESCO’s name and logo.

UNESCO Cities of Literature
Edinburgh, UK
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Melbourne, Australia

UNESCO City of Film
Bradford, UK

UNESCO Cities of Music
Bologna, Italy
Ghent, Belgium
Glasgow, UK
Seville, Spain

UNESCO Cities of Craft and Folk Art
Aswan, Egypt
Kanazawa, Japan
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

UNESCO Cities of Design
Berlin, Germany
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kobe, Japan
Montreal, Canada
Nagoya, Japan
Shenzhen, China

UNESCO City of Media Arts
Lyon, France

UNESCO City of Gastronomy
Popayan, Colombia