ÀGORA CÍVICA

ÀGORA CÍVICA

Cultural institutes in dialogue to address global challenges

Place: IEC

Room: Sala Prat de la Riba

Date: 30/09/2025
Time: 09:00 - 14:00
Session curated by: EUNIC Barcelona, Institut Ramon Llull and European Commission
Speakers: Nicky Hockly, Ares Llop, Joanna Gore, Luis García, Anna Solé, Pere Almeda

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The cluster of European cultural institutes in Barcelona (EUNIC Barcelona), in collaboration with the European Commission, organises this event within the framework of Àgora in a network – MONDIACULT 2025, aiming to foster cultural dialogue and international cooperation among European and global cultural institutes. This event is linked to the celebrations of the European Day of Languages, aimed at promoting linguistic diversity and language learning across Europe.

Programme:
•9 – Welcome
•9.15 – 11.30 – Roundtable: New challenges in foreign language teaching in the age of artificial intelligence
• 11.30 am – 12 pm – Coffee break and networking space
• 12 pm – 2 pm – Roundtable: Cultural dialogue and the role of cultural institutes in a world in conflict

HIGHLIGHTED ACTIVITIES

Plenary meetings and regional chapter meetings of IFACCA

As part of Mondiacult 2025 and Àgora in a network, the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) will hold several meetings in Barcelona, including plenary sessions and meetings of its various regional chapters.

28/09/2025 15:30h General Archive of the Crown of Aragon, MUHBA, Marès museum

Cultural rights: the bridge between universality and diversity

The opening lecture of the Àgora Cívica will place cultural rights as a paradigm for understanding culture as a key element in human development and sustainability.

26/09/2025 09:30h CCCB

Right to culture and education: practices for active citizenship

If educating means preparing for an unknown future, developing creativity can help us undertake projective and transformative work in the face of uncertainty.

26/09/2025 17:15h CCCB

Mayors’ Summit

Gathering UCLG’s leading cities on cultural rights, sustainability, care, and transitions, this session reaffirms a powerful message: there is no sustainable development without culture.

27/09/2025 16:00h CCCB