Cultural policy

Cultural policy and cultural institutions as arenas for lifelong learning

There is growing recognition that cultural institutions, such as museums and libraries, can serve as important arenas for learning throughout life and for building inclusive and sustainable communities. Some good practice examples have been given in the PIE Stimulus Papers and through the 2010 PASCAL conference at Ostersund in Sweden. Much is to be gained by considering further ways in which cultural policy and cultural institutions contribute to providing lifelong learning opportunities for all and for combating exclusion on whatever basis; this PIE Theme adddresses these aspects;

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PIE Discussion Paper 2 - Making Learning City Development Creative and Innovative

There is wide recognition that successful 21^st Century cities need to be creative and innovative in responding to the spectrum of challenges confronting them, including the pace and uncertainty of change.

There are also grounds for taking the view that a learning city and a creative city share common characteristics, so that committed learning cities should give close consideration to the extent to which policies and strategies to foster creativity and a capacity for innovation have been integrated in the strategic development of the city.