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Culture does Good is the motto for Turku 2011, describing activities during the Capital of Culture year as well as the programme as a whole. The Turku 2011 Wellbeing Programme encapsulated the beneficial impacts of the Capital of Culture year’s productions for individuals and communities. The Programme described the way in which the Capital of Culture year was integrated into the daily lives of residents and visitors, so it has an impact even beyond the year 2011. The Turku 2011 Wellbeing Programme was implemented in extensive regional, national and international cooperation. The network of participants included public sector representatives, organisations of artists, volunteers and accessibility, universities, associations and companies.
Themes: Culture and...
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The Turku 2011 Wellbeing Programme created the preconditions for the development of cross-disciplinary cultural policy both for the city and in cooperation with other cities. The health-related benefits of cultural activities are often evident much later on, and straightforward causal relations may be difficult to demonstrate. However, for the purpose of developing cultural policy and improving the accessibility of culture, was vital that the concepts were used in research, as they illustrate the broad and penetrating character of culture. Turku 2011 Capital of Culture decided to view culture in its wide context already in 2005, and for the programme of the Capital of Culture year to be based on these very starting points.