Exploring Learning through Culture: Leveraging the Arts to Empower Cities
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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Oct. 15, 2025 - Sep. 15, 2025
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10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
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Online
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Description

The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities will host a webinar titled ‘Exploring Learning through Culture: Leveraging the Arts to Empower Cities’. Part of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning’s global webinar series, ‘Unlocking the Power of Lifelong Learning’, this virtual session brings together stakeholders from around the world to explore the role of culture and the arts in fostering lifelong learning in urban contexts.

Mission & Objectives

  • Promoting Learning through Culture: Highlight how visual arts, music, dance, and theatre can foster personal growth, cognitive skills, and innovative thinking.

  • Enhancing Urban Spaces: Explore artistic interventions in cities that reconnect communities with local cultural heritage and strengthen social bonds.

  • Inclusive Education: Discuss strategies to integrate arts and culture into urban education policies, enhancing accessibility, engagement, and empowerment across diverse populations.

  • Knowledge Sharing: Provide insights on how cultural institutions and public art initiatives can make learning through culture inclusive and impactful.

Key Features

  • Expert Discussions: Presentations and dialogue with specialists on the intersection of culture, arts, and urban learning.

  • Virtual Participation: Attend the webinar online via Zoom.

  • Global Perspective: Connect with participants and speakers from diverse cities and sectors worldwide.

At a Glance

This webinar examines the transformative power of the arts and cultural initiatives in cities, highlighting how creative practices can enhance urban learning experiences, foster community engagement, and support inclusive, lifelong learning.

Register Now: https://www.uil.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-global-network-learning-cities-webinar-exploring-learning-through-culture-leveraging-arts

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