Roadmap

A Europe-wide network of events

The Municipality of Como, in collaboration with the Como-Lecco Chamber of Commerce, has introduced a roadmap for Lake Como Creativity Week, designed to ensure the growth and development of the format for Creativity Weeks. This plan envisages the sharing of the results of the first event and encourages the fostering and strengthening of international relations with other cities in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

The establishment of cooperative action with other UNESCO Creative Cities is of particular strategic importance, with a view to promoting formats, events and initiatives focused on creativity, and establishing a Europe-wide network of events.

In line with this strategy, on October 12th, 2024, and in conjunction with the Day of the Contemporary, the Municipality of Como, in collaboration with Fondazione Alessandro Volta organised the event “CreativeMakers from Sweden to Como”, to promote the exchange of ideas between those from Sweden and those from Como, and strengthen international relations by encouraging collaboration, ideas and projects between young creative people.

The event was divided into several parts relating to creativity in the fields of textiles, music, literature and gastronomy. There was collaboration with the young creative Swedish people and a number of actors involved in the governance of Como UNESCO Creative City, Trade Associations, and Cometa Formazione and Setificio – Isis Paolo Carcano. The events took place at the Pinacoteca Civica di Como, which hosted the exhibition “Voices from the Nordic Landscape” on the Swedish artists Britta Marakatt-Labba and Lars Lerin. The exhibition, curated by architects Davide Adamo and Marina Botta, explored the identity and fragility of the Nordic landscapes