Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
coventry uk city culture designation given city coventry england department digital culture medium sport dcms designation mean coventry gain access funding improve infrastructure art facility host series event celebrating local culture coventry selected become third uk city culture since initiative began uk city culture designation given different city every four year dcms aim using art celebrate regenerate forgotten area coventry major manufacturing centre century producing dye leather product cloth ribbon watch recently birthplace massproduced modern bicycle produced motor vehicle decade important role factory second world war coventry devastated bombing raid destroyed large number building city centre city rebuilt second half th century decline manufacturing uk hit coventry hard unemployment poverty rose community began suffer many people sought work elsewhere city also home coventry city fc compete english football second tier championship competed top flight english football year consecutively club also fa cup club diverse devoted fanbase undoubtedly contributed local culture coventry club play seater coventry building society arena longford also host music event previously hosted olympic football match coventry produced uk best known musician including selecter special panjabi mc pa salieu also example building many different period british architecture timber framed house spon street modernist cathedral st michael several wellknown writer born lived coventry including george eliot angela brazil debbie isitt philip larkin lee child competition become uk city culture began january announcement matt hancock secretary state digital culture bidding closed end april shortlist announced july swansea paisley coventry stokeontrent sunderland coventry beat four city town shortlist declared winning bid phil redmond live one show december david burbidge chairman coventry city culture trust led successful campaign win uk city culture title april chenine bhathena appointed creative director coventry year uk city culture july announced city culture event coventry would delayed five month due covid pandemic opening event coventry move planned take place may however though coventry took title may signature opening event pushed back june coventry atlas local history contemporary culture map launched april map contains record collection nine walking trail historical map overlay map collaboration coventry university culture coventry coventry city culture trust coventry atlas developed part coventry great place scheme funded heritage fund art council england historic england partner funding coventry city council university warwick coventry university coventry warwickshire local enterprise partnership coventry’s business improvement district coventry move opening event year saw city transformed rising adversity spectacular performance codirected justine themen nigel jamieson terry hall lead singer coventry band special run threeday music event july turner prize visual art due hosted herbert art gallery museum september january four shortlisted artist present new work herbert year faith hourlong piece theatre take place september jointly produced coventry city culture trust royal shakespeare company consist story told music theatre installation ritual opportunity audience join information people place coventry added wikipedia volunteer organised disruptive medium learning lab coventry university wikimedianinresidence andy mabbett took place series online event april may international exhibition herbert art gallery museum exploring role artist response natural history climate change started opening festival continued august bbcs coverage coventry uk city culture included special episode antique roadshow hospital filmed city documentary classic british car made coventry delia derbyshire myth legendary tape bbc local radio station bbc cwrs initiative told story local people bbcs contains strong language spoken word festival hosted city unnatural history exhibition mentioned woman hour programme bbc radio hull uk city culture – previous winner european capital culture – scheme inspired uk city culture