What is UK City of Culture?
'''UK City of Culture''' is a national award given every four years to a city in the [[United Kingdom]]. It recognises outstanding celebrations of [[culture]]. Past winners include [[Coventry]] and Hull. The award has been given since 2009. It was started by the [[Culture Secretary]] of the UK at the time, [[Andy Burnham]] Several cities are nominated in each competition, then they compete to show why they should win the award.<ref name=BC>{{cite web|publisher=British Council|access-date=February 16, 2021|title=UK city of culture reflects the global identity of UK cities|url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-policy-insight/insight-articles/city-culture-reflects}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://coventry2021.co.uk/ Coventry City of Culture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209115022/https://coventry2021.co.uk/ |date=2021-02-09 }} [[Category:British awards]]