Weimar is European Capital of Culture
The EU named Weimar European Capital of Culture in 1993 and the town held the title in 1999, with around a thousand events.
Six years' notice
The European Union named Weimar its Capital of Culture for 1999 as early as 1993, and the town held the title six years later.[1] For a small town it was the longest run-up to any year in its modern history, and the year it prepared for was the first in which Weimar presented itself to Europe as a whole: the classical houses, the Bauhaus and the memorial on the Ettersberg together.
A thousand events
Around a thousand events filled the Capital of Culture year.[1] It came at the end of a decade that had already put the town on the World Heritage List twice, with the Bauhaus buildings in 1996 and the classical sites in 1998, so that the visitors of 1999 arrived in a Weimar that had just been confirmed, twice over, as a place the world counts.
Sources (1)
- Weimar-Chronik kompakt — Stadt Weimar, retrieved 29 August 2026
Historic sites
Stages and venues
Am Kirschberg 4, 99423 Weimar
The installation was made for Weimar's year as European Capital of Culture and has stayed.
Period
1990–present
The Capital of Culture year of 1999 closed the decade that also brought the two UNESCO inscriptions.
In Weimar's history
In Weimar's history
Twice in three years the World Heritage Committee put Weimar on its list: the Bauhaus buildings on 7 December 1996, and the eleven monuments of Classical Weimar on 2 December 1998.
The title year came at the end of the decade in which the Bauhaus buildings (1996) and the classical sites (1998) were listed.