Mediterranean City: Dialogue among Cultures will be held in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from 21 February to 3 March 2005. The aim of this project is to foster dialogue among the Mediterranean countries along the theme of the Mediterranean city. It celebrates the history and culture of the Mediterranean city and stimulates a deep reflection on its importance as a pivotal element for the evolution of the Mediterranean area, in order to promote a better understanding of its shared legacy and contribute to the affirmation of peace, cooperation, and common prosperity. The twelve cities invited to participate in the event will be: Alexandria, Algiers, Athens, Barcelona, Beirut, Genoa, Istanbul, Marseille, Naples, Rome, Tunis and Venice.
The project’s intention is to be inspired by the examples of history, not only to honor the past, but also to adequately address the future. It will look into what can be done today for these great Mediterranean cities to reclaim the energy, the cosmopolitanism, the openness to trade in goods and services and ideas that made them the object of fascination and the engines of progress.
An exhibition for Mediterranean cities will be held, as well as Public Policy Forum with various participants such as mayors, urban planners, city and port authorities, historians, and architects, who will explore the policies that affect their cities and their future development.
Visit the website at www.bibalex.org/MedCity!