UNESCO Creative City – Viljandi

Time
2019–present

Goal
Viljandi has been a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network since 2019. The network covers seven creative fields: film, crafts and folk art, design, gastronomy, literature, media arts, and music. From Estonia, the network includes Tartu as a Creative City of Literature and Viljandi as a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Arts. At the beginning of each year, the Creative City board draws up the topic and plans activities for the year. Also, a new Master Craftsman is elected each year.

Cooperation partners
The Creative City board is led by Ave Matsin, Programme Director of the Native Crafts curriculum of the UT Viljandi Culture Academy. The team also includes representatives of the Kondas Centre, the Museum of Viljandi, the Estonian Traditional Music Centre, Viljandi Town Government, the Bonifatius Guild and the Estonian Folk Culture Centre, as well as volunteer contributors.